This Podcast Will Help You Flourish At Work

Each week, I grill thought-leaders and results-getters to discover specific, actionable insights that boost work performance.

Apr 27

004: Finding and Maintaining Your Genius with Gina Marotta

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Gina Marotta says: "Play now in what feels joyful to you and know that somehow that may actually be enhancing your career"Gina Marotta turned the tables a bit as she asked me numerous questions to uncover my areas of “genius,” the zone where I naturally shine. She shows you how to do the same.

You’ll learn:
1) The value hiding in frustrating encounters with people
2) How to stay in your genius groove when other forces might knock you off
3) The benefits of play

Bio:
Gina Marotta loves work and wants you to as well! She is a thought leader & strategic guide around what she believes is the most essential element for work to be fun, fulfilling, and fruitful: knowing and expressing one’s own inner genius. She spends her days writing, speaking, and counseling around genius to help people uncover and step into their most natural talents and the work they were born to do. She is lovingly known as “The Genius Guru.”

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Apr 24

003: Strategically Managing Your Leadership Capital with Victor Prince

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Victor Prince says: "That's one of the biggest failures of a weak leader: to wait things out and not address a problem."

Victor shared some wise perspectives from his book Lead Inside the Box. Working through his 2×2 leadership framework, we got some insight on how to engage work different categories of people differently. By doing so, you can get optimal results from everyone—from the “slacker” to the “exemplar.”

Specifically, you’ll learn:

1) The potentially life-threatening implications of not managing your leadership capital
2) Specific watch-outs and pro tips for working with four different categories of people
3) How to deliver tricky feedback to the folks who need to hear it

Victor Prince is the Managing Director of DiscoveredLOGIC, a strategy consulting and training firm that serves clients in the US and overseas. He has 20+ years of experience in corporate and government leadership positions. As a Bain & Company consultant, he led strategy engagements with clients in the US, UK, France and Spain. As an executive at Capital One, he managed internet marketing strategy. As a member of Washington DC Mayor Fenty’s cabinet, he led the CapStat performance accountability program. As the Chief Operating Officer of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, he helped build a new federal regulatory agency and led a division of 300-plus people. Victor earned an MBA from Wharton and a BA from American University.

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Apr 24

002: Chasing Opportunity with Arla Lach

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Arla Lach says: "The reason I got it is because I chased after it and went for it and made everyone in the world know that I wanted to do it."
Arla shared some powerful insights on identifying and pursuing career advancement opportunities. If you’re currently eyeing a new move, you’ll want to hear her take.

Specifically, you’ll learn:

1) How to do your homework to snag the next advancement
2) The importance of proactively chasing the big break
3) Lessons learned from serving as Chief of Staff for two separate CEOs

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Apr 21

001: Communicating with Inspiration and Clarity with Mawi Asgedom

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Mawi Asgedom says: "Writing is guerilla warfare."Mawi Asgedom shared some brilliant perspectives when it comes to speaking and writing with clarity. Specifically you’ll hear:

1) The surprisingly essential habits for the best speakers in the world
2) How to obliterate pre-speaking jitters
3) Keys to maintaining rhythm, interest, and engagement in writing

Mawi Asgedom is the founder and CEO of Mawi Learning. He has an inspiring story going from Ethiopian refugee to Harvard graduate & commencement speaker. He’s garnered many accolades as speaker, author, and educational entrepreneur. He’s published eight leadership books. He’s spoken to over 1,000,000 people at over 1,000 schools and educator conferences worldwide. His online courses have world-class completion rates and have earned his firm an illustrious CODiE award in education technology. Oprah has called him one of her Top 20 moments.

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