How to Be Awesome at Your Job

Steve Dalton reveals the most efficient way to secure advocates and open the path to your dream career.

— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The critical job hunting skill most don’t learn
2) How AI is making the job search worse—and how it can still help you
3) The 7-point email that turns strangers into advocates

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— ABOUT STEVE —
Steve Dalton is the author of The 2-Hour Job Search and The Job Closer, which have sold more than 100,000 copies worldwide, been taught at over 150 universities, and adapted for use by Fortune 500 companies. His work is known for turning networking and relationship building into clear, repeatable systems for people who don't consider themselves natural networkers.
Dalton developed his approach during the 2008 financial crisis after seeing talented job seekers overwhelmed by advice that worked only for a lucky few. He has since delivered hundreds of workshops and keynotes for universities, employers, and professional organizations. Earlier in his career, he worked as a chemical engineer, strategy consultant, and marketer. Dalton holds an MBA from Duke University.
• Book: The 2-Hour Job Search, Third Edition: Using Technology to Get the Right Job Faster (The Job Search Collection)
• Book: The Job Closer: Time-Saving Techniques for Acing Resumes, Interviews, Negotiations, and More (The Job Search Collection)
• Email: Steve@contact2colleague.com
• LinkedIn: Steve Dalton

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Study: Talent Trends Report
• Book: Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely
• Book: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
• Book: Recursion: A Novel by Blake Cloud
• Previous episode: 626: Mastering the 2-Hour Job Search That Generates Dream Interviews with Steve Dalton
• Previous episode: 674: Nailing Your Interview, Resume, and Negotiation FAST with Steve Dalton

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David Kadavy discusses expert strategies for following through on your creative ideas and projects.

— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The missing “fifth quadrant” of the Eisenhower important/urgent matrix
2) The trick to make big projects less intimidating
3) The Raphael versus Leonardo modes of creativity

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— ABOUT DAVID —
David Kadavy has been a full-time independent creator for nearly two decades. His books have sold well over 100,000 copies and been translated into a dozen languages. He was design advisor to Timeful, a productivity app whose features were integrated into Google Calendar. He lives in a cabin in the mountains outside of Medellín, Colombia.
• Book: Finish What Matters: Make Your Creativity Count
• Tool: Idea Triage
• Website: Kadavy.net

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Exercises: Tension & Trauma Release Exercises (TRE)
• Book: Old Masters and Young Geniuses: The Two Life Cycles of Artistic Creativity by David W. Galenson
• Book: Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World by Anne-Laure Le Cunff
• Previous episode: 617: Enhancing Your Productivity by Managing Your Mental Energy with David Kadavy

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Kate Mason shares how to be both powerful AND well-liked.

— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The common phrases that undermine your influence
2) How to ask questions while boosting your credibility
3) How to overcome the fear of saying no

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— ABOUT KATE —
Kate Mason, PhD is a communications expert and world-champion debater who has spent her career working with founders and executives from tech startups to major global brands. She coaches executives on actionable skills to become the leaders they wish to be, and to amplify their voice, reach, and impact at work. Kate lives in Sydney, Australia.
• Book: Powerfully Likeable: A Woman's Guide to Effective Communication
• LinkedIn: Kate Mason
• Substack: The Powerfully Likeable Newsletter
• Website: KateMason.co

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Study: "Potential" and the Gender Promotions Gap
• Tool: Fyxer
• Tool: Sanebox
• Tool: Superhuman
• Book: In the Skin of a Lion by Michael Ondaatje

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Bill Flynn shares his strategies for building a team that can lead, decide, and thrive without you.

— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why you shouldn’t play the hero
2) How to build a self-sufficient team
3) How to delegate authority, not just tasks

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— ABOUT BILL —
Bill Flynn has collaborated with Alan Mulally and Amy Edmondson, pitched Steve Jobs, accomplished much, failed often, and learned many useful lessons from thirty years of studying the science of success. He is best described as a pragmatic Simon Sinek; an optimist and an operator.
Bill embodies his core purpose - simplified servanthood - by spending each working moment to help create a compassionately productive society by enabling enlightened leaders to focus on the few things that truly matter to their teams and key stakeholders. For having a great business is one way of making a better world.
• Book: The Hero Trap: The Leader's Shift from Doing to Designing
• Book: www.CatalystGrowthAdvisors.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Book: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown
• Book: The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Achieving More with Less by Richard Koch
• Book: The Goal: 40th Anniversary Edition: A Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eliyahu Goldratt
• Book: The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
• Book: Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders by L. David Marquet

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Kerry Siggins shares her practical framework for navigating conflict, managing emotions, and finding common ground.

— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why avoiding conversations often does more harm than good
2) The SHARES model for effective feedback
3) The hidden assumption harming your conversation

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— ABOUT KERRY —
Kerry Siggins is a sought-after international speaker and the author of The Ownership Mindset: A Handbook for Transforming Your Life and Leadership. Her work focuses on leadership, communication, accountability, employee ownership, and building high trust cultures.
Siggins also brings her work directly into organizations through The Talk With Trust Leadership Experience, an immersive and interactive leadership experience designed to help teams practice courageous conversations and build stronger communication habits in real time.
Whether speaking to executive teams, companies, conferences, or leadership groups, Siggins combines operational credibility, emotional intelligence, and practical leadership insight to help organizations create cultures where people feel empowered to communicate openly, take ownership, and grow together.
• Book: Talk with Trust: How to Own Feedback, Spark Growth, and Build Stronger Teams
• Book: The Ownership Mindset: A Handbook for Transforming Your Life and Leadership
• Podcast: Kerry Siggins Podcast
• Company: StoneAge Inc.
• Website: KerrySiggins.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Book: Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters by Richard Rumelt

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