How to Become Indispensable at Work with Bruce Tulgan

This week’s episode continues our special series on navigating career and workplace issues during the coronavirus pandemic. 

Bruce Tulgan is the bestselling author of It’s Okay to Be the Boss and the CEO of Rainmaker Thinking, the management research, consulting and training firm he founded in 1993. All of his work is based on 27 years of intensive workplace interviews.

Bruce’s newest book, The Art of Being Indispensable at Work, is available July 21 from Harvard Business Review Press.

In this conversation, Lindsey and Bruce discuss why it’s so much harder to be successful today than before, what it means to be a go-to person and what to do if you’re having trouble aligning yourself with your boss.

About The Work Remix

The Work Remix with Lindsey Pollak is a show that takes a positive approach to personal and organizational change, combining classic business practices from the past with modern ways of working. 

In today’s fast-paced, high tech, multigenerational work environment, we all must be remixers to succeed.

Resources

Bruce’s company website: https://rainmakerthinking.com/

Connect with Bruce on LinkedIn

Follow Bruce on Twitter: @BruceTulgan

The Art of Being Indispensable at Work by Bruce Tulgan

It’s Okay to Be the Boss by Bruce Tulgan

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Quotes

“Often the reason people try to do everything for everyone is that you don't want the immediate discomfort of saying no.” - Bruce Tulgan

“I always tell people the vertical alignment is your anchor. Then you can go align sideways and diagonally. It's critical.” - Bruce Tulgan

“The only thing you can control is you.” - Bruce Tulgan

 

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Books by Lindsey Pollak 

Wall Street Journal and Financial Times book of the month: The Remix: How to Lead and Succeed in the Multigenerational Workplace

New York Times Best Seller: Becoming the Boss: New Rules for the Next Generation of Leaders

Getting From College to Career: Your Essential Guide to Succeeding in the Real World

If you have a question about thriving in today’s workplace, email it to Lindsey at podcast@theworkremix.com

Om Podcasten

The Work Remix with Lindsey Pollak offers a positive approach to personal and organizational change that combines classic business practices from the past with modern ways of working. In today’s fast-paced, high tech, multigenerational work environment, we all must be remixers to succeed. Each episode will answer your questions about thriving in the workplace of today and tomorrow. Host Lindsey Pollak is a New York Times bestselling author and the leading expert on Millennials and today’s multigenerational workplace. Lindsey’s latest book The Remix has been recognized by both The Financial Times and The Wall Street Journal as a Book of the Month. Her speaking audiences and clients have included over 250 organizations including Aetna, Citi, Estee Lauder, GE, Goldman Sachs, Google, JP Morgan, LinkedIn, PwC, Yale, Wharton and Stanford. Her advice and opinions have appeared in such media outlets as The TODAY Show, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CNBC and NPR. Forbes named her blog one of the Top 100 Websites for Your Career. If you have a question for Lindsey, you can send it to podcast@theworkremix.com