Five Minute Favors | Adam Grant Interview

The Art of Charm

http://www.TheArtOfCharm.com

Business, Health & Fitness, Education

4.7 • 11K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

In today’s episode, we cover overcoming procrastination and loneliness at work with Adam Grant. Adam is a top-rated professor at the Wharton School, the host of the awesome Worklife podcast, and is the author of “Give and Take”, one of his four New York Times bestselling books. Procrastination is associated with laziness by many, but the science shows us otherwise - so if procrastinators aren’t lazy then why do we assume they are, what can you do about your procrastination if you want to change it, and why is now the best time to overcome your procrastination habit? What to Listen For What can you do today to overcome your procrastination habits? How do we redesign jobs that now have to operate from a distance? Why is it more challenging to work remotely and what can you do to overcome them so you don’t lose your job? What questions can you ask someone to help them figure out what motivates them so you can help them become a happier and more productive employee? What can we do as leaders to help our coworkers and employees grapple with the loneliness that accompanies working from home for many people? What is one of the most powerful antidotes to loneliness that we can give people any time? What simple exercise can you go through with your employees or coworkers to immediately improve their creativity and productivity? What can you do to immediately win the battle over procrastination while you’re working from home? How can you break down your procrastination into understandable chunks so you can easily overcome them? What does the science say about the ideal workplace environment so you can make your office more conducive to your work? What should we be most concerned about as we come out of this quarantine and will we be able to return to normal? If you find yourself procrastinating, it’s not necessarily a problem with your work ethic, but can certainly be a problem with your ability to regulate your emotions. When confronted with a task that makes you feel uncomfortable (angry, uncertainty, frustrated, annoyed, anxious, etc), procrastination can kick in to help you avoid feeling those things. So what can you do to mitigate these responses and overcome your procrastination before it costs you an awesome opportunity? Tune in to find out! A Word From Our Sponsors Share your vulnerabilities, victories, and questions in our 17,000-member private Facebook group at theartofcharm.com/challenge. This is a unique opportunity where everyone — both men and women — celebrate your accountability on the way to becoming the best version of yourself. Register today here! Whether you’re a professional working at a traditional, home or remote office our new sponsor, Fully, is here to transform your workplace with furniture designed for health, flow and balance. And right now, you can save $50 off the Jarvis standing desk when you visit fully.com/CHARM. Fully—everything you need to make your work flow. Resources from this Episode Adam Grant’s website Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success by Adam Grant Core Confidence Worklife - a podcast hosted by Adam Grant Check in with AJ and Johnny! AJ on Instagram Johnny on Instagram The Art of Charm on Instagram The Art of Charm on YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What I think works much better is stories. We reveal the culture of an organization through the stories that we tell and the kinds of stories that I like to get are the stories about,
0:09.5	can you tell me about something that happened in your organization that would not happen anywhere else.
0:16.3	What that does is it draws people's attention to what's really unique about the place they work.
0:21.2	And then you collect a bunch of those stories and you try to figure out what are the common themes.
0:25.0	And when you look at these stories, you start to realize, you know what, the particulars of each organization are often idiosyncratic.
0:31.0	But the fundamental questions people have about culture are... are And I think when you collect enough of these stories, you can start to hone in on, okay, what are the common themes I'm hearing?
0:47.0	Is this the kind of place where I can both express my values and grow and contribute in a meaningful way. Welcome to the Articharm Podcast where we break down the science of powerful
1:05.2	communication and winning mindset so you have the cheat code to succeed with
1:08.7	people. Every episode is jam-packed with actionable steps to unlock the hidden superpowers inside of you.
1:14.8	Level up with us each week by listening to interviews with the best in business, psychology, and
1:19.5	relationships. We distill thousands of hours of research in the most effective tools and the latest science so you can start winning today.
1:26.5	Let's face it.
1:27.5	In order to be seen and heard, your communication needs to cut through the noise and we're going to show you how.
1:33.4	I'm A.J. successfully recovered introvert, entrepreneur, and self-development junkie.
1:38.0	And I'm Johnny Zouback, former touring musician, promoter, rock and roller, and co-founder here at the Articharm and for the last 15 years
1:45.2	we've trained thousands of top performers and teams from every background.
1:49.4	We have dedicated our lives to teaching men and women all they need to know about communication, networking, and relationships.
1:56.6	You shouldn't have to settle for anything less than extraordinary.
1:59.1	Today we're going to break down networking in this environment. How do we network
2:07.2	effectively online as well as what Adam Grant has to say about his fantastic book,
2:14.0	give and take since that book was published.
2:17.0	So we're going to hop right to it.
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