How to Be Awesome at Your Job

1158: The Science Behind Why People Quit with Dr. Anthony Klotz

How to Be Awesome at Your Job

Show Notes

Dr. Anthony Klotz discusses how to manage the big and small moments that make us question our next career moves.

— YOU’LL LEARN — 1) How the pandemic fundamentally altered our relationship with work 2) Why doing nothing is often your best solution 3) How to find more satisfaction in a job you’re stuck in

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— ABOUT ANTHONY — Dr. Anthony Klotz is a professor of organizational behavior at the UCL School of Management in London. Known for predicting a global labor shift and dubbing it the Great Resignation, Klotz writes for Harvard Business Review and The Wall Street Journal, and his research is regularly published in leading management journals. He has discussed the current and future state of work with media outlets, including The New York Times, BBC, and CNN, and with executive teams at Fortune 100 firms. • Book: Jolted: Why We Quit, When to Stay, and Why It Matters • Email: [email protected] • LinkedIn: Anthony Klotz • Website: AnthonyKlotz.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Study: “Employee theft as a reaction to underpayment inequity: The hidden cost of pay cuts.” by J. Greenberg • Book: Asking: A 59-Minute Guide to Everything Board Members, Volunteers, and Staff Must Know to Secure the Gift by Jerold Panas • Book: Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect by Will Guidara • Book: The Log from the Sea of Cortez by John Steinbeck • Past episode: 346: Seizing Career Opportunities with AstroLabs’ Muhammed Mekki

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