116: Achieving More with Less Resources with Scott Sonenshein

02/08/17 • 33 min

Rice University Professor Scott Sonenshein proposes a change in mindset when it comes to constraints and stretching resources and getting more with less.

You’ll Learn:

Principles behind the “Myth of More” and the “Power of Less”
Why experts are over-rated
The four keys of an effective stretching mindset

About Scott

Scott Sonenshein is the Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Management at Rice University. His award winning research, teaching, and consulting has helped Fortune 500 executives, entrepreneurs, and professionals in a variety of industries. He holds a PhD in management and organizations from the University of Michigan, an MPhil from the University of Cambridge, and a BA from the University of Virginia. He has worked as a strategy consultant for companies such as AT&T and Microsoft and lived the rise and fall of the dotcom boom while working at a Silicon Valley startup.

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Book: Stretch by Scott Sonenshein
Book: Liar’s Poker by Michael Lewis
Book: The New New Thing by Michael Lewis
Website: http://www.scottsonenshein.com/

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Rice University Professor Scott Sonenshein proposes a change in mindset when it comes to constraints and stretching resources and getting more with less.

You’ll Learn:

Principles behind the “Myth of More” and the “Power of Less”
Why experts are over-rated
The four keys of an effective stretching mindset

About Scott

Items Mentioned in this Show:

Share your feedback at AwesomeAtYourJob.com/chat
Book: Stretch by Scott Sonenshein
Book: Liar’s Poker by Michael Lewis
Book: The New New Thing by Michael Lewis
Website: http://www.scottsonenshein.com/

View transcript, show notes, and links at https://awesomeatyourjob.com/ep116

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115: Building Systems for Winning at Work with Geoff Blades

Geoff Blades lays down the framework and mindset for achieving success in your career and in life.

You’ll Learn:

How to convert difficult questions into a process towards answering them
Dos and don’ts to discovering what “awesome at your job” TRULY means for you
5 principles for winning at your career

(Also, apologies on my sound quality. I apparently failed to switch to my good microphone. 1st time out of 115 episodes that happened...)

About Geoff

Geoff is a former investment banker at Goldman Sachs and investor at the Carlyle Group. He is an author and advisor to senior Wall Street executives, CEOs, and other leaders on all topics related to getting what they want in their businesses, careers, and lives.

In addition to working one-on-one and with groups, through newsletters, books, and videos he strives to serve more and more people in doing what they want. He’s the author of Do What You Want: A Career Guide for Professionals Serious About Winning.

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Book: How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Book: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
Book: Do What You Want: A Career Guide for Professionals Serious About Winning by Geoff Blades
Book: The Trump Presidential Playbook: A Wizard’s Path to the White House by Geoff Blades
Website: GeoffBlades.com

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117: Making the Workplace More Human with Liz Ryan

Career advisor Liz Ryan explores how the workplace has gone off the rails, how to connect with employers with a pain letter, and give your resume a human voice.

You’ll Learn:

Roadblocks that get in between creative people and their goals
Why you should throw that performance review framework out of the window
What’s a pain letter and why it will help you land your next job

About Liz

Liz Ryan is among the world’s most widely- read career advisors and CEO/Founder of Human Workplace, a think tank and publishing firm whose mission is to reinvent work for people.

Liz was SVP of HR for U.S. Robotics during its rise from $15M to $2.5B in annual sales. Liz was also CEO and Founder of WorldWIT, the world’s largest online community for professional women, before founding Human Workplace in 2012 to reinvent work for people. Liz writes for Forbes.com, LinkedIn and many other publications and is a sought after international keynote speaker.

Her new book is called Reinvention Roadmap: Break the Rules to Get the Job You Want and the Career You Deserve

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