Melody Wilding breaks down the crucial conversations to have with your boss to improve your work life.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) How to differentiate yourself with one conversation

2) How to build your pushback power

3) The easiest way to improve your visibility

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— ABOUT MELODY —

Melody Wilding is a professor of human behavior at Hunter College and author of Managing Up. She was recently named one of Insider’s “most innovative career coaches.” Her background as a therapist and emotions researcher informs her unique approach, weaving evidence-based neuroscience and psychology with professional development. Her previous book is Trust Yourself.

• Book: Managing Up: How to Get What You Need from the People in Charge

• Website: ManagingUp.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen

• Book: Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen

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Adam Galinsky reveals the core skills anyone can master for more inspiring leadership.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The easiest way to uplift the people around you

2) The 15-minute exercise that makes you visionary

3) The quick trick to feeling more confident and powerful

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— ABOUT ADAM —

Adam Galinsky is a celebrated social psychologist at Columbia Business School known for his research on leadership, decision-making, teams and ethics. His scientific research—consisting of over 1000 studies published in over 200 scientific articles—has been cited more than 64,000 times. In Galinsky’s latest book, Inspire, he weaves together his decades of research and global consulting experience to reveal the science of how to become more inspiring. His TED Talk, “How to Speak Up For Yourself,” has been viewed more than 7.5 million times and his book Friend and Foe, was an audible and eBook bestseller.

• Book: Inspire: The Universal Path for Leading Yourself and Others

• Study: “The Vicious Cycle of Status Insecurity”

• Website: AdamGalinsky.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Study: “Considerations of Some Problems of Comprehension” by John D. Bransford and Marcia K. Johnson

• Past episode: 279: How to Feel More Alive at Work with Dan Cable

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