How to Be Awesome at Your Job

Olivia Fox Cabane reveals the behaviors and practices that help develop your personal charisma.

— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The number one myth surrounding charisma
2) How to amplify your presence in just a few seconds
3) The master key to looking and feeling more powerful

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— ABOUT IAN —
Olivia Fox Cabane is a leading authority on the science of charisma and the bestselling author of The Charisma Myth and The Net And The Butterfly, translated into 36 languages.
Formerly Director of Innovative Leadership for Stanford StartX, she has lectured on charisma, leadership, and innovation at Harvard, Yale, MIT, the Marine War College, and the United Nations. As cofounder of the KindEarth.Tech Foundation, she supports foodtech companies advancing environmental sustainability.
Her clients include the leadership of Apple, Google, TikTok, Deloitte, UBS, and JP Morgan as well as founders of Airbnb, Brex, Paradigm, and Presight. She has been featured in The New York Times, The Economist, and The Wall Street Journal.
• Book: The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism
• Meditation: The Charisma Myth Exercises: Metta
• Website: AskOlivia.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Study: “Case Report: Women, Be Aware that Your Vocal Charisma can Dwindle in Remote Meetings” by Ingo Siegert and Oliver Niebuhr
• Study: “Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes” by Jane M. Howell and Peter J. Frost
• Study: “Predictors of leadership: The usual suspects and the suspect traits” by John Antonakis
• Researcher: Dr. Oliver Niebuhr
• Microphone: Maono HD300T
• YouTube: Podcastage
• Book: Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini
• Book: Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha by Tara Brach

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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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