1044: Becoming the Boss that Everyone Wants to Work For with Sabina Nawaz

03/27/25 • 33 min

How to Be Awesome at Your Job

Sabina Nawaz shows you how to cope with the pressures that come with leadership.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The perils of getting promoted

2) Why asking for feedback isn’t enough

3) The power of shutting up

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— ABOUT SABINA —

Sabina Nawaz is an elite executive coach who advises C-level executives and teams at Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies, nonprofits, and academic institutions around the world. During her fourteen-year tenure at Microsoft, she went from managing software development teams to leading the company’s executive development and succession planning efforts for over 11,000 managers and nearly a thousand executives. She is the author of YOU’RE THE BOSS: Become the Manager You Want to Be (and Others Need).

• Book: You're the Boss: Become the Manager You Want to Be (and Others Need)

• Website: SabinaNawaz.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: Martyr: A Novel by Kaveh Akbar

• Book: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

• Book: The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't by Robert Sutton

• Book: Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson

• Past episode: 204: How to Survive the Jerks at Work with Robert Sutton

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• Earth Breeze. See all that BambooHR can do at bamboohr.com/freedemo

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Sabina Nawaz shows you how to cope with the pressures that come with leadership.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The perils of getting promoted

2) Why asking for feedback isn’t enough

3) The power of shutting up

Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1044 for clickable versions of the links below.

— ABOUT SABINA —

• Book: You're the Boss: Become the Manager You Want to Be (and Others Need)

• Website: SabinaNawaz.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: Martyr: A Novel by Kaveh Akbar

• Book: The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

• Book: The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't by Robert Sutton

• Book: Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson

• Past episode: 204: How to Survive the Jerks at Work with Robert Sutton

— THANK YOU SPONSORS! —

• Earth Breeze. See all that BambooHR can do at bamboohr.com/freedemo

• Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/Awesome

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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1043: How to Uncover Your Hidden Aptitudes and Choose the Work You’re Meant to Do with Betsy Wills

Betsy Wills shares the science behind aptitudes and how to use them for a thriving career.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) Where most career assessments fall short

2) Why a low aptitude score shouldn’t discourage you

3) The root of boredom, frustration, and burnout

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— ABOUT BETSY —

Betsy Wills is the co-author of Your Hidden Genius and a pioneer in democratizing aptitude assessments. A co-founder of YouScience, she helped bring formerly expensive assessments online, now serving over 25% of U.S. high schools and 600+ colleges. With a master’s in Leadership and Organization from Vanderbilt, Betsy specializes in career guidance, helping individuals align work with innate abilities. Her book empowers adults to uncover their strengths, make informed career choices, and lead fulfilling lives.

• Book: Your Hidden Genius: The Science-Backed Strategy to Uncovering and Harnessing Your Innate Talents

• Book site: YourHiddenGenius.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Website: O*NET

• Book: "The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook" by Hampton Sides

• Past episode: 1006: A Navy SEAL Shares the Hidden Attributes Enabling Optimal Performance with Rich Diviney

— THANK YOU SPONSORS! —

• Earth Breeze. See all that BambooHR can do at bamboohr.com/freedemo

• Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/Awesome

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1045: How to Stop Overthinking and Build Mental Resilience with Joseph Nguyen

Joseph Nguyen discusses the hidden relationship between thinking and suffering—and offers a powerful framework for achieving peace of mind.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) How to spot and stop negative judgments

2) How to PAUSE overthinking

3) How to beat procrastination with SPA

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— ABOUT JOSEPH —

Joseph Nguyen is the author of the #1 international bestselling book, Don't Believe Everything You Think, which has been translated into 40+ languages. He is a writer who helps others realize who they truly are beyond their own thinking and conditioning to live an abundant life free from psychological and emotional suffering. When he's not busy petting his three cats that he's allergic to, he spends the rest of his time writing, teaching, speaking, and sharing timeless wisdom to help people discover their own divinity from within and how they are the answer they’ve been looking for their entire lives.

• Book: Don't Believe Everything You Think: Why Your Thinking Is The Beginning & End Of Suffering (Beyond Suffering)

• Website: JosephNguyen.org

• YouTube: @itsjosephnguyen

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Study: "A Wandering Mind is an Unhappy One" by Matthew A. Killingsworth and Daniel T. Gilbert

• Book: Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success by Napoleon Hill

• Past episode: 429: A Navy SEAL’s Surprising Key to Building Unstoppable Teams: Caring

• Past episode: 1037: A Better Approach to Chasing Goals: Tiny Experiments with Anne-Laure Le Cunff

— THANK YOU SPONSORS! —

• Earth Breeze. See all that BambooHR can do at bamboohr.com/freedemo

• Strawberry.me. Claim your $50 credit and build momentum in your career with Strawberry.me/Awesome

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