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KF #22. Nimble Learning Archives - Page 7 of 7 - How to be Awesome at Your Job

Jun 14
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167: How to Love Your Work…and Get Work You Love with Nick Campbell

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Nick Campbell says: "Be the worst one in the room... be in better rooms."

Entrepreneur Nick Campbell explores how you can turn your interests into a career–and then make the most of those opportunities.

You’ll Learn:

  1. A process to find the connection between what you love and what pays
  2. How to sidestep all the requirements that job boards claim you need
  3. Why it’s ideal to be the the worst in the room

About Nick

Nick grew up in Detroit, the oldest son of a fireman and a rollerskating teacher. He lived a curious life trying to figure out how things worked. He’s been lucky always have jobs doing things he loved including selling magic tricks, performing yo-yo tricks, DJing parties, Photography, Motion Graphics, 3D Animation, Software Development, Design, Blogger, and Educator. Today, Nick makes software and training to help make the world easier and more fun. He works and lives in the Midwest where he goes on road trips, drinks craft beer, plays pinball, and listens to a lot of podcasts.

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Mar 10
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128: Little Things that Make a Big Difference for Your Career with Jeff Kavanaugh

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Jeff Kavanaugh says: "Once you learn how to break down your thinking, deconstruct it, then it becomes simply a method and you work through it."

Infosys Senior Partner Jeff Kavanaugh talks about key skills and differentiators of winning professionals.

You’ll Learn:

  1. The powerful career distinguisher of “leaning forward” with critical thinking, professionalism, and delivering “done-done” work
  2. The Pyramid Principle for communicating with impact
  3. Three concrete steps to take to level up in your field

About Jeff

Jeff Kavanaugh is a Senior Partner at Infosys, one of the world’s largest consulting firms with over $10bn a year in revenue and a market cap in the 11-figures. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Texas at Dallas and writes at JeffKavanaugh.net.

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Jan 23
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109: Finding and Asking the Right Questions with Toku McCree

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Toku McCree says: "Life isn't about the answers that you get, it's about the questions that you ask."

Celebrated business coach Toku McCree shares curated wisdom gleaned from his coaching clients and years of zen monastery reflection on his career spanning over 30 jobs.

You’ll Learn:

  1. Why you should find your 4% edge and lean on it
  2. What is mindfulness and how to apply it in the office
  3. Three keys to growth

About Toku

Toku works with brilliant leaders who are obsessed with greatness and helps them understand that ‘success’ is just the beginning of an amazing life and not the destination.
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Jul 22
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039: Knowing What You Don’t Know with William Poundstone

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William Poundstone says: "You can Google any single fact, but what you can't Google is what you don't know, what you should be looking up, because... there's something that you don't know."

Author William Poundstone discusses the importance of knowledge in your head the modern era.

You’ll learn:
1. Why it’s important to still have general knowledge in the era of Google
2. Why those who listen to podcasts tend to be the most informed people of all 😉
3. It’s nearly impossible for humans to be unpredictable.

About William
William Poundstone is the author of 15 books, including Fortune’s Formula, which was named Amazon Editors’ pick for #1 Nonfiction Book of the year. He has written for The New York Times Book Review, Village Voice, Esquire, Harpers, The Believer, The Economist, and Harvard Business Review. Poundstone lives in Los Angeles.

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