How to Be Awesome at Your Job

Steve Dalton details his systematic process for securing dream interviews.

— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) How to generate 40 target employers in 40 minutes
2) Three effective ways to reach out to potential advocates
3) The 6 crucial elements of the 75-word networking email

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— ABOUT STEVE —
Steve Dalton is a senior career consultant and program director for Duke University’s full-time MBA program. He holds his own MBA from the same institution and a chemical engineering degree from Case Western Reserve.
Steve is also the founder of Contact2Colleague, a corporate training firm that helps organizations increase retention, drive sales, and develop internal expertise by teaching their employees to proactively and systematically build better professional relationships.
• Book: The 2-Hour Job Search: Using Technology to Get the Right Job Faster
• Book: The Job Closer: Time-Saving Techniques for Acing Resumes, Interviews, Negotiations, and More
• Website: 2HourJobSearch.com
• Twitter: @Dalton_Steve
• LinkedIn Group: The 2-Hour Job Search - Q&A Forum

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Tool: Hunter.io
• Platform: Crunchbase
• System: NAICS Code
• Database: OneSource Business Browser
• Study: "Do Informal Referrals Lead to Better Matches? Evidence from a Firm’s Employee Referral System" by Meta Brown, Elizabeth Setren, and Giorgio Topa
• Book: The 4 Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat Loss, Incredible Sex and Becoming Superhuman by Timothy Ferris
• Book: Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely
• Book: Awkward: The Science of Why We're Socially Awkward and Why That's Awesome by Ty Tashiro
• Book: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain

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Ian Bogost shares why everyday moments are the foundation of a gratifying life–at work and beyond.

— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why small moments matter so much
2) How dematerialization is hurting you–and what to do about it
3) Tiny upgrades that enhance every day

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— ABOUT IAN —
Dr. Ian Bogost is a writer, designer, and scholar of media and technology. He is a contributing writer at The Atlantic, the Barbara and David Thomas Distinguished Professor and Assistant Vice Provost at Washington University in St. Louis, and a founding partner at Persuasive Games LLC. His latest book is The Small Stuff: How to Lead a More Gratifying Life.
• Book: The Small Stuff: The Sensory Enchantment of Everyday Life
• Website: SmallStuffBook.com
• Website: Bogost.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Book: Mezzanine by Nicholson Baker
• Past episode: 1133: The Philosophy of Scores: How to Measure What Truly Matters and Stop Playing Someone Else’s Game with C. Thi Nguyen

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Researcher Vanessa Van Edwards explains what causes people to like one another and how to make great impressions.

— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Proven ways for making a fantastic first impression
2) What builds and what kills likability the fastest
3) Good and bad questions to ask during first meetings

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— ABOUT VANESSA —
Vanessa Van Edwards is a behavioral investigator at her human behavior research lab, the Science of People. She is a professional people watcher—speaking, researching and cracking the code of interesting behavior hacks for audiences around the world. She is a columnist for Entrepreneur Magazine and the Huffington Post. Her popular courses on Creative Live and Udemy have over 120,000 enrolled students. She’s been featured on NPR, CNN, Forbes and USA Today, but more importantly, she’s addicted to sour patch kids, airplane coffee and puppies.
• Book: “Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People”
• Facial Expression Guide: ScienceOfPeople.com/face
• TED Talk: You are contagious | TEDxLondon
• Website: Science of People
• YouTube: Vanessa Van Edwards

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Book: “Why Men Don’t Listen and Women Can’t Read Maps” by Barbara and Allan Pease
• Researcher: Dr. Ekman
• Term: Expectancy effect
• Test: The Big Five Personality Test
• Show: “Lie To Me”

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Julia Minson reveals her strategies for making disagreements productive.

— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The HEAR framework for productive disagreements
2) The key to avoiding a stalemate in an argument
3) Simple phrases that communicate curiosity instead of judgment

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— ABOUT JULIA —
Julia Minson, from the Harvard Kennedy School, studies the psychology of disagreement and conflict. Her work focuses on how people can communicate across differences without conversations becoming hostile or unproductive. She’s the author of How to Disagree Better and studies “conversational receptiveness” — the language patterns that make people more open, collaborative, and willing to engage.
• Book: How to Disagree Better
• Website: DisagreeingBetter.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Book: The Everlasting by Alix Harrow
• Past episode: 311: Communication Secrets from FBI Kidnapping Negotiator Chris Voss

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Elizabeth Svoboda shares expert tactics for finding the right pace to sustain your energy for the long haul.

— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The subtle warning signs you’re overpacing
2) How to structure your day for maximum energy
3) How to streamline your day with selective mediocrity

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— ABOUT ELIZABETH —
Elizabeth Svoboda is an award-winning science writer and contributor to Scientific American, Discover, The Boston Globe, The New York Times, and other publications. Elizabeth is a winner of the Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award for Young Science Writers, and her work has been anthologized in the Best American Science and Nature Writing series. She lives in San Jose, California, with her husband and young sons.
• Book: The Art of Pacing: A Guide to Balancing Short-Term Demands with Long-Term Thriving
• Instagram: svobodster
• Website: ElizabethSvoboda.com
• Newsletter: “The Art of Pacing”

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Technique: Resonance frequency breathing
• App: Elite HRV
• Study: “Long-term follow-up of residual symptoms in patients treated for stress-related exhaustion” by Kristina Glise, Lilian Wiegner, and Ingibjörg H. Jonsdottir
• Instagram: Dr. Whitney Casares
• Book: Etty Hillesum: An Interrupted Life the Diaries, 1941-1943 and Letters from Westerbork by Etty Hillesum
• Past episode: 014: Emotional Mastery with Dr. Marcia Reynolds
• Past episode: 1005: How to Feel Energized Every Day with Dr. Michael Breus

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