902: How to Ensure Great Career Fit with André Martin
How to Be Awesome at Your Job
How to be Awesome at Your Job
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🗓️ 28 September 2023
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
André Martin discusses how to avoid wrong career fit and ensure your career aligns with your needs.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) What right fit and wrong fit look like in practice.
2) Four powerful questions to know if a job is the right fit.
3) Why it’s OK to have a boring job.
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— ABOUT ANDRÉ —
Dr. André Martin is an organizational psychologist and author of the book Wrong Fit, Right Fit - Why How We Work Matters More Than Ever. He has spent 20+ years as the Chief Talent Officer of iconic brands such as Mars, Nike, Google, and Target. Now, acting as an operating advisor, coach, and consultant, André continues to counsel leaders and founders to peak performance. When André isn't working, he can be found with his wife and two English labs on the rain-soaked trails around Portland, Oregon.
• Book: Wrong Fit, Right Fit: Why How We Work Matters More Than Ever
• Website: WrongFitRightFit.com
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the How to Be Awesome at Your Job Podcast. |
| 0:04.0 | The show where brilliant professionals share how to sharpen the universal skills required |
| 0:08.5 | to flourish at work. |
| 0:10.0 | Enjoy more career fun, wins, meaning, and money. |
| 0:14.0 | With your host, Pete Makaitas. |
| 0:19.0 | Hello and thanks for joining us for episode 902 with Andre Martin. |
| 0:23.0 | Andre has fantastic insight on how to make sure you've got a good career fit. |
| 0:28.0 | Avoid a wrong career fit. |
| 0:30.0 | How to know the difference, the wise questions to ask upfront and so much more good stuff. |
| 0:35.0 | So you'll learn one, what a right fit and a wrong fit really look like in practice. |
| 0:40.0 | Two, four powerful questions to know if a job is the right fit. |
| 0:44.0 | And three, why it's okay to have a boring job. |
| 0:47.0 | So if you want to check out the show notes or the transcript or the links to items that we've referenced, |
| 0:50.0 | please drop on by awesome at your job.com slash EP902. |
| 0:55.0 | Now here's Andre's story. |
| 0:56.0 | Dr. Andre Martin is an organizational psychologist and author of the book, wrong fit, right fit. |
| 1:01.0 | Why? |
| 1:02.0 | How we work matters more than ever. |
| 1:04.0 | He's spent over 20 years as the chief talent officer of iconic brands such as Mars, Nike, |
| 1:09.0 | Google, and Target. |
| 1:10.0 | Now he's acting as an operating advisor, coach, and consultant where he continues to counsel leaders |
| 1:16.0 | and founders to peak performance. |
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