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Sep 2022
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800: How to Get Better at Asking for Hel...

How to be Awesome at Your Job
About this episode

Dr. Heidi Grant reveals the secrets to asking for and getting the help you need. 


— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) Why asking for help is beneficial for everyone involved 

2) The do’s and don'ts of asking for help 

3) The telltale sign that you need to ask for help 


Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep800 for clickable versions of the links below. 


— ABOUT HEIDI — 

Dr. Heidi Grant is a leadership, influence and motivation expert, who is ranked among the top management thinkers globally.  Her books include 9 Things Successful People Do Differently, and Reinforcements: How to Get People to Help You.  She is a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review and CBS Mornings, and her TED talk has been viewed more than 3 million times. 

• Book: Reinforcements: How to Get People to Help You 

• Website: HeidiGrantPhD.com 


— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Book: Make It So: Leadership Lessons from Star Trek: The Next Generation: Make It So: Leadership Lessons from Star Trek: The Next Generation by Bill Ross and Wes Roberts 

• Book: The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien 

• Past episode: 773: How to Amplify Your Message Through Powerful Framing and Storytelling with Rene Rodriguez 


— THANK YOU SPONSORS! — 

• BetterHelp. Get 10% off your first month of therapy at BetterHelp.com/Awesome

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