Work and Career - Getting Promoted

November 22, 2011

Interview with Brendon Burchard, author of the book The Millionaire Messenger: Make a Difference and a Fortune Sharing Your Advice

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Mike Carruthers:
Are you an expert at something?

Brendon Burchard:
Every single one of us has a life story or experiences or wisdom that we’ve gathered in our life (either from a personal life or professional life) that can actually help other people.
 

November 1, 2011

Interview with Dan Roam, author of the book Blah Blah Blah: What To Do When Words Don't Work

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Mike Carruthers:
When we’re talking with people socially or professionally our ideas and the stories we tell are simply a string of words.

Dan Roam:
The problem is that unless those ideas are really, really crystal clearly formed they’re just kind of like big fluffy clouds. We talk about this one for a moment and then it passes away and the next one comes along and we completely forget about the previous one.
 

October 24, 2011

Interview with George Anders, author of the book The Rare Find: Spotting Exceptional Talent Before Everyone Else

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Mike Carruthers:
Anyone who’s ever had to hire someone for a job in an office or a housekeeper or a babysitter you know that hiring is tough and here’s why…

George Anders:
We tend to latch onto the superficial and we get impressed by degrees and we get impressed by people who meet us well and often those are pretty much irrelevant for the job at hand.
 

October 13, 2011

Interview with Jonathan Fields, author of the book Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt into Fuel for Brilliance

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Mike Carruthers:
In the minds of many being productive and doing great work means working hard, nose to the grindstone – but that’s only part of the process.

Jonathan Fields:
The really big insights and ideas usually come when we work really hard and then we step away.
 

October 12, 2011

Interview with Jonathan Fields, author of the book Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt into Fuel for Brilliance

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Mike Carruthers:
In the desire to get more done multi-tasking has become the norm.

Jonathan Fields:
What’s the old saying, “If you want to get something done give it to a busy person.” What the modern brain research shows us is that in fact multi-tasking is a complete myth – our brain doesn’t function that way.
 

October 10, 2011

Interview with Peter Bregman, author of the book 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done

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Mike Carruthers:
Personal success is typically no accident it has to be deliberate.

Peter Bregman:
We live in a world that will take what it can from us unless we are strategic about what we want to give it, it will be haphazard.
 

September 2, 2011

Interview with Jamie Showkeir, author of the book Authentic Conversations: Moving from Manipulation to Truth and Commitment

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Mike Carruthers:
If you had to describe the nature of the typical boss/employee relationship, it's similar to a parent and child.

Jamie Showkeir:
Because the premise on which our organizations of today were founded was generated well over a hundred years ago by people who were looking at non-skilled labor, as folks who could not be trusted and had to be told what to do.
 

August 19, 2011

Interview with Michael Gurian, author of the book Leadership and the Sexes: Using Gender Science to Create Success in Business (J-B US non-Franchise Leadership)

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Mike Carruthers:
You communicate differently than members of the opposite sex. That just is. However, in the workplace it can become a problem if you're not aware of some of these differences.

Michael Gurian:
A big difference between men and women is that men tend to aggressively self-promote more than women do and it helps them climb ladders. And a lot of this is based in brain chemistry differences.
 

August 17, 2011

Interview with Paul White, co-author of the book The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace: Empowering Organizations by Encouraging People

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Mike Carruthers:
Employers pay a lot of lip service to the idea of appreciation in the workplace but somehow we’re missing the mark.

Paul White:
From research we know that 79% of the people that leave work voluntary to go to another position site a lack of appreciation as one of the top 2 reasons.
 

July 8, 2011

Interview with Jeffrey Garton, author of the book Career Contentment: Don't Settle for Anything Less!

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Mike Carruthers:
Seeking job satisfaction in your career may be a big waste of time.

Jeffrey Garton:
Job satisfaction is never possible. As we age and our interests evolve we expect more - something new and different. It's in our DNA to complain and even if we're in the most satisfying job, we will find some reason to complain.