What can your workplace do to celebrate holidays like Women’s History Month the “right” way? Whether you’re proud of how your organization shows support for marginalized groups in the workplace or feel like it could be doing more, my conversation with DEI educator and Ampersand Workspace founder Veronique Porter is just as (if not more) relevant today as when it first aired in May of 2023. 

Veronique shares what her experience as a Black American woman, her education in international development and American studies and culture, and her work as a facilitator has taught her about the best way to approach this often fraught topic—a way to create company events and initiatives for heritage holidays that uphold both company and employee values and stand to make a real difference.

Learn how your organization can host outstanding and inclusive cultural events:

• Why workplace wokeness doesn’t detract from the financial bottom line (and actually does the opposite);
• The significance of spending money and resources on heritage events;
• Why it’s vital to give every employee the chance to get involved;
• The importance of getting clear on the company’s values before diving in.

Related Links:

• McKinsey: These Women Experience the Highest Levels of Microaggressions - https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/sustainable-inclusive-growth/chart-of-the-day/these-women-experience-the-highest-levels-of-workplace-microaggressions
• New York Times, “Google Calendar Deletes Women’s History Month and Other Cultural Events” - black-history-womens-history.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/technology/google-black-history-womens-history.html
• The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker - https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-art-of-gathering-how-we-meet-and-why-it-matters-priya-parker/588739?ean=9781594634932&next=t
• The Bossed Up Sports Reference case study - https://www.bossedup.org/forteams
• Morgan Freeman on why he doesn't want a 'Black History Month' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpnpIhqSLto
• Episode 304, White Fragility, White Women's Tears, and Dismantling White Supremacy - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode304
• Connect with Veronique Porter on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/veroniqueporter/
• Learn more about Ampersand Workspace - workspace.com/">https://ampersand-workspace.com/
• LEVEL UP: a Leadership Accelerator for Women on the Rise - https://www.bossedup.org/levelup
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

How can you reclaim your power in a job that’s just “good enough”?

It turns out The Perfect Job isn’t nearly as common as the LinkedIn posts would have us believe. Most of us spend our working hours in a job that’s okay but far from perfect. The good news is that you can thrive in a just-okay career if you embrace the art of “leading yourself.” 

In this episode, I sit down with Elizabeth Lotardo to talk about this very concept, which doubles as the title of her new book, Leading Yourself. Elizabeth has spent years helping people at all different stages of their careers discover the potential that awaits when they stop pursuing perfection and begin taking charge of the job they’re already in.

Learn to maximize the job you already have by uncovering:

• The reason we feel like we’re failing if we aren’t holding out for the perfect job;
• Why it can be empowering to “give up on the dream” of getting a paycheck from our passion
• How small changes in your day-to-day can make a huge difference;
• And when you might need to phone it in before you fall apart.

Related Links:

• Leading Yourself: Find More Joy, Meaning, and Opportunities in the Job You Already Have (Despite Imperfect Bosses, Weird Economies, Lethargic Coworkers, Annoying Systems, and Too Many Deliverables) - https://bookshop.org/p/books/leading-yourself-elizabeth-lotardo/20999467?ean=9781394238705&next=t
• Elizabeth’s website - https://www.elizabethlotardo.com/
• Follow Elizabeth on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethlotardo
• Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less by Tiffany Dufu - https://bookshop.org/p/books/drop-the-ball-achieving-more-by-doing-less-tiffany-dufu/8440970
• LEVEL UP: a Leadership Accelerator for Women on the Rise - https://www.bossedup.org/levelup
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

Feel like you’re the only one keeping your friendships going? Recently, I received a letter from a listener about an extremely relatable issue: how to build or rebuild stronger friendships when it seems to be increasingly difficult to do so.

You’ve probably experienced some shifts in friend frequency and intensity throughout your adult years. Making plans and finding the right people to share platonic relationships with gets harder as our priorities shift and our lives get more hectic. In this episode, I explore some of the ways I’ve dealt with this increasingly common and publicized problem myself.

Spark some hope with these actionable approaches to fixing your friendships:

• Identify exactly what’s missing from your relationships;
• Normalize and ritualize casual hosting;
• Keep resentment from curbing your call for companions.

Related Links:

• I’m Starting to Think You Guys Don’t Really Want a “Village” on Slate - advice-friends-loneliness-village.html">https://slate.com/life/2024/11/parenting-advice-friends-loneliness-village.html
• Stuff Mom Never Told You, Can We Be Friends? - https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-stuff-mom-never-told-you-21123631/episode/can-we-be-friends-30231271/
• Americans Need to Party More on The Atlantic - https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2025/01/throw-more-parties-loneliness/681203/
• Bossed Up Episode 479: America’s Parents Are Not Okay - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode479
• TAKE ACTION with Bossed Up - https://www.bossedup.org/takeaction
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

How do you get what you need from the people in charge?

It’s not just people managers who need to be good at influencing conversations; anyone who interacts with a supervisor or even a more dominant personality benefits from learning how to manage up. That’s what I’m covering today with Melody Wilding, the author of a new book, “Managing Up: How to Get What You Need From the People in Charge.”

The book combines Melody’s work in emotion research and therapy with her professional development experience to teach everyone—from the new hire to the department director—how to communicate with confidence and comprehensive understanding, regardless of how different their and their boss’s communication styles might be. Improving this skill set has huge positive effects on not just how we rise at work but also how much we enjoy our time there.

Hear Melody’s insights to expertly manage your workplace conversations, including:

• Why you need to get into your boss’s head;
• How to set boundaries that ensure your time and expertise are respected; 
• How to plant the seed for your next promotion;
• Where assertive communication and advocacy at work overlap.

Related Links:

• Order “Managing Up: How to Get What You Need From the People in Charge” - https://melodywilding.com/managingup/
• Melody’s website - https://melodywilding.com/
• Episode 218, “Managing Your Inner Critic” - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode218
• SPEAK UP: An Assertive Leadership Course for Women in the Workplace  - https://www.bossedup.org/speakup
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

You’ve heard of paid family leave—but what about paid prenatal leave? 

Today’s episode highlights good news for women, workers, and families in the Empire State. As of January 1, 2025, New York enacted a first-of-its-kind new benefit that provides 20 hours of paid prenatal leave benefits to all pregnant private-sector workers.

Learn more about this groundbreaking new law and what it could mean for the rest of us:

• What rights pregnant New York workers are now entitled to;
• How this benefit came to pass in the New York State House;
• And how we might advocate for similar legislation nationwide. 

Related Links:

• Episode 414, New Rights for Pregnant Workers - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode414
• Episode 311, How to Talk About Marital Status, Parental Status, and Pregnancy in the Interview - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode311
• Episode 494, Matrescence and the Transformation of Motherhood - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode494
• TAKE ACTION with Bossed Up - https://www.bossedup.org/takeaction
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

What do you know about matrescence? Most people will agree that everything changes with parenthood, and that’s what this term covers: the process of becoming a mother. Yet, despite shared private understanding and a large body of recent research on all the physiological and mental effects, many policies and medical processes continue to ignore what mothers have always known.

Lucy Jones is a journalist and the author of Matrescene: On The Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood. In this episode, we delve into what’s lacking in support for matrescence and why, and how ongoing research, policy changes, and sharing information through resources like Lucy’s book can help change the conversation. Whether you’re already a mother, are considering becoming one, or support one in any way, Lucy’s insights will be enlightening and empowering.

Discover the details of matrescence and why we need to talk more about it:

• The origins and importance of having a word for this universal, natural experience;
• The impact of not having enough information in the early months and years of parenthood;
• The permanent changes the brain goes through during this period;
• The social disconnect between the expectation to give birth and the lack of support.

Related Links:

• Matrescence: On Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Motherhood by Lucy Jones - https://bookshop.org/p/books/matrescence-on-the-mind-body-spirit-transformations-of-pregnancy-childbirth-and-motherhood-lucy-jones/20398692
• Lucy’s website - https://lucyfjones.com/
• Discover all of Lucy’s books: https://lucyfjones.com/books/
• Lucy on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lucyfjones/
• Episode 333, An Honest Look Into Motherhood and Health - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode333
• Episode 488, Talking Menopause at Work - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode488
• Pregnancy leads to long-lasting changes in human brain structure, Nature Neuroscience - https://www.nature.com/articles/nn.4458
• The Birth Of A Mother by Alexandra Sacks - birth-of-a-mother.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/08/well/family/the-birth-of-a-mother.html
• Of Woman Born: Motherhood as Experience and Institution by Adrienne Rich - https://bookshop.org/p/books/of-woman-born-motherhood-as-experience-and-institution-adrienne-rich/8794956?ean=9780393541427
• LEVEL UP: a Leadership Accelerator for Women on the Rise - https://www.bossedup.org/levelup
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

Today’s episode marks my return from maternity leave, and a lot has happened in the world since I was last behind the mic! I’m kicking off my return with a recap of the past few months and sharing my future vision for the Bossed Up podcast.

Tune in to hear my thoughts on election 2024,  transitioning from one child to two, and how the many hats I wear will impact the conversations we cover here in the coming months.

Tune in for some hot takes, reflections, and my vision for the future, including:

• Two observations that stuck out to me most during this campaign cycle;
• How becoming a “girl mom” has impacted my mindset;
• And a few experiments I’ll be exploring with the podcast this year.

Related Links:

• Episode 479: America’s Parents Are Not Okay - http://bossedup.org/episode479
• Episode 477: The Impact of State Abortion Bans on HR Politics - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode477
• Episode 469: Surprising Trends Impacting Women At Work - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode469
• Episode 463: A Different Approach To My Second Maternity Leave - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode463
• Boy Mom: Reimagining Boyhood In The Age of Impossible Masculinity by Ruth Whippman - https://bookshop.org/p/books/boymom-reimagining-boyhood-in-the-age-of-impossible-masculinity-ruth-whippman/20583177?ean=9780593577639&next=t&next=t
• NYT: Masculinity is on the Ballot liberal-conservative.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/17/opinion/masculinity-liberal-conservative.html
• WTF Podcast with Marc Maron - https://www.wtfpod.com/podcast
• TAKE ACTION with Bossed Up - https://www.bossedup.org/takeaction
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

How can positive psychology help curb burnout? We’re a bunch of overachievers here in the Bossed Up community, and burnout is a pretty common thread between us. Burnout is painful, frustrating, and—as my guest on this episode explains—more avoidable than we might think if we’re willing to work on “working happier.”

Stella Grizont was named the world’s leading happiness expert by TIME Magazine. She uses her master's in Applied Positive Psychology to help leaders find career fulfillment and organizations engage their employees more deeply. We discuss her recent book and how her approach can help you help yourself, leading to more enjoyment in work and in life.

Embrace Stella’s thoughtful approach to positive psychology by uncovering:

• The impact of negativity bias and a play mindset when navigating uncertainty;
• How to practice self-compassion when waffling between anxiety and excitement;
• Learned optimism and the three Ps that can help you cultivate a brighter outlook;
• Why we should focus on “What do I want to be?” before “What do I want to do?”

Related Links:

• The Work Happiness Method: Master the 8 Skills of Career Fulfillment - https://www.stellagrizont.com/work-happiness-method-book
• Download the Vision Generator - https://stellagrizont.mykajabi.com/visiongenerator
• Sign up for Stella’s newsletter on her website - https://www.stellagrizont.com/
• Connect with Stella on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stella-grizont-a4b7792/
• Connect with Stella on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/stellagrizont/
• Oprah speaks to finding your vision - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfrOcfc8zNs
• LEVEL UP: a Leadership Accelerator for Women on the Rise - https://www.bossedup.org/levelup
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

When did you first experience imposter syndrome? So many people resonate with feeling like frauds who sweet-talked their way into their positions and could be found out, socially ostracized, and fired at any moment. 

Imposter syndrome or impostorism is often seen as a women’s issue, and I am always quick to stress this isn’t the case—it’s a human issue. A recent report provides some new numbers that raise a different question: is impostorism a men’s issue? In this episode, I break down what these findings really reveal.

It’s time to refocus the imposter syndrome conversation:

• Why this is so often considered a women’s issue;
• What the research says about who really experiences impostorism;
• Which traits actually lead to feelings of ineptitude.

Related Links:

• The original research on imposter syndrome - https://www.paulineroseclance.com/pdf/ip_high_achieving_women.pdf
• Korn Ferry’s Workforce 2024 study - 2024-report.pdf">https://www.kornferry.com/content/dam/kornferry-v2/featured-topics/pdf/workforce-2024-report.pdf
• Fortune, The Share of Fortune 500 Businesses Run By Women Can’t Seem to Budge Beyond 10% - https://fortune.com/2024/06/04/share-of-fortune-500-businesses-run-by-women/
• Harvard Business Review, Women Rising: The Unseen Barriers - https://hbr.org/2013/09/women-rising-the-unseen-barriers
• Episode 425, The Gender Confidence Gap Myth - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode425
• LEVEL UP: a Leadership Accelerator for Women on the Rise - https://www.bossedup.org/levelup
• Emilie’s book, “Bossed Up” - https://www.bossedup.org/book
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

Why is it so hard to remember that we deserve to be heard? Staying silent in our professional lives can feel like the safe choice, but it can have unintended consequences on our overall career trajectory. 

In this episode, Elaine Lin Hering shares what her research, experience in mediation and conflict management, and new book "Unlearning Silence" have to say about why so many of us—especially women—are reticent to raise our voices. She highlights the intrinsic connection between wielding our voices—both audibly and through our actions—and recognizing our self-worth. 

Examine the ways that silence impacts your own life, including:

• Where does our tendency toward silence stem from?;
• Why we need to question and dismantle the “babble hypothesis”;
• Why just talking more isn’t the goal of unlearning silence;
• How leaders can actively push back against silencing team members.

Related Links:

• Elaine’s book, Unlearning Silence: How to Speak Your Mind, Unleash Talent, and Live More Fully - https://elainelinhering.com/book/
• Episode 428, Finding Your Voice at Work - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode428
• Episode 246, Lessons from Improv to Own Your Voice and Speak Up at Work - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode246
• Episode 377, What all women can learn from women of color in leadership with Deepa Purushothaman - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode377
• Episode 445, 3 Tips For Managing Too Many Meetings - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode445
• SPEAK UP: A Live Assertive Communication Course For Women In The Workplace - https://www.bossedup.org/speakup
• Micro Activism: How You Can Make a Difference in the World Without a Bullhorn by Omkari L. Williams - https://bookshop.org/p/books/micro-activism-how-to-use-your-unique-talents-to-make-a-difference-in-the-world-omkari-williams/19716521?ean=9781635866889
• Babble Hypothesis Research - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1048984320300369
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

We need to talk about the impact of the childcare crisis on the workforce! Some people may wonder why this topic matters beyond its impact on families of young children. The truth is, this issue has wide-reaching ramifications for the nation’s economy as a whole, and that deserves our attention whether we have children or not. In this episode, I share what the research and statistics reveal about the direct link between the exorbitant price of childcare and the labor shortage that’s crunching companies across the U.S. 

Let’s break down why this is a problem everyone should care about:

• The disproportionate impact of childcare costs on different demographics;
• The broader ramifications on the economy as a whole;
• What organizations can do to start making a difference.

Related Links:

• Episode 424, The Jobs of America’s Next Silicon Valley https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode424
• Episode 434, The Economic Imperative of Affordable Childcare - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode434
• EPIC- Executives Partnering To Invest In Children - https://www.coloradoepic.org/
• Episode 463, a Different Approach to My Second Maternity Leave - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode463
• Episode 479, America’s Parents Are Not Okay - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode479
• Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Program - https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/09/30/2016-22986/child-care-and-development-fund-ccdf-program
• How Much Childcare Costs by State in the USA in 2024 - https://illumine.app/blog/how-much-childcare-costs-by-state-in-usa/
• Economic Data Underscores the Need for Significant, Sustained Investment in Child Care and Early Learning - https://www.ffyf.org/resources/2021/12/latest-economic-data-underscores-the-need-for-significant-sustained-investment-in-child-care-and-early-learning/
• Over Half of Families are Spending More Than 20% of Income on Child Care - https://www.ffyf.org/resources/2022/06/over-half-of-families-are-spending-more-than-20--on-child-care/
• How Child Care Disruptions Hurt Parents of Color Most - https://www.americanprogress.org/article/child-care-disruptions-hurt-parents-color/
• U.S. Child Care Crisis Is Holding Back The Workforce - https://www.forbes.com/sites/mariaflynn/2023/11/02/us-child-care-crisis-is-holding-back-the-workforce/
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showing the labor force that is “Employed - With a job, not at work, Childcare problems” - https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNU02096055
• $122 Billion: The Growing, Annual Cost of the Infant-Toddler Child Care Crisis - 9618-4648-a0ee-1b35d17e2a4d.pdf?1674854626&inline;%20filename=%22%24122%20Billion:%20The%20Growing,%20Annual%20Cost%20of%20the%20Infant-Toddler%20Child%20Care%20Crisis.pdf%22">https://strongnation.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/1598/05d917e2-9618-4648-a0ee-1b35d17e2a4d.pdf?1674854626&inline;%20filename=%22$122%20Billion:%20The%20Growing,%20Annual%20Cost%20of%20the%20Infant-Toddler%20Child%20Care%20Crisis.pdf%22
• UPS Expands Emergency Day Care After Pilot Program Cuts Turnover - https://www.hrdive.com/news/ups-emergency-day-care-pilot-program-cut-turnover/697205/
• Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens Joins UPS CEO Carol B. Tomé at the 2023 UPS Impact Summit - ups-impact-summit.html">https://about.ups.com/us/en/newsroom/press-releases/our-strategy/2023-ups-impact-summit.html
• TAKE ACTION with Bossed Up - https://www.bossedup.org/takeaction
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

How much do you know about menopause? Though it’s as natural as puberty and affects almost everyone with a uterus, this life stage has long been a taboo subject in polite society. In recent years, though, the conversation has gotten a lot louder. 

Dr. Jen Gunter has been a leader in this conversation as an obstetrician and gynecologist with more than three decades of experience. Dr. Jen is the author of multiple bestsellers and a popular blog, and the host of the Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter podcast. In our conversation, Dr. Jen and I dig into the myths and symptoms of menopause and how this transition affects women in the workplace.

Learn more about this critical transition and its impacts in the workplace, including: 

• Why we are only recently starting to talk about this stage of life;
• Some misconceptions debunked by the facts about menopause;
• The complicated history of menopausal hormone therapy; 
• How changes in the workplace could improve this sometimes chaotic experience.

Related Links:

• The Menopause Manifesto: Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism by Dr. Jen Gunter - https://bookshop.org/book/9780806540665
• Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation by Dr. Jen Gunter - https://bookshop.org/book/9780806540689
• The Vagina Bible: The Vulva and the Vagina: Separating the Myth from the Medicine by Dr. Jen Gunter - https://bookshop.org/book/9780806539317
• The Vajenda, Dr. Jen’s blog - https://vajenda.substack.com/
• Jensplaining with Dr. Jen Gunter - https://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/program/jensplaining
• The 2024 Deloitte Women @ Work Report - women-at-work-2024-a-global-outlook.pdf?dl=1">https://www.deloitte.com/content/dam/assets-shared/docs/collections/2024/deloitte-women-at-work-2024-a-global-outlook.pdf?dl=1
• Episode 469, Surprising Trends Impacting Women at Work - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode469
• Episode 414, New Rights for Pregnant Workers - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode414
• Dr. Jen on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/drjengunter
• Dr. Jen on X - https://twitter.com/DrJenGunter
• Dr. Jen on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DrJGunter/
• Take Action with Bossed Up - https://www.bossedup.org/takeaction
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/
• Follow me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/emiliearies

What would change if you decentered your career from your identity? Decentering your work from your identity might seem a counterintuitive topic for a podcast about career development, but burnout and disillusionment are running rampant these days, so it’s not too surprising this concept is getting a lot of airtime. 

Our work should be important and provide us with purpose, but it shouldn’t become the only important and purposeful part of who we are. Taking the spotlight off the career part of your identity gives you space and permission to respect the role of work in your life without requiring you to relinquish every part of yourself to your job. In this episode, I outline three considerations to help you realize this shift.

Consider a more balanced alternative to living for your job:

• How community involvement contributes to who you are and will be;
• Why passive rest and renewal don’t cut it, and what to try instead;
• Why you need to get real about the divide between your work identity and the rest of your life.

Related Links:

• Episode 456, How Connection Can Cure What Ails Us - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode456
• Mondo, “Tips To Keep Your Job From Becoming Your Identity” - https://mondo.com/insights/tips-to-keep-your-job-from-becoming-your-identity/
• “Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career,” by Herminia Ibarras - https://herminiaibarra.com/working-identity-book/
• The Ezra Klein Show, “Tired? Distracted? Burned Out? Listen to This” with Gloria Mark - klein-podcast-gloria-mark.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/05/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-gloria-mark.html
• “Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity” by Gloria Mark - https://bookshop.org/p/books/attention-span-finding-focus-and-fighting-distraction-gloria-mark/18423478?ean=9781335449412
• LEVEL UP: a Leadership Accelerator for Women on the Rise - https://www.bossedup.org/levelup
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

How can you support the young adult in your life as they embark on the first steps of their career? Gen Z is coming of age in a strange new world, and that can make it tricky to figure out how to help them. My guest on this episode, Beth Hendler-Grunt, founded Next Great Step to help ease this transition. Using approaches grounded in psychology and her own background in sales, Beth and her team support thousands of young adults (and their parents!) to gain confidence in their skills and land their first jobs out of school.

Uncover tools to help the young adult in your life through the modern job search process, including:

• How to understand the unique challenges this generation faces in today’s job market;
• Modulate your expectations to balance patience, support, and trust;
• Understand the inextricable link between sales and the job search;
• And how to support a young adult whose career goals seem bound to fail.

Related Links:

• Learn more about Beth’s work - https://nextgreatstep.com/
• Connect with Beth on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethhendlergrunt/
• Connect with Beth on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/next_great_step/    
• The Next Great Step: The Parents' Guide to Launching Your New Grad into a Career - https://nextgreatstep.com/book/
• The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Johnathan Haidt - https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-anxious-generation-how-the-great-rewiring-of-childhood-is-causing-an-epidemic-of-mental-illness-jonathan-haidt/20144236?ean=9780593655030
• The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our Children by Shefali Tsabary - https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-conscious-parent-transforming-ourselves-empowering-our-children-shefali-tsabary/6995894
• Episode 106, Supporting Your Partner’s Career Conundrums - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode106
• HIRED: my Job Search Accelerator - https://www.bossedup.org/gethired
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

How do you deal with a mistake or criticism at work? If you find yourself starting to spiral into anxiety, overthinking everything you’ve ever done that might have caused the current situation, you’re far from alone. We’re all human, and, unfortunately, that means when we screw up or receive less than glowing feedback at work, we have a tendency to take it personally. 

In this episode, I explore how we can move away from shame in these situations and shore up our self-worth so that we can resiliently and proactively deal with our mistakes in ways that empower positive change and set us up to be stronger in the future—both in and beyond our careers.

Try these tricks for taking the personal out of professional missteps:

• How to make sure you’re telling yourself the actual, objective story;
• Why it’s essential to name, rather than negate, whatever you’re feeling;
• How to use that unfortunate situation to plan your confident comeback.

Related Links:

• Episode 323, How To Lead With Emotional Intelligence - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode323 book, “Permission to Feel” - https://marcbrackett.com/permission-to-feel/
• Episode 467, How To Handle Negative Reactions When You Speak Up - https://www.bossedup.com/podcast/episode467
• LEVEL UP: a Leadership Accelerator for Women on the Rise - https://www.bossedup.org/levelup
• “Bossed Up: A Grown Woman’s Guide to Getting Your Sh*t Together” by Emilie Aries - https://www.bossedup.org/book
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

Do you struggle with imposter syndrome, limiting beliefs, or self-sabotage? How can you rewire your subconscious to start seeing actual progress on your goals? 

Thais Gibson is a PhD-holding counselor, researcher, and the founder of the Personal Development School. She has answers to why so many of us find that our resolutions prove ineffective and our goals remain unmet despite our best efforts. This leading expert in attachment therapy shares her deep knowledge of how our brains form connections and pathways and how understanding why we self-sabotage can help us stop.

Thais delves deep into the neuroscience behind why we struggle to achieve our goals:

• How the conscious and subconscious minds interact and who’s in charge;
• The scientific explanation behind self-sabotage;
• The interplay between identity, beliefs, and our conscious goals;
• Your action plan for creating new neural pathways that will help you thrive.

Related Links:

• Thais’s website - https://university.personaldevelopmentschool.com/
• Watch Thais’s daily YouTube videos - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHQ4lSaKRap5HyrpitrTOhQ/videos
• Follow Thais on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thepersonaldevelopmentschool/?hl=en
• Level Up: a Leadership Accelerator for Women on the Rise - https://www.bossedup.org/levelup
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/
• Follow me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/emiliearies

Where do you draw the line between work and play when it comes to office friendships? It’s hard to make friends as adults, so it’s no wonder we get excited when we discover a coworker we genuinely click with. 

Lots of research supports the benefits of workplace friendships. These relationships are key to job success, and employees with work friends are more likely to get engaged and innovate, be more productive, and genuinely enjoy their time. Most of us know that making friends at work also comes with unique challenges, and keeping those potential pitfalls in mind can help you build deeper friendships that last while also keeping your career on track. In this episode, I cover some issues that could crop up and explore how we can navigate them as we nurture those cherished office friendships.

Check out these helpful tips for making the most of your workplace friendships:

• Two tips to keep your work friendships working;
• The research on the shifting power dynamics of being friends with your boss;
• How to maintain your integrity and your friendships as a leader, for the sake of your team, your organization, and your career.

Related Links:

• Episode 329, Female Friendships: Why We Need Them and How to Keep Them - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode329
• Episode 458, Establishing Your Personal and Professional Network in a New City - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode458
• Stuff Mom Never Told You Episode 105, Can We Be Friends? - https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-stuff-mom-never-told-you-21123631/episode/can-we-be-friends-30231271/
• That Moment When One Friend Is Promoted—And The Other Is Not, Forbes - https://www.forbes.com/sites/markcperna/2020/07/01/that-moment-when-one-friend-is-promoted-and-the-other-is-not/
• Does Organizational Cronyism Lead to Lower Employee Performance?, Frontiers in Psychology - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7566910/
• Cronyism and Nepotism Are Bad for Everyone: The Research Evidence, Cambridge University - https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/industrial-and-organizational-psychology/article/abs/cronyism-and-nepotism-are-bad-for-everyone-the-research-evidence/7EED4D042812470B60D0312008DBA438
• Workplace Friendships: the Double-Edged Sword, London School of Economics - https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2023/02/13/workplace-friendships-the-double-edged-sword/
• What to Do When You Become Your Friend’s Boss, Harvard Business Review - https://hbr.org/2020/09/what-to-do-when-you-become-your-friends-boss
• Friends Without Benefits: Understanding the Dark Sides of Workplace Friendship, Academy of Management Review - Without-Benefits-Understanding-the-Dark-Sides-of-Workplace-Friendship.pdf">https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Julianna-Pillemer/publication/323220675_Friends_Without_Benefits_Understanding_the_Dark_Sides_of_Workplace_Friendship/links/5b79f5cb4585151fd121920c/Friends-Without-Benefits-Understanding-the-Dark-Sides-of-Workplace-Friendship.pdf
• The Limits To Workplace Friendship: Managerialist HRM and Bystander Behaviour In the Context of Workplace Bullying, APA Psych Net - https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2011-09564-005
• Gossip in Evolutionary Perspective, Review of General Psychology - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1037/1089-2680.8.2.100
• Are Workplace Friendships a Mixed Blessing? Exploring Tradeoffs of Multiplex Relationships and their Associations with Job Performance, Personnel Psychology - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/peps.12109
• Social Undermining in the Workplace, Academy of Management Journal - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257307370_Social_Undermining_in_the_Workplace
• Crossing The Line: Boundaries of Workplace Humour and Fun, Employee Relations - https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/01425450910991749/full/html?casa_token=CIojz70WmukAAAAA:3I1KGNeHRpiD8ugwn0KmCazvPn3zWPniNAUtGyOp_2F4xkU83TE-1u0c8-c3XKM63LealAcq7FBud5toouq88q6U2ehi3_m_iVitDbj1wZ0yDlbP0UD3
• Why work friendships are critical for long-term happiness, CNBC - work-friendships-are-critical-for-long-term-happiness.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/13/why-work-friendships-are-critical-for-long-term-happiness.html
• Should You Be Friends With Your Boss?, Forbes - https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliawuench/2021/09/06/should-you-be-friends-with-your-boss/
• The Increasing Importance of a Best Friend at Work - importance-best-friend-work.aspx">https://www.gallup.com/workplace/397058/increasing-importance-best-friend-work.aspx
• From BFF to Your Boss, ResumeLab - https://resumelab.com/career-advice/from-friend-to-boss
• LEVEL UP: a Leadership Accelerator for Women on the Rise - https://www.bossedup.org/levelup
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

How do you ensure you get what you need when you’re called to work in the nonprofit sector? Working for a nonprofit differs in many ways from the corporate world, but there’s no reason your passion and your dream career trajectory can’t go hand in hand. In this episode, I share my conversation with Jenny Mitchell, the chief visionary officer of Chavender, an organization that coaches mid-level to senior executives—particularly women who work in nonprofits—to help them build leadership skills. 

Find out what women need to know to navigate the nonprofit sector with ease:

• The differences between the nonprofit and corporate worlds;
• Why the likeability factor can be even trickier to navigate for women leaders in this area;
• How to balance the martyr mindset to set a good example and prevent burnout as a manager;
• Why celebrating achievements is a vital step in staying focused and hopeful in the nonprofit realm.

Related Links:

• Jenny’s book, Embracing Ambition: Empowering Women to Step Out, Be Seen, & Lead - https://www.amazon.ca/Embracing-Ambition-Empowering-Women-Step/dp/1958870110/ref=sr_1_1
• Explore Chevander’s good work - https://chavender.com/
• Listen to Jenny’s Podcast The Underdog Leadership Podcast - https://chavender.com/underdog-leadership-podcast/
• “More Women Work in Nonprofits. So Why Do Men End Up Leading Them?” on HBR - https://hbr.org/2024/04/more-women-work-in-nonprofits-so-why-do-men-end-up-leading-them
• Bossed Up Ep 421: The Top Struggles of High Achievers - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode421
• LEVEL UP: a Leadership Accelerator for Women on the Rise - https://www.bossedup.org/levelup
• Book me to speak: www.emiliearies.com
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/
• Follow me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/emiliearies

How do you motivate yourself to start your job search? There are a lot of Bossed Up episodes about the job search process, but they all assume that you’ve already gotten started—and that can be the hardest part!

When your current job no longer fulfills you, the first step is always to turn your analysis paralysis into forward momentum. In this episode, I share some tips to spark that motivation and get your job search rolling full steam ahead.

Explore these strategies when you’ve put off getting started in your job search:

• Why you need to get clear on your vision and values first;
• How to create a realistic and attainable action plan;
• How to build your own unstoppable inertia.

Related Links:

• Episode 2, When is it time to quit? - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode02
• Episode 453, Prioritizing Your Job Search While Holding Down a Full-Time Job - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode453
• Episode 455, How to Create a Sustainable Job Search Schedule When You’re Unemployed - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode455
• The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin - https://gretchenrubin.com/books/the-four-tendencies/
• Working Identity, Updated Edition, With a New Preface: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career - https://bookshop.org/p/books/working-identity-updated-edition-with-a-new-preface-unconventional-strategies-for-reinventing-your-career-revised-herminia-ibarra/19691624?ean=9781647825560
• The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work by Teresa M. Amabile and Steve J. Kramer - https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=40692
• HIRED: my Job Search Accelerator - https://www.bossedup.org/gethired
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

How do you create a practical plan for taking a career break? We talk a lot on this podcast about high achievers, burnout, and work/life balance because we’re driven professionals striving to live our most fulfilling lives while also leveling up our careers. Chances are, the thought of taking a lengthy break from work has crossed your mind, but you might have been as skeptical as I was until I spoke with Laura Nguyen.

The author of Career Break Compass, Laura is an executive coach who transitioned from a high-performance, high-stress marketing career to guiding high-achievers like herself in planning and pursuing career breaks that let them come back better than ever. She shares what brought her to this field and her four-step framework for making the most of your time off.

Uncover her strategic process for making a career break a reality, including:

• How to strike a balance between career advancement and rest;
• The time off options available to American workers;
• Building a logical framework to guide your career break;
• How intentional time off can create holistic and long-lasting shifts in your career and life.

Related Links:

• Laura’s book, Career Break Compass: Navigating Your Path to a Balanced Life Through Intentional Time Off - https://www.lauranguyen.co/career-break-compass
• Learn more about Laura’s work - https://www.lauranguyen.co
• Connect with Laura on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauran546/
• Episode 136, Is Job-Sharing the Secret to True Work/Life Balance - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode136   
• Episode 456, How Connection Can Cure What Ails Us - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode456
• A Better Balance, workers’ legal advocacy organization - https://www.abetterbalance.org/
• The Effects of Decision Fatigue on Judicial Behavior - https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-law-and-courts/article/abs/effects-of-decision-fatigue-on-judicial-behavior-a-study-of-arkansas-traffic-court-outcomes/8B7EB8735C10F7730FB402D6F2E80D70
• Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul by Dr. Stuart Brown - https://bookshop.org/p/books/play-how-it-shapes-the-brain-opens-the-imagination-and-invigorates-the-soul-stuart-brown/577397
• Take my LinkedIn course, Managing Career Burnout - https://www.linkedin.com/learning/managing-career-burnout/today-s-burnout-work-culture
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

Caregivers: when’s the last time you didn’t feel stressed out? In August, the U.S. Surgeon General released an advisory, titled “Parents Under Pressure,” that identified parental mental health as an urgent public health issue. Nearly half of parent participants in the surveys confirm that “their stress is completely overwhelming.” 

The wellbeing of these adults is worrisome on its own, and research also shows a strong correlation between poor mental health in parents and poor physical and mental health in children. In other words: this public health issue impacts multiple generations and, by extension, our entire country. In this episode, I take a closer look at the advisory and what workplaces should be doing to mitigate this national crisis.

Discover what the research says and what your workplace should be doing about it:

• Seven unavoidable causes of parental stress;
• The overt connection between parental mental health and talent retention;
• Specific steps organizations can take to help improve the wellbeing of employees who are also parents or caregivers.

Related Links:

• U.S. Public Health Service “Parents Under Pressure Advisory” - under-pressure.pdf">https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/parents-under-pressure.pdf
• Episode 468, “Disrupting Elder Care: We Need to Talk More About Working Daughters” - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode468
• Episode 434, “The Economic Imperative of Affordable Childcare” - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode434
• Episode 472, “How We Get Over Overwork to Build a Better Life” - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode472
• TAKE ACTION with Bossed Up - https://www.bossedup.org/takeaction
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

How can managers navigate the ever-changing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging landscape? While most people grasp the overall intention of DEIB—fair and equitable treatment for all workers—the specifics are nuanced and easily misunderstood, and they can be difficult to implement, especially in the face of recent pushback.

Alida Miranda-Wolff is a DEIB practitioner, author, and podcast host driven by a deep passion for cultivating belonging. In 2019, she launched Ethos Talent, a full-service DEIB and employee advocacy firm that serves companies all around the world. In this episode, she leverages her decade of expertise to explain how support for this field has fluctuated over the years and what leaders—and first-time managers in particular—can do to facilitate the day-to-day integration of these practices, which are deeply intertwined with basic human rights.

Elevate DEIB in your own leadership practice with these takeaways:

• How managers can be inclusive and equitable in their day-to-day leadership;
• How to navigate difficult interpersonal situations through a DEIB lens;
• Why the current political climate is such a challenge for DEIB practitioners and managers;
• The problem with the segmentation of DEIB within organizations.

Related Links:

• The First-Time Manager: DEI by Alida Miranda-Wolff - https://alidamirandawolff.com/book/
• “Care Work with Alida Miranda-Wolff” podcast - https://alidamirandawolff.com/podcast/
• Connect with Alida on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alidamw/
• Learn more about Alida and her work - https://alidamirandawolff.com
• Work with Ethos - https://www.ethostalent.com/
• Bias in Feedback Decision Tree - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C-HMz4RFwQNuIzMgS0wCmafQX09N81lp/view
• Episode 388, How To Leverage Your Power and Push For More Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode388
• Episode 423, Being White and Latina - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode423
• Ezra Klein affordability crisis article, “The Economic Theory That Explains Why Americans Are So Mad” - klein-podcast-annie-lowrey.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/07/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-annie-lowrey.html
• Intercept diversity and social justice article, “the Evolution of Union Busting” - https://theintercept.com/2022/06/07/union-busting-tactics-diversity/
• Alida’s interview with Truthout “Here’s How Workers Can Build Power Amid Corporate Co-optation of DEI Programs” - https://truthout.org/articles/heres-how-workers-can-build-power-amid-corporate-co-optation-of-dei-programs/
• Philosopher and psychiatrist Frantz Fanon’s work “Black Skin, White Masks” - https://monoskop.org/images/a/a5/Fanon_Frantz_Black_Skin_White_Masks_1986.pdf
• Frantz Fanon’s other work “the Wretched of the Earth” - https://monoskop.org/images/6/6b/Fanon_Frantz_The_Wretched_of_the_Earth_1963.pdf
• Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else) by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò - https://bookshop.org/p/books/elite-capture-how-the-powerful-took-over-identity-politics-and-everything-else-oluf-7865-769-mi-o-taiwo/17984390?ean=9781642596885
• LEVEL UP: A Leadership Accelerator for Women on the Rise - https://www.bossedup.org/levelup
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

How will the various abortion bans across the U.S. affect HR policies? 

When Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, federal protections on abortion ceased, and states were suddenly free to make independent decisions about this essential healthcare issue. The new laws range from full allowance to complete bans and criminal charges for those who circumvent them. So how are employers and HR teams navigating the impacts of this change, and how are employees across the country reacting when it comes to travel and job change considerations?

The consequences of how these new laws impact women and their careers—both in states with bans and those without—can’t be overstated. In this episode, I examine some of the policies being discussed in regard to women’s rights and safety and how these laws are impacting both organizations and employees.

Find out how abortion ban HR policies are affecting our career decisions:

• Why announcing abortion travel accommodations is a questionable corporate decision;
• How companies might begin to develop truly beneficial travel policies;
• The impact of abortion bans on the entertainment and events industry;
• Survey says: recruitment is likely to feel the impacts of these shifting laws.

Related Links:

• SHRM: Companies Are Announcing Abortion-Travel Benefits Following Dobbs Decision - https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/news/benefits-compensation/employers-prepare-benefits-policy-responses-to-abortion-ruling-shrm-survey-finds
• SHRM: Companies Announcing Abortion Travel Benefits Following Dobbs Decision - https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/news/benefits-compensation/companies-announcing-abortion-travel-benefits-following-dobbs-decision
• Northstar: How the Events Industry Is Responding to State Abortion Bans - https://www.northstarmeetingsgroup.com/state-abortion-bans-could-drive-event-planners-cancel
• Perry Undem: What Does "Top Talent" Think About Working in States that Ban Abortion? - https://perryundem.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/PerryUndem-TX-Abortion-Law_Survey-Findings_0901.pdf
• Resume Builder Sruvey - https://www.resumebuilder.com/one-third-of-job-seekers-wont-work-in-states-with-abortion-bans/
• Stop congratulating companies for making abortion a corporate 'perk' by Ali Griswold - https://oversharing.substack.com/p/stop-congratulating-companies-for  
• Episode 357, How to Talk About Abortion at Work - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode357
• TAKE ACTION with Bossed Up - https://www.bossedup.org/takeaction
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

Men comprise over 90% of the CEOs in the U.S.—so how do we help them become allies in the vital pursuit of workplace equality? Rather than dismissing the defensiveness that sometimes arises in men who believe promoting more women to power means taking theirs away, Wendy Wallbridge uses her platform to change the narrative. She teaches tech companies how to create cultures of belonging and strategies for workplace equality, with a focus on equipping men as allies. Her strategies show next-generation business leaders that the right approach to equality lifts everyone up: the employee, the executive, and the company.

Discover how both men and women leaders can pursue gender equality in the workplace, including:

• The very real benefits of gender equality for men in positions of power;
• Why emotional intelligence is the leadership skill of the future;
• The three biggest challenges facing women and non-binary people in the workplace;
• How to use micro-interventions to improve inequality in the corporate world.

Related Links:

• Learn more about the Spiral Up program - https://spiralup.com/
• Order Spiraling Upward: The 5 Co-Creative Powers for Women on the Rise - https://spiralup.com/book/
• Read Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez -https://bookshop.org/p/books/invisible-women-data-bias-in-a-world-designed-for-men-caroline-criado-perez/15136602
• Bossed Up Ep 452: Redefining Success: Women and the Fight for a Fair Economy - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode452
• Level Up: A Leadership Accelerator for Women on the Rise - https://www.bossedup.org/levelup
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

Earlier this year, the FTC put forth a ruling that would ban non-compete agreements nationwide. But last month, a Texas federal court blocked this endeavor, leaving workers in limbo while the Supreme Court considers taking up the issue next. In today’s episode, I explore what’s going on and why there is still hope for a new path forward to defeat non-compete agreements for good.

Get the latest details on this recent workers’ rights development:

• Why the lack of a federal ban isn’t the end of the story;
• Where the power to prevent harmful non-competes lies now;
• What we as citizens can do to foster fair policies for workers.

Related Links:

• Episode 459, Why Non-Compete Agreements Can No Longer Derail Your Career - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode459
• Economic Innovation Group’s State Non-Compete Law Tracker - https://eig.org/state-noncompete-map/
• Axios: The Future Of The Noncompete Ban Isn't Totally Bleak - https://www.axios.com/2024/08/23/noncompete-ban-states
• TAKE ACTION with Bossed Up - https://www.bossedup.org/takeaction
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

Growth mindset is a hot topic these days. We hear a lot about how important it is to approach life and work open to learning, changing, and growing. This concept is often focused on the individual, but my guest today centers her research on how to build a workplace culture that fosters a growth mindset for all.

Mary C. Murphy is a professor of psychological and brain sciences at Indiana University and a protege of mindset scholar Carol Dweck. During her PhD, she began to explore the potential for cultures of growth to create learning organizations. Mary and I explore the research and practice behind how employees and leaders alike can start transforming their organizations with growth in mind.

Discover how cultures of growth build better businesses for all, including:

• How to identify the current mindset culture of your workplace;
• The difference between cultures of growth and cultures of genius;
• How to circumvent mindset triggers with mindful feedback;
• The huge impact of cultures of growth on diversity and equity.

Related Links:

• Mary’s book “Cultures of Growth” - https://marycmurphy.com/cultures-of-growth/
• Take the Mindset Triggers Assessment - https://marycmurphy.com/resource/mindset-triggers-assessment/
• Take the Mindset Culture Assessment - https://marycmurphy.com/resource/mindset-culture-assessment/
• Connect with Mary on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-murphy-2b4a70235/
• Episode 452, Women and the Fight for a Fair Economy -  https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode452
• LEVEL UP: a Leadership Accelerator for Women on the Rise - https://www.bossedup.org/levelup
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

What do you think of when you hear the term “glass cliff”? I have been pondering this concept for a while, especially in light of the upcoming election. In today’s episode, I share my thoughts on the problems, and potential opportunities, inherent in the social construct that so often presents women with their opportunity to lead only when the ship is sinking. If you have ever sought or been offered a promotion that seems a bit doomed to fail, this episode is for you.

Consider the glass cliff on your way through the glass ceiling as we explore:

• The origin of this term and the research that backs it up;
• The potential dangers of accepting a leadership role in a crumbling company;
• The potential opportunity waiting within this gender-biased blind spot.

Related Links:

• Episode 465, What Kamala’s Candidacy Means for Women Leaders - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode465
• New York Times, When That Promotion is Really a ‘Glass Cliff’ - cliff-effect.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/12/business/glass-cliff-effect.html
• Harvard Business Review, How Women End Up on the “Glass Cliff” - https://hbr.org/2011/01/how-women-end-up-on-the-glass-cliff
• Kathryn Kincaid’s thesis, Why Can Why Can’t a Woman Fail Like a Man? - https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1401&context=ugtheses
• LEVEL UP: a Leadership Accelerator for Women on the Rise - https://www.bossedup.org/levelup
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

What individual, organizational, and policy changes will help us transform the daily grind into the good life? The conversation around work-life balance and women in the workplace can feel stalled. You might speak out and speak up about the problems and inequity you see every day, yet insufficient individual solutions remain the most common recommendations. This lack of progress highlights a widespread systemic problem.

Brigid Schulte has quite literally written the book on what’s up with our ongoing struggle to balance a good life with a sustainable career. Her latest book, Over Work: Transforming the Daily Grind in the Quest for a Better Life, is available today! Brigid joins me to discuss what her research has revealed about our continuing struggle to make work actually work for us.

Learn what needs to happen to transform our hustle culture into something healthier, including:

• The declining of the American Dream;
• Why we need to look beyond paid labor when we talk about “work”;
• The importance of good middle management;
• Where the U.S. should look for policy inspiration.

Related Links:

• Over Work: Transforming the Daily Grind in the Quest for a Better Life - https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250801722/overwork
• Overwhelmed: How to Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time - https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250062383/overwhelmed
• Discover More About Brigid - https://www.brigidschulte.com/
• Connect with Brigid on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brigidschulte
• Learn More About the Better Life Lab - https://www.newamerica.org/better-life-lab/
• The Economic Policy Institute’s Productivity Pay Gap - https://www.epi.org/productivity-pay-gap/
• Harvard Business School Study - https://www.hbs.edu/managing-the-future-of-work/Documents/The_Caring_Company.pdf
• The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee - https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-sum-of-us-what-racism-costs-everyone-and-how-we-can-prosper-together-heather-mcghee/14618549?ean=9780525509585
• Workism Is Making Americans Miserable by Derek Thompson - https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/02/religion-workism-making-americans-miserable/583441/
• The Story of Work: A New History of Humankind by Jan Lucassen - https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-story-of-work-a-new-history-of-humankind-jan-lucassen/18399262?ean=9780300267068
• Episode 452, Redefining Success: Women and the Fight for a Fair Economy - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode452
• Episode 440, The Problem With Self-Help - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode440
• Episode 468, Disrupting Elder Care: We Need To Talk More About Working Daughters - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode468
• Episode 456, How Connection Can Cure What Ails Us - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode456
• TAKE ACTION with Bossed Up - https://www.bossedup.org/takeaction
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/
• Follow me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/emiliearies

How do you handle the sting of being passed over for a promotion? Unfortunately, for ambitious women, this frustrating experience tends to be part of the package deal. We’re always pushing ourselves outside our comfort zones—so, of course we won’t get every opportunity we go after. In this episode, I share how to manage the emotional aftermath of this normal but distressing experience without losing your drive.

Tackle these three tips for coming out on top after a promotion pass-over:

• Why you need to let yourself feel all the feelings;
• How to get clear on what your career future looks like now;
• When it’s time to think about moving on.

Related Links:

• Episode 323, How To Lead With Emotional Intelligence - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode323
• Episode 295, How to Make Career Progress in the New Year - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode295
• The Progress Principle, Harvard Business Review - https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=40692
• Permission To Feel: The Power Of Emotional Intelligence To Achieve Well-Being And Success by Marc Brackett, Ph.D. - https://bookshop.org/p/books/permission-to-feel-unlocking-the-power-of-emotions-to-help-our-kids-ourselves-and-our-society-thrive-marc-brackett/9879244?ean=9781250212832
• LEVEL UP: a Leadership Accelerator for Women on the Rise - https://www.bossedup.org/levelup
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

How do you navigate grief in the workplace in an empathic and supportive way? We all experience loss, and we might default to assuming the only place for grief is in the home. The truth is that a loss permeates every aspect of our lives, sometimes for years or even decades, and it certainly crosses into the workplace. 

Krista St-Germain experienced a devastating loss in 2016 when her husband was killed by an impaired driver. That trauma propelled her into grief, then therapy, then research. Today, she is the founder of the Mom Goes On group coaching program and the host of the Widowed Mom podcast. She shares her hard-won wisdom on what we need to know about grief and how to navigate it in the workplace, both for ourselves and in support of others.

Question your assumptions about grief and learn to better support yourself or others who are navigating it, including:

• How we’ve come to misunderstand the grieving process;
• The role time plays when we are healing from a loss;
• How to navigate interactions with grieving coworkers;
• The possibilities of life beyond grieving and post-traumatic growth.

Related Links:

• Learn more about Krista’s work - https://www.coachingwithkrista.com/
• Follow Krista on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lifecoachkrista/
• Connect with Krista on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachingwithkrista
• The Widowed Mom Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-widowed-mom-podcast/id1468127632
• The Grieving Brain by Mary-Frances O’Connor - https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-grieving-brain-the-surprising-science-of-how-we-learn-from-love-and-loss-mary-frances-o-connor/16976128?ean=9780062946249
• Report from the Death Studies Journal on the Dual Process Model - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10848151/
• Brené Brown - Silver Linings Clip - https://brenebrown.com/videos/rsa-short-empathy/
• On Death & Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy & Their Own Families by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross - https://bookshop.org/p/books/on-death-dying-what-the-dying-have-to-teach-doctors-nurses-clergy-their-own-families-elisabeth-kubler-ross/9165298?ean=9781476775548
• On Grief & Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross - https://bookshop.org/p/books/on-grief-grieving-finding-the-meaning-of-grief-through-the-five-stages-of-loss-david-kessler/6699869?ean=9781476775555
• Episode 468: Disrupting Elder Care: We Need To Talk More About Working Daughters - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode468
• LEVEL UP: a Leadership Accelerator for Women on the Rise - https://www.bossedup.org/levelup
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/
• Follow me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/emiliearies

Deloitte recently released their 2024 Women @ Work report, which surveyed 5,000 women across 10 countries. In this episode, I highlight three unexpected trends that warrant further discussion and that I plan to explore in upcoming episodes of this podcast. 

Explore the state of work for women around the world:

• What does the study have to say about women’s rights overall?
• How does new intel about burnout reflect a change in workplace mental health programs?
• How are issues impacting older women at work finally getting long-overdue attention?

Related Links:

• Read the Deloitte Women @ Work 2024 report - women-at-work-2024-a-global-outlook.pdf">https://www.deloitte.com/content/dam/assets-shared/docs/collections/2024/deloitte-women-at-work-2024-a-global-outlook.pdf
• Take Action with Bossed Up - https://www.bossedup.org/takeaction
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

How do you balance caring for your aging parents and your career without burning out? We organize so much in our lives, from our workdays to our childcare. The care of our aging parents or other loved ones, however, can blindside the best of us. When this responsibility suddenly falls into your lap while you’re in the thick of leveling up your career, staying on top of daily expectations, and maybe even raising young children, what do you do?

Liz O’Donnell was faced with this situation, and after more than a decade in the field, she is a recognized expert on working while caregiving. She is the founder of Working Daughters, which supports women balancing elder care on top of their careers and all the other demands of adult life, and the author of Working Daughter: A Guide to Care for Your Aging Parents While Making a Living. In this episode, she shares her wealth of knowledge about navigating elder care without losing yourself.

Discover what to expect if you find yourself caring for an aging loved one, including:

• Why we aren’t talking more about this widespread issue;
• Where policy and workplace elder care support are lacking and how they could improve;
• How to integrate elder care into your life with compassion for yourself;
• Why a post-caregiving plan can give you back a sense of control and purpose.

Related Links:

• Connect with Liz on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz3point0/
• Find resources on Working Daughter.com - https://workingdaughter.com/
• Implement the Caregiving Basics - https://workingdaughter.com/caregiving-basics/
• Order “Working Daughter: A Guide to Care for Your Aging Parents While Making a Living” - https://workingdaughter.com/book-2/
• U.S. Department of Labor, “Older Women and Unpaid Caregiving in the U.S.” - OlderWomenAndUnpaidCaregiving.pdf">https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WB/WBIssueBrief-OlderWomenAndUnpaidCaregiving.pdf
• Deloitte “Women @ Work 2024” Study - women-at-work-2024-a-global-outlook.pdf?dl=1">https://www.deloitte.com/content/dam/assets-shared/docs/collections/2024/deloitte-women-at-work-2024-a-global-outlook.pdf?dl=1
• “The Crisis Facing America's Working Daughters” by Liz O’Donnell - https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/02/working-daughters-eldercare/459249/
• The Wall Street Journal, “When Caring for Your Parents Comes at a Cost to Your Career” - https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/elder-care-parents-workers-e1fa53f9?mod=world_whatsnews_pos3
• The Working Daughter Bill of Rights - https://workingdaughter.com/working-daughter-bill-rights/
• Episode 466, How Gen X Navigates Career Change -  https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode466
• McKinsey & Co. Women in the Workplace Report - https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/diversity-and-inclusion/women-in-the-workplace
• Level Up: a Leadership Accelerator for Women on the Rise - https://www.bossedup.org/levelup
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

Our world is still conflicted about whether or not it likes assertive women. In recent months, I have received both positive and negative feedback about my outspokenness. When I’m confronted with the opinion that my assertive approach to communication might leave a poor taste in people’s mouths, I still have to fight the urge to hide or get defensive, but I have developed a few skills that make these interactions more productive.

The road to owning your voice and raising it confidently when you have something to say can be a long one, especially if you were raised to keep quiet. In this episode, I lay out three tips to help you navigate the situation the next time someone gives you negative feedback about your communication style.

Challenge yourself to start putting these tips into action. Listen now to learn:

• Why it’s better to ask for more information than to get defensive;
• How to decide whose feedback really matters;
• Why you don’t have to act on all the feedback you receive.

Related Links:

• Read “The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness” by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga - https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-courage-to-be-disliked-the-japanese-phenomenon-that-shows-you-how-to-change-your-life-and-achieve-real-happiness-ichiro-kishimi/6691584
• Get Emilie’s book, “Bossed Up: A Grown Woman's Guide to Getting Your Sh*t Together” - https://www.bossedup.org/book
• SPEAK UP: An Assertive Communication Course- https://www.bossedup.org/speakup
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

Gen Xers have a wealth of experience and talent to offer the workforce, and yet Millennials and Baby Boomers tend to receive the majority of the media focus and career advice available today. Even Bossed Up doesn’t have as much information for this generation as it could.

In doing my part to correct this oversight, I speak with Vince Chan, host of the Chief Change Officer podcast. A Gen Xer herself, Vince supports Gen X professionals as they traverse critical career crossroads. In this episode, Vince shares how the shared traits of this group result in a resilient generation with so much to offer—often more than even they realize.

Discover how Gen X navigates career transformation, including:

• How Gen X’s deep respect for institutions can help them and hold them back;
• The lifetime of technological shifts Gen Xers have navigated
• Why Gen X needs to set aside a fear of judgment and love themselves more.

Related Links:

• Connect with Vince on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thevincechan/
• Listen to the Chief Change Officer podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chief-change-officer/id1735006441
• Episode 176, Changing Careers After 40 - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode176
• Episode 64, A Feminist Take on F.I.R.E. - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode64
• Episode 456, How Connection Can Cure What Ails Us - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode456
• Episode 434, The Economic Imperative of Affordable Childcare - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode434
• HIRED: my Job Search Accelerator - https://www.bossedup.org/gethired
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

The last week’s historic political events warrant a totally new, unscripted episode. 

On July 21st, the news that President Biden would no longer pursue re-election and would endorse Vice President Kamala Harris left me excited and energized for the future, feelings that only grew as I spoke with so many women in the week following the announcement. Just imagine what this candidacy could mean for women, particularly women of color and those in leadership positions.

In today’s episode, I share my thoughts about what Kamala’s candidacy means for women.

Join me to consider the possibilities this election year, including:

• How we can  embrace the “audacity of hope” and not sit back in silence;
• How the words we choose when speaking about Kamala’s candidacy - whether we support her or not - says more about how we view women and power overall;
• Why we should focus on electing the best future president, not the perfect one;
• And three ways you can join me to take meaningful action today.

Related Links:

• Register to vote - https://vote.gov/
• Donate to the campaign - https://secure.actblue.com/donate/potuskamala
• Volunteer to give support - https://kamalaharris.com
• Learn more about Rank Choice Voting - https://rcvforcolorado.org/
• The Audacity Of Hope by Barack Obama - https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-audacity-of-hope-barack-hussein-obama/12721004?ean=9781606860731
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/
• Follow Emilie on Instagram: www.instagram.com/emiliearies

Content warning: this episode briefly touches on alcoholism, substance abuse, and abusive relationships.

Why does setting boundaries sound so simple, and yet is so hard to practice? My guests on this episode know that it takes practice to make any difficult communication practice permanent.

Jan and Jillian Yuhas are twin relationship and conflict resolution specialists who help leaders, families, and organizations build stronger, growth-oriented relationships and set boundaries that stick. They’re also the authors of a new book, Boundary Badass: A Powerful Method for Elevating Your Value and Relationships.

Uncover the benefits of setting values-based boundaries at work and at home:

• Why it can be harder to set personal boundaries than professional, despite a lot of similarities;
• How to balance setting boundaries and remaining a high-value employee and leader;
• The importance of identifying values and boundaries from a place of logic, not emotion;
• Practicing assertive communication in a society where women’s voices are often misconstrued.

Related Links:

• Learn more about Jan and Jillian - https://www.janandjillian.com/
• Buy “Boundary Badass: A Powerful Method for Elevating Your Value and Relationships” - https://www.boundarybadass.com/
• Speak Up: An Assertive Communication Course- https://www.bossedup.org/speakup
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/
• Bossed Up EP 251: The Difference Between Assertive V. Aggressive Communication - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode251
• More Bossed Up Episodes on Assertive Communication - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/category/Assertive+Communication

What would you do differently the second time around? I’m getting the chance to dig deep into this question as I prepare for my second maternity leave this fall. As my due date crawls closer, I have been thinking a lot about what my family’s lives will look like after the baby arrives. In this episode, I highlight three specific ways I’m adjusting my approach and the systemic and personal factors that affect these decisions.

How would you navigate these second-baby considerations?

• What’s changed with saving up for childcare (for me and for Americans everywhere);
• Why I’m fixating less on birth and more on what comes after;
• Where I’ve decided to focus my nesting instincts this time around.

Related Links:

• Episode 434, The Economic Imperative of Affordable Childcare - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode434
• Episode 332, 5 Things to Keep In Mind When Financially Preparing For a Baby - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode332
• Economic Data Underscores the Need for Significant, Sustained Investment in Child Care and Early Learning - https://www.ffyf.org/resources/2021/12/latest-economic-data-underscores-the-need-for-significant-sustained-investment-in-child-care-and-early-learning/
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

Initiatives to address pay gaps are spreading across the country. My home state of Colorado is a trailblazer in this quest, and people like today’s guest are spearheading policies that are changing the landscape nationwide. Louise Myrland, the VP of Programs for the Women’s Foundation of Colorado, joins me today to discuss Colorado’s historic pay transparency law, its nationwide impact, and new data showing the profound effects this groundbreaking legislation has had on the careers and lives of women in Colorado - as well as job-seekers everywhere.

Leverage Louise’s knowledge of this game-changing policy:

• Learn your rights as a job seeker;
• Discover how this legislation expands the rights of already-employed workers, too;
• Interview tips for navigating outlawed salary questions;
• The fascinating numbers behind our country’s closing gender wage gap.

Related Links:

• Learn more about The Women’s Foundation of Colorado and access many helpful resources - https://www.wfco.org
• Explore Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act - https://cdle.colorado.gov/dlss/equal-pay-for-equal-work-act
• The Women’s Foundation of Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work 2023 report - https://www.wfco.org/equalpay
• Learn more about Colorado’s Department of Labor and Employment - https://cdle.colorado.gov/labor-law-stats/demands-complaints-responses-and-settlements
• Press release for Equal Pay Day News - Pay-Day-News-Release-2024-updated.pdf">https://www.wfco.org/file/Equal-Pay-Day-News-Release-2024-updated.pdf
• Download the Bossed Up Negotiation Guide for job seekers - https://www.bossedup.org/negotiation
• Listen to episode 444, Are Pay Transparency Laws Working? - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode444
• HIRED: my Job Search Accelerator - https://www.bossedup.org/gethired
• Find forms for reporting employers on equal pay rights and more here - http://bosssedup.org/takeaction
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

What’s the wildest thing that has happened to you at a presentation or workshop? Whether in the audience or on the stage, most of us have experienced something not going according to plan. I had my own experience with this a few weeks ago while giving a keynote in California, during which time a surprising disruption inspired the three tips I’m sharing today on how to keep calm and carry on when something goes awry. 

Learn from my experience to strengthen your own public speaking skills, including:

• Why you should address what happened, not ignore it;
• What to say once the moment has passed;
• How to empower your audience and yourself to move forward.

Related Links:

• Book me to speak at your company or conference: www.emiliearies.com
• Speak Up: A Live Assertive Communication Course for Women in the Workplace - https://www.bossedup.org/speakup
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

How do you manage a complex pregnancy while continuing to manage your career? 

Pregnancy can be complicated, and people who experienced prior reproductive challenges often anxiously wonder just how similar their next experience will be. When these stressors are piled on top of our day-to-day work challenges and the possibility of an unsupportive workplace, things get even more daunting.

I’m thrilled to share that I am currently in my second trimester (!!) after past fertility challenges, so this is a topic close to my heart. This was the perfect time to talk with Dr. Nathan Fox about the premise of his new book, and how to manage pregnancy expectations and assertively communicate with both physicians and superiors in the workplace during this time.

Dive into this discussion by learning more about:

• Embracing a joint decision-making approach to medicine that honors both doctor and patient expertise;
• Identifying the best OB/GYN for your unique health situation;
• Understanding the risk of recurrence of pregnancy complications;
• And advocating for your rights as a pregnant person in the workplace.

Related Links:

• Episode 438, The Impact of Stress Reduction on Infertility - https://bossedup.org/podcast/episode438
• Episode 414, New Rights for Pregnant Workers  - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode414
• Episode 346, How to Advocate for a Better Work-Life Balance as a Working Parent - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode346
• Episode 311, How To Talk About Marital Status, Parental Status, And Pregnancy In The Interview - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode311
• Discover more about Nathan’s Podcast - https://healthfulwoman.com
• Learn more about Nathan’s practice - https://www.mfmnyc.com/team/nathan-fox/
• Buy “The Unexpected: Navigating Pregnancy During and After Complications by Emily Oster and Dr. Nathan Fox - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717163/the-unexpected-by-emily-oster-and-nathan-fox-md/
• Expecting Better by Emily Oster - https://bookshop.org/p/books/expecting-better-why-the-conventional-pregnancy-wisdom-is-wrong-and-what-you-really-need-to-know-emily-oster/15735353?ean=9780143125709
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

How has your life been affected by a non-compete agreement? Whether you’re painfully familiar with these contract clauses, know someone who is, or just think our free market could be more free, the recent news that non-compete agreements are on their way out the door should give you a boost.

Those who have been boxed in by an employer’s non-compete agreement are absolutely not alone—they are baked into around 30 million Americans’ employment contracts. In this episode and blog post, I break down where non-competes came from, the issues they cause, and explore what a future without them might look like.

Find out what a world without non-compete agreements might look like:

• What are they are and how they constrain employees;
• The widespread impact of these contracts;
• How will these changes affect the labor market;
• How will employers protect their intellectual property from now on?

Related Links:

• Statistics from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - https://www.minneapolisfed.org/article/2023/new-data-on-non-compete-contracts-and-what-they-mean-for-workers
• New York Times “The Great American Labor Trap” - noncompete-clause-rule.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/11/opinion/ftc-noncompete-clause-rule.html
• Jon Stewart’s interview with Lina Khan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaDTiWaYfcM
• HIRED: my Job Search Accelerator - https://www.bossedup.org/gethired
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

How do you move cities without totally starting over? Relocating to a new place causes can leave you feeling totally uprooted and lost. Who better than a professional community builder and networking pro to offer insight on getting back into the swing of things in a new space? Emily Merrell, is the founder of the Second Degree Society networking community and Ready Set Coach, and my guest today.

A few years ago, Emily relocated from San Francisco to Denver. She shares her thoughts on navigating such a significant life change - and doing it all as a new parent.

Take away some great tips for masterminding your next move:

• How to embrace discomfort and grow in a new place;
• Why asking people out on friend dates is a game-changer;
• How scheduling non-negotiable social experiences can help;
• The challenge of balancing networking and caring for your family.

Related Links:

• Learn more about Emily - https://www.emilymerrell.com/
• Connect with Emily on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/emilyamerrell/
• Discover Second Degree Society - https://seconddegreesociety.com/
• Check out Ready Set Coach - https://www.readysetcoachprogram.com/
• The Second Degree Podcast - https://seconddegreesociety.com/podcast-page/
• The Ready Set Coach Podcast - https://www.readysetcoachprogram.com/podcast
• Episode 456: How Connection Can Cure What Ails Us - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode456
• Episode 450: Entrepreneurship vs Employment: Building a Blended Career - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode450
• Level Up: a Leadership Accelerator for Women on the Rise - https://www.bossedup.org/levelup
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

How should you address a layoff in a job interview? This year of job market flux has seen more than 80,000 layoffs in the tech industry alone, on top of 250,000+ in 2023. These statistics highlight just how normal and not-at-all-shameful layoffs are, but that doesn’t mean living through them is easy.

In today’s episode, I have three takeaways for managing the interview question that will inevitably come up if you’re one of the hundreds of thousands of people who were unceremoniously let go in the past year and a half. 

These tips serve as a reminder that the question “Tell us about why you were laid off” is a chance to focus your story on your values and use your experiences to drive home what makes you a great candidate for the opportunity before you.

Tune in to learn how to explain your layoff with pride and power:

• Why you shouldn’t skirt around the truth;
• How to normalize your experience without making it personal;
• Where to take the story so it highlights your best traits and skills.

Related Links:

• HIRED: my Job Search Accelerator - https://www.bossedup.org/gethired
• Episode 455 - How to Create a Sustainable Job Search Schedule when You’re Unemployed - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode455
• Episode 453 - Prioritizing your Job Search While Holding Down a Full-Time Job - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode453
• From Verdict: “New year kicks off continued tech layoffs in 2024” - https://www.verdict.co.uk/new-year-kicks-off-continued-tech-layoffs-in-2024/
• From Yahoo Finance: “Five biggest tech industry layoffs of 2024, so far” - biggest-tech-industry-layoffs-151712010.html">https://finance.yahoo.com/news/five-biggest-tech-industry-layoffs-151712010.html
• Tech Layoff Tracker: https://layoffs.fyi/
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

In our modern world, where isolation, loneliness, and stress are at all-time highs, how do we fend off the feelings—and the medical symptoms—that plague such an outsized percentage of our species?

Journalist Julia Hotz’s new book, The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service, and Belonging, explores the phenomenon of social prescribing, a medicine-adjacent approach being adopted in the UK that sees doctors prescribing things like “sea swimming” (yes, really!) and has the potential to alleviate not only the health burdens many of us face in our daily lives but also the pressures on the medical system and the heavy costs of medical care. In this episode, I talk with Julia about what inspired her to write The Connection Cure and the incredible and surprising results of her extensive research. 

Discover how social prescribing could take you from asking, “what’s wrong with me?” to “what matters to me?” instead:

• Defining and demystifying the concept of social prescribing;
• How reconnecting with how we used to live can drastically improve our health;
• Where our deep-seated misconceptions about mental health come from;
• Whether social prescribing stands a chance of taking hold in the U.S.

Related Links:

• Order Julia’s book - https://www.socialprescribing.co/
• Find Julia on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hotzthoughts/
• Episode 172, The Healing Power of Nature - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode172
• Episode 440 - The Problem with Self-Help - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode440
• The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative by Florence Williams - https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-nature-fix-why-nature-makes-us-happier-healthier-and-more-creative-florence-williams/16616779?ean=9780393355574
• How to take the news that depression has not been shown to be caused by a chemical imbalance by Dr. Joanna Moncrieff - https://joannamoncrieff.com/2022/07/24/how-to-take-the-news-that-depression-has-not-been-shown-to-be-caused-by-a-chemical-imbalance/
• Dopesick by Beth Macy - https://bookshop.org/p/books/dopesick-dealers-doctors-and-the-drug-company-that-addicted-america-beth-macy/16344771?ean=9780316551304
• Dr. Rachel Zofffness' Pain Management Workbook -https://www.amazon.com/Pain-Management-Workbook-Powerful-Mindfulness/dp/1684036445
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

How do you avoid making the job search your entire life when seeking employment is your full-time pursuit? Searching for a new job is stressful and time-consuming. If you’re doing the full-time job search hustle, factors like financial stress and endless immersion in the hunt can quickly become overwhelming. Add to that, it’s taking many months or even a full year these days to land a job. All this highlights the need to build sustainability into your search.

Two weeks back, I covered how to create a sustainable job search plan when you’re also working full-time. Today, I’m sharing some strategies on how to do the same when you’re unemployed and searching for the perfect career opportunity. I hope that by tailoring these strategies to your own biorhythms and strengths, you’ll be equipped to approach this trying and tiring time with a bit more ease.

Crack the secret of sustainable full-time job searching :

• Why you should batch your tasks and kick multitasking to the curb;
• How creating your own deadlines will help keep you accountable;
• The trick to reawakening your flagging energy and fending off isolation;
• The need for boundaries and restraint even as you push to the finish line.

Related Links:

• HIRED: my Job Search Accelerator - https://www.bossedup.org/gethired
• Episode 141, How To Tap Into Your Network and Ask for Help - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode141
• Episode 152, How To Write A Resume And Cover Letter That Lands Interviews - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode152
• Episode 153, How To Have Effective Informational Interviews - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode153
• Episode 365, How To Write A Meaningful Cover Letter For Today’s Competitive Job Market - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode365
• Episode 413, How To Keep Your Resumes And Cover Letters Organized On The Job Search - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode413
• Episode 415, How To Use AI To Write Cover Letters Faster - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode415
• Episode 435, Grow Your Professional Network in the New Year - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode435
• Episode 449, Your Cover Letter is Better With Bullet Points - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode449
• Episode 450, Entrepreneurship vs. Employment: Building a Blended Career - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode450
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

How has our patriarchal society structured your thoughts and how can you take them back? If you’ve always considered “reprogramming your brain” to be mystical mumbo jumbo, this guest might just change your mind. I certainly had to adjust my preconceived notions when I read Kara Loewentheil‘s new book, Take Back Your Brain: How a Sexist Society Gets in Your Head and How to Get It Out.

Kara and I talk about the insidious nature of our patriarchal society and the impact of that socialization on our brains. We cover making the leap into your dream job and the balance between systemic and individual change. The founder of A New School of Feminist Thought, Kara teaches women how to rewire their thought patterns to spur societal change, and her work is just the eye-opening and mind-expanding approach that women can benefit from.

Learn more about how your brain works and how to deprogram the patriarchy from within, starting with:

• Our tendency to throw out the dreams that don’t please everyone;
• Mistaking a layer of liberating beliefs for a fundamental cognitive shift;
• Forgetting that every major social change started with one person’s thoughts;
• How we define and approach radical acceptance and radical action.

Related Links:

• Order Kara’s book - https://www.takebackyourbrainbook.com/
• Listen to the UnF*** Your Brain podcast - https://schoolofnewfeministthought.com/podcasts/
• Connect with Kara online - https://schoolofnewfeministthought.com/about/
• EP 323: How To Lead With Emotional Intelligence | Best Of Bossed Up - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode323
• Permission to Feel: The Power of Emotional Intelligence to Achieve Well-Being and Success by Marc Brackett - https://bookshop.org/p/books/permission-to-feel-unlocking-the-power-of-emotions-to-help-our-kids-ourselves-and-our-society-thrive-marc-brackett/9879244?ean=9781250212832
• Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl - https://bookshop.org/p/books/man-s-search-for-meaning-viktor-e-frankl/8996943?ean=9780807014271
• Speak Up: A Live Assertive Communication Course for Women in the Workplace - https://www.bossedup.org/speakup
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

How do you make time to job search while keeping a full-time job going? Finding a job these days feels a lot like a full-time job in itself, and it’s not easy to make meaningful progress without completely exhausting yourself.

The reality of the modern job market is that it can take months to manifest a new offer. That’s a lot of time spent searching, so you need to have a sustainable plan in place. Having tackled this mountain recently myself, I have some tried and true tips to help you stay on track without running out of steam.

Get your action plan in place with these measurable and manageable tips:

• Why you should script your job search moves ahead of time;
• How to build out an impactful and trackable application strategy;
• How to stay realistic about the sacrifices you’ll need to make without going overboard.

Related Links:

• Episode 435, Grow Your Professional Network in the New Year - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode435
• Episode 449, Your Cover Letter is Better With Bullet Points - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode449
• Episode 450, Entrepreneurship vs. Employment: Building a Blended Career - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode450
• Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard by Chip and Dan Heath - https://bookshop.org/p/books/switch-how-to-change-things-when-change-is-hard-dan-heath/943987?ean=9780385528757
• Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less by Tiffany Dufu - https://bookshop.org/p/books/drop-the-ball-achieving-more-by-doing-less-tiffany-dufu/8440970?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwir2xBhC_ARIsAMTXk87ULKKXylioThwgZ0ii3_BpBeMleVtIKcNnvWli6UvOngBkknREVMoaAn-qEALw_wcB
• S*** First Drafts by Anne Lamott - https://wrd.as.uky.edu/sites/default/files/1-Shitty%20First%20Drafts.pdf
• Time To Hire Factbook by Josh Bersin - https://joshbersin.com/time-to-hire-benchmark-factbook/
• HIRED: my Job Search Accelerator - https://www.bossedup.org/gethired
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

We’re in the midst of unprecedented times, where corporations prioritize short-term profits over the long-term health of their organizations, clients, and employees. Wage and wealth gaps grow ever-larger, and a few billionaires hoard an obscene amount of money while more and more people struggle just to get by. 

The upcoming book Fair Shake: Women and the Fight to Build a Just Economy, which my guest June Carbone co-authored with Naomi Cahn and Nancy Levit, explores the history, politics, and legality of how we got to where we are today, the impact this system has on women and the quest for gender equality, and the efforts being made to reverse these trends. 

Explore what past and present corporate research can teach us about where we’re headed:

• Where did our winner-take-all economy come from?
• How does this profits-first, people-last approach impact women?
• What is the triple bind befalling women leaders today?
• How do we start rebuilding a positive-sum economic culture of collectivism?

Related Links:

• Pre-order ‘Fair Shake: Women and the Fight to Build a Just Economy’ - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/fair-shake-naomi-cahn/1141652296?ean=9781982115128
• Banks with More Women on Their Boards Commit Less Fraud - https://hbr.org/2021/05/banks-with-more-women-on-their-boards-commit-less-fraud
• The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change to Adopt
• Listing Rules Related to Board Diversity - 8186013-227180.pdf">https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nasdaq-2020-081/srnasdaq2020081-8186013-227180.pdf
• Connect with June online - https://law.umn.edu/profiles/june-carbone
• Episode 440: The Problem with Self-Help - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode440
• Episode 444: Are Pay Transparency Laws Working? - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode444
• Take Action with Bossed Up - https://www.bossedup.org/takeaction
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

We all have our ideal working conditions. We might love working from home, enjoy a couple of sociable days in the office each week, or crave the daily ritual of a peaceful commute. Whatever your personal preference, the recent trend in many sectors to force a return to the office has raised a lot of concerns.

In this episode, I dig into the statistics and history of the WFH-to-RTO saga and its weighty impact on employees—in particular, how the move away from flexible work options may have a disproportionate effect on working mothers.

We’ll break down the latest data and explain how we got here:

• Why the “she-cession” was followed by an influx of moms re-entering the workforce;
• The stats that back up the nation’s feelings on flexible work;
• How changing mandates are affecting job seekers;
• The systemic causes that got us to where we are today.

Related Links:

• Wall Street Journal essay - https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/return-to-the-office-mandates-are-a-disaster-for-working-mothers-bf57a071
• Time magazine article - https://time.com/6251465/return-to-office-working-moms-pandemic/
• University of Chicago research - https://bfi.uchicago.edu/working-paper/time-savings-when-working-from-home/
• Bankrate article on the effects of return-to-office mandates - https://www.bankrate.com/personal-finance/return-to-office-mandates-effects-on-working-mothers/
• Take Action with Bossed Up - https://www.bossedup.org/takeaction
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

Community, connection, and collaboration: these are the keys to our survival as a species if you ask Baily Hancock, a community architect and strategist with more than three decades of experience. Prioritizing these concepts within both her own career trajectory and her client work has positioned Baily as an expert and thought leader who helps organizations conceptualize, launch, and grow successful communities.

In this episode, she shares what she’s learned about leveraging community, leaning on connections when navigating major career pivots, and fostering collaboration every step of the way. We even dig into thought leadership and the question of job security as either an employee or entrepreneur.

Prepare to expand your professional persona and unleash the thought leader within as we uncover:

• The persistent reality of reinvention throughout our careers
• The game-changing benefits of nurturing community and reaching out
• What’s actually more secure—being an employee or entrepreneur?
• How to put yourself out there as a thought leader and expert

Related Links:

• Connect with Baily on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bailyhancock/
• Visit Baily’s website - https://bailyhancock.com/
• Snag the Podcast Guest Playbook - https://bailyhancock.com/podcastguest
• Join The Collaboration Coalition - https://collaborationcoalition.mn.co/
• The Level Up: a Leadership Accelerator for Women on the Rise - https://www.bossedup.org/levelup
• Speak Up: our live assertive communication course - http://www.bossedup.org/speakup
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

Writing cover letters is stressful. If I surveyed a thousand job seekers about their least favorite parts of the job search, I bet most of them would put this task near the top of their list. But as awful as they can be, they’re still important and can help set you apart. A good cover letter lets you highlight the most important details of your application right away. 

Here’s my straightforward, bullet point-based cover letter strategy that will help you curb the overwhelm and get right to the point. Keeping the reader engaged through the first page of your application goes a long way to getting your foot in the interview room door. 

Discover my go-to template for creating an impactful cover letter every time:

• Why white space and brevity will land your cover letter on the top of the stack;
• How to harness the awesome power of the rule of three;
• Step-by-step instructions for creating your own low-stress, speedy cover letter writing strategy.

Related Links:

• Hired: my Job Search Accelerator - https://www.bossedup.org/gethired
• Episode 365, How To Write A Meaningful Cover Letter For Today’s Competitive Job Market - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode365
• Episode 415, How To Use AI To Write Cover Letters Faster - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode415
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

Resiliency is an important trait for any leader, but the systemic barriers that underrepresented professionals face, on top of persisting gender and racial gaps, make this skill even more vital. My guest, Jacqueline Twillie, quite literally wrote the book on resiliency for these leaders, drawing on her experience working to reduce worldwide inequity. 

In this episode, we discuss her book and her approach to strategic sustainability for leaders facing these challenging dynamics. From the cyclical process of refilling your resilience well to a fresh take on failure, Jacqueline’s approach to empowering women from underrepresented backgrounds who are navigating the pitfalls and potentials of leadership offers real-world advice for all leaders seeking a stronger foothold in their futures.

Reset your mindset with Jacqueline’s expert insights into:

• The ways risk, resilience, rest, and reward work together to foster growth;
• How cultivating resilience is like navigating a traffic jam;
• What neurotransmitters and nutrition have to do with resilient leadership.

Related Links:

• Jacqueline’s website - https://www.zerogap.co/
• Connect with Jacqueline on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacquelinetwillie/
• Connect with Jacqueline on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jacquelinetwillie/?hl=en
• Connect with Jacqueline on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Jvtwillie/
• The Resilient Leaders Program - https://www.zerogap.co/resileintleadersprogram
• Jacqueline’s book, Dear Resilient Leader: A Guide for Underrepresented Leaders - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNRFYVZQ/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_15FXH2FQXNWCNHPEZJKS?linkCode=ml1&tag=thepowbre-20
• The Seven Spirtual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra - https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-seven-spiritual-laws-of-success-a-pocketbook-guide-to-fulfilling-your-dreams-one-hour-of-wisdom-deepak-chopra/11605345?ean=9781878424716
• Mindet by Carol Dwek - https://bookshop.org/p/books/mindset-the-new-psychology-of-success-carol-s-dweck/7841782?ean=9780345472328
• Episode 386, How To Boost Your Energy With The Power Of Nutrition - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode386
• Level Up: a Leadership Accelerator for Women on the Rise - https://www.bossedup.org/levelup
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

How does your LinkedIn Skills section look these days? Whether or not you’re currently on the hunt for new employment opportunities, this is your friendly reminder to get your Skills section in order. LinkedIn places a huge focus on this section of your profile when it comes to recruiters looking for candidates.

In this episode, I walk you through how to amp up your Skills section. With everything we have to do, wouldn’t it be nice to let LinkedIn take some of the hard work of job searching (even if you’re just low-key looking right now) off your plate?

Listen along as we walk through this essential process and discover:

• Why fine-tuning your Skills section is so important to your job search;
• How to narrow the long list of skills you possess so it serves you best;
• How to navigate the finicky nuances of the skills list LinkedIn provides.

Related Links:

• Hired: my Job Search Accelerator - https://www.bossedup.org/gethired
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

Whether an organization’s teams are centered in a single city or dispersed across the world, cultural differences inevitably emerge. For leaders accustomed to knowing the answers and acting on their singular understanding of situations, it can be difficult to recognize these differences, much less level up the listening skills needed to address them for the good of their organization.

For more than 10 years, Hawa Kombian has worked within and alongside companies in Canada, Ghana, and more, using her expertise in cross-cultural competency and communication to help her clients achieve operational sustainability and social vibrancy through customized results-driven cultures of connection. In this episode, Hawa and I delve into the compassionate approach she teaches to guide leaders and their teams in this important work. 

Explore the essential impact of cross-cultural competency on the future of work with:

• Why listening is the key to positive change in any organization;
• How to lead with cross-cultural compassion in today’s remote workplaces;
• The need for humility in leaders championing long-term change;
• How we can redefine the legacy of leadership.

Related Links:

• Hawa’s Linktree - https://linktr.ee/hawakoco
• Learn more about Hawa - https://hawakombianconsulting.com/
• Hawa’s LinkedIn article, Hey Founder... How To Collaborate With Your Team  - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hey-founder-how-collaborate-your-team-b-hawa-kombian
• Episode 2 of Hawa’s Compass Audiocast, Choose Friends With Care - https://youtu.be/LU-mWQSu8Z4
• Join Hawa’s Journey Alignment Mastermind - https://testhk.my.canva.site/hkc-media
• Hidden Brain Podcast Episode, US 2.0: What We Have In Common - https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/us-2-0-what-we-have-in-common/
• Level Up: a Leadership Accelerator for Women on the Rise - https://www.bossedup.org/levelup
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

How many meeting invites do you get each week? If your company is like many American organizations, it’s probably too many. Recent research shows that 70% of all company meetings are keeping teams from completing their tasks. On top of that, a Harvard Business Review article reports that “Ineffective meetings that waste our time can negatively impact psychological, physical, and mental well-being.” Yikes! 

In this episode, I share three steps that can help reduce meeting overwhelm. There’s no doubt that declining a meeting is easier said than done. Company culture and concern for professional relationships can make it anxiety-inducing to even consider clicking anything but that little “yes” box on a meeting invitation. But taking the plunge and beginning to question—and even turn down—unnecessary meetings can make a huge difference in your company as a whole.

Navigate the meeting acceptance minefield professionally by learning:

• What the research says about our inefficient attachment to meetings;
• Why it’s okay to ask for more information;
• How and when to decline delicately;
• How to put meeting reduction into practice with your team.

Related Links:

• Harvard Business Review article, “Dear Manager, You’re Holding Too Many Meetings” - https://hbr.org/2022/03/dear-manager-youre-holding-too-many-meetings
• The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker - https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-art-of-gathering-how-we-meet-and-why-it-matters-priya-parker/588739?ean=9781594634932
• My LinkedIn course, “Asserting Yourself: An Empowered Choice - https://www.linkedin.com/learning/asserting-yourself-an-empowered-choice/why-being-assertive-matters
• Bossed Up Accelerator - Level Up - https://www.bossedup.org/levelup  
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

Pay transparency is one of our policy priorities at Bossed Up, and in this episode, I speak with a scholar who studies the subject: Zoë Cullen. An assistant professor of entrepreneurial management at Harvard Business School, Zoë has spent the last decade studying gender gaps within the workforce, and most recently has focused on the effects of pay transparency laws. 

Her research reveals a lot of interesting information about what pay transparency means for individual workers, career motivation, and hiring practices. Zoë’s practical explanations of the data help put this groundbreaking policy into perspective. 

Find out what the numbers say about how pay transparency is playing out in the real world:

• Which information frictions and taboos stand in the way;
• The surprising effect of learning what your boss makes;
• How pay transparency affects powerhouse negotiators in the workplace;
• And even the potential downsides to pay transparency for worker’s wages.

Related Links:

• Connect with Zoë - https://zcullen.github.io/
• Read Zoë’s article, “Is Pay Transparency Good?” - https://zcullen.github.io/assets/docs/JEP%20Is%20Pay%20Transparency%20Good.pdf
• Read Zoë’s article, “Equilibrium Effects Of Pay Transparency” - https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w28903/w28903.pdf
• Equal Pay for Equal Work Act - https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb19-085
• Episode 319, “How To Talk Money With Your Friends and Family and Why It’s Critically Important That You Do” - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode319
• Episode 146 “Step-By-Step Negotiation Prep” https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode146
• Salary Insights Guide - https://www.bossedup.org/negotiation#salaryinsights
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

When you need a reference, what’s the first thing you do? Almost everyone looking for a new job will need a reference or two, and a former employer is the most common choice. However customary this exchange might be, though, no one appreciates having a reference call sprung on them without warning.

I recently received just such an out-of-the-blue reference check. The uncomfortable experience prompted me to pull together four tips for putting your best foot forward when you come to this point in your job search. Spoiler alert: it all starts with giving your reference a heads-up. 

In today’s episode, I unpack some steps to make the most of your ask:

• Why a friendly reconnection is key
• Which job search details you’ll want to include
• How to check the temperature of your contact
• A bonus query for the bravest among us

Related Links:

• My LinkedIn Learning course, How To Leverage References, Recommendations, and Referrals to Advance Your Career - https://www.linkedin.com/learning/how-to-leverage-references-recommendations-and-referrals-to-advance-your-career/advance-your-career
• Bossed Up’s Job Search Resource Hub - https://www.bossedup.org/free-resources/job-search
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

Most of us have or will experience the classic post-promotion “freakout.” This crushing crisis of confidence leaves us wondering how we got here and whether we can handle our new responsibilities. Jodi Flynn, a leadership development expert with more than a decade of experience helping organizations with attracting, developing, and successfully promoting more women into senior levels of leadership, often helps clients through this transitional time and remembers well the feeling of navigating it herself.

In this episode, we sit down to explore the reasons behind this inevitable anxiety. We lay out a host of tips to help you navigate and manage these feelings, so you can embrace the boss you’re meant to be.

Feel empowered with Jodi’s practical and insightful ideas for navigating this new terrain:

• How to deal with the tedious intersection of gratitude and anxiety;
• How to shift your perspective by cultivating an inner boss identity;
• Why you owe it to your team and yourself to delegate;
• Why keeping up on self-care as a leader is more than just a nice-to-have.

Related Links:

• Follow Jodi on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodiflynn/
• Jodi’s podcast Women Taking the Lead - https://womentakingthelead.com/podcast/
• Jodi’s organization - https://womentakingthelead.com/
• Jodi’s book Accomplished: How to Go from Dreaming to Doing - https://bookshop.org/p/books/accomplished-how-to-go-from-dreaming-to-doing-jodi-flynn/11327872?ean=9780692806975
• Jodi’s Leadership Operating System Inventory - https://womentakingthelead.com/leadership-abilities-inventory/
• Maine’s Women’s Conference - https://www.themainewomensconference.org/
• Massachusetts Conference of Women - https://www.maconferenceforwomen.org/
• Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear - https://bookshop.org/p/books/atomic-habits-an-easy-proven-way-to-build-good-habits-break-bad-ones-james-clear/12117739?ean=9780735211292
• McKinsey’s Women in the Workplace Study - in-the-workplace-2022.pdf">https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mckinsey/featured%20insights/diversity%20and%20inclusion/women%20in%20the%20workplace%202022/women-in-the-workplace-2022.pdf
• Academy of Management Journal Article - https://journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5465/amj.2016.0662
• Bossed Up Episode 426, Women of Color in Leadership and Trauma at Work - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode426
• Bossed Up Episode 437, The Succession Gap and the Growing Value of Your Leadership Aspirations - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode437
• Bossed Up Episode 407, How to Delegate Without Feeling so Bad About It - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode407
• My LinkedIn Learning Course, Coping With Your Impostor Syndrome To Build Your Career Confidence - https://www.linkedin.com/learning/coping-with-impostor-syndrome-to-build-career-confidence/feeling-like-a-fraud
• Level Up Leadership Accelerator - https://www.bossedup.org/levelup
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

Recently, a member of my HIRED Job Search Accelerator community asked a very important and relevant question: how do I get back into the job search after years away?

If you or someone you know is preparing to take the plunge back into the working world, the four tips in this episode will familiarize you with how the job hunt landscape has changed and leave you feeling more confident in the career skills you still possess. 

Prepare for this big transition by understanding:

• The importance of starting to send out resumes right now
• The key step for that very first cover letter
• Why reaching out to everyone in your network is a supportive strategy
• How to address that “gap in your resume”

Related Links:

• LinkedIn Learning course “Career Strategies for Women Re-Entering the Workforce” - https://www.linkedin.com/learning/career-strategies-for-women-re-entering-the-workforce/resilience-for-the-road-ahead
• Randstad Survey - https://swnsdigital.com/us/2018/10/it-takes-5-months-of-searching-to-land-a-job-study-finds/
• Prepare to Launch U - https://www.preparetolaunchu.com/
• Listen to the episode “Dealing With Low-Ball Job Offers” - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode439
• Listen to the episode “Grow Your Professional Network in the New Year” -  https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode435
• Listen to the episode “Marketing Yourself in the Job Search After a Career Break” - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode202
• HIRED: my Job Search Accelerator - https://www.bossedup.org/gethired

What’s the last self-help book you read? These days, whatever life change you’re hoping for, there’s a self-help guru and their associated memoir eager to explain how they did it and you can too. The problem is that most of these books are written by the people for whom our capitalist society was built.

In this episode, I speak with Sharon Podobnik, a seasoned executive leadership coach and former self-help fiend whose questioning of the industry led her to write her new book, It’s Not (All) Your Fault: Self-Help and the Individualization of Oppression. Sharon is a font of knowledge on all things self-help and the perfect person to delve deep into this problematic field and begin envisioning a healthier, more equitable alternative.

Get insight into all the misleading and ineffective ways we try to help ourselves, including:

• The disconnect between who writes self-help and who reads it;
• The difference between oppressive and liberatory self-help;
• And how we start building a version of self-help that actually works.

Related Links:

• Find Sharon online - https://www.sharonpodobnikpeterson.com/ 
• Order Sharon’s new book - https://itsnotallyourfault.com/
• The Center for Conscious Leadership - https://www.thecenterforconsciousleadership.com/
• Bossed Up Episode 422 on gender equality at work - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode422
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/ 

What do you do if a job offer comes in with a low-ball salary? In this episode, I dig into a topic inspired by a listener's email that echoes the experiences of many job seekers. The thrill of a job offer in your inbox can be quickly curtailed by a proposed salary that doesn’t even hit the bottom of your range. The let-down stems from a combination of systemic issues around hiring, genuine frustration and stress, and possibly some unrealistic expectations.

I explain what’s going on behind the scenes in these scenarios and what you can do to set yourself up for job search and salary negotiation success.

Press play to discover insights that cast job hunting in a new light, including:

• Why there’s an extended timeline on job searching today
• What’s happening behind the hiring curtain with supply and demand
• When in the process you’re at the peak of your negotiating power
• How you can be a part of the change to greater salary transparency

Related Links:

• Randstad Survey - https://swnsdigital.com/us/2018/10/it-takes-5-months-of-searching-to-land-a-job-study-finds/ 
• Bureau of Labor Statistics - https://www.bls.gov/
• Free Bossed Up Negotiation Guide - https://www.bossedup.org/negotiation
• Learn more about the fight for salary transparency - https://www.bossedup.org/takeaction
• Hired: my Job Search Accelerator - https://www.bossedup.org/gethired
• My job search resource hub - https://www.bossedup.org/free-resources/job-search
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

Content warning: this blog post and podcast episode include mentions of pregnancy loss. 

Odds are, you either know someone or are someone who has experienced infertility or pregnancy loss firsthand. The visibility of this common but traumatic experience has been on the rise, but there’s still a lot to do before people feel as comfortable discussing a pregnancy loss as they do a migraine or knee surgery. 

In this episode, I speak with Dr. Alice Domar, a psychologist and the Chief Compassion Officer at Inception Fertility. Dr. Domar has investigated the link between stress and infertility for decades, and her research shines a fascinating light on this widespread problem. 

Tune in to discover the science behind this mind–body link, including:

• What the research has to say about the link between stress and infertility
• How to address stress reduction without resorting to victim-blaming
• What needs to change in the workforce to improve infertility support

Related Links:

• Dr. Alice Domar’s website - https://dralicedomar.com/
• Inception Fertility - https://inceptionfertility.com/
• Dr. Domar’s books, including Conquering Infertility - https://dralicedomar.com/products/
• Stress and infertility are connected—but 4 mindfulness strategies can help with both by L'Oreal Thompson Payton - https://fortune.com/well/article/stress-infertility-connection-mindfulness-strategies/?utm_source=pocket_saves
• L’Oreal Thompson Payton’s Bossed Up Episode 410 - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode410
• Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth - https://bookshop.org/p/books/ina-may-s-guide-to-childbirth-updated-with-new-material-ina-may-gaskin/11426722?ean=9780553381153
• Pregnant Workers Fairness Act - https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/08/11/2023-17041/regulations-to-implement-the-pregnant-workers-fairness-act#:~:text=The%20PWFA%20requires%20a%20covered,business%20of%20the%20covered%20entity.
• Sarah Brafman’s Bossed Up Episode 414 - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode414
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

Do you aspire to lead others? If yes, you’re in the minority. New research shows that fewer and fewer people are expressing the desire to take on leadership roles, with women and Gen Z workers being chief among those losing interest.

In this episode, I take a look at what’s behind this hesitance to pursue promotions to people management. Then, we’ll dive into what companies need to do to encourage and support their workforce to close this succession gap.

Tune in now to learn:

• How the succession gap exacerbates the gender leadership gap
• Why a solid succession strategy is essential for the development and retention of future leaders
• The very real value of your leadership ambition

Related Links:

• 2023 Visier study - https://www.visier.com/blog/new-research-individual-contributors-shun-management/
• 2022 meta-analysis -  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001879122000550
• Simon Sinek Quote - https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/conversation-why-do-some-teams-succeed-while-others-fail-its-the-environment-stupid/14850/
• Level Up: a Leadership Accelerator for Women on the Rise - https://www.bossedup.org/levelup
• Negotiation Guide: www.bossedup.org/negotiation
• Job Search Resource Hub: https://www.bossedup.org/free-resources/job-search
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

Content warning: this episode includes mentions of pregnancy loss. Growing up, we’re often taught to deny or fight our fears. Fear is weakness, as you may have been told, and the only way to get ahead in the world is to become fearless. But since that’s all but impossible, we wind up spending precious energy we could be putting toward our goals erecting a stone wall around our fears when, in fact, acknowledging and respecting our fears could help us flourish!

In this episode, I speak with Farnoosh Torabi, a personal finance advisor, journalist, and author who explores fear and its role in our pursuit of success in her latest book, A Healthy State of Panic. We discuss how to identify and unpack our fear and use it to bolster our aspirations.

Don’t be afraid to delve into your fears with us as Farnoosh explains:

• What you can learn from observing your fear,
• How naming fear can help you tame fear,
• Why reframing “success” could quell your fear of failure.

Related Links:

• Farnoosh Torabi on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/farnooshtorabi/
• Farnoosh’s website - https://farnoosh.tv/
• A Healthy State of Panic - https://ahealthystateofpanic.com/
• The So Money podcast - https://podcast.farnoosh.tv/
• Bossed Up episode with Marc Brackett - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode323
• Level Up: a Leadership Accelerator for Women on the Rise - https://www.bossedup.org/levelup
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

How have you been making time for building connections? This is not an easy thing to schedule in around work responsibilities, family events, and hard-earned relaxation time, but it is an important and uplifting part of establishing and growing your leadership community.

I dedicated myself to this pursuit wholeheartedly in 2023, and I came away from it with pride in what I accomplished and three takeaways to help you implement networking in your own 2024 strategic plan. Let this be the year you connect with fellow bosses in a new and authentic way.

Grab a pen and listen in—this episode will have you itching to get connecting:

• Discover practical ideas for how to make a habit out of discovering “your people”
• Find out how a scheduling tool can help you create meaningful relationships
• Unveil all the ways this project will benefit your professional and personal life

Related Links:

• HR Certification Institute - https://www.hrci.org/
• The CiviCo - https://www.livecivico.org/
• Leadership Denver - https://denverleadership.org/leadershipdenver/
• Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Leadership Foundation - https://denverleadership.org/
• Calendly - https://calendly.com/
• Asana - https://asana.com
• Emilie’s 2016 YouTube video on effective networking meetings - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnJD4l-tzBE
• Level Up: a Leadership Accelerator for Women on the Rise - https://www.bossedup.org/levelup
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

Raise your hand if being a mom and working away from home has you STRESSED! Most parents would agree: one of the biggest challenges you face in the early years is figuring out how to patch together childcare you can actually afford! 

Most parents in the U.S. have felt the impact of our poor childcare economy. Stiff competition for daycare entry, care coverage that doesn’t reflect the average work schedule, and costs that make it almost impossible for parents of littles to return to work at all are just a handful of the impossible choices working parents face.

Meanwhile… businesses today are desperate for talent! So why aren’t we catering to an eager but largely untapped potential workforce: parents of young children? We need systemic change, and Nicole Riehl is making incredible strides in this arena. Her organization, EPIC, helps businesses address their teams’ childcare needs in a way that benefits their employees, companies, and the economy as a whole.

Explore Nicole’s insights and the innovative solutions that are reshaping how businesses support working parents:

• The major economic impacts of the country’s inadequate childcare infrastructure
• Why affordable, quality childcare is a business imperative
• How childcare improvements align with the future of modern communities

Related Links:

• EPIC’s website - https://www.coloradoepic.org/
• Nicole’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-riehl-ab46634/
• Nicole’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/theriehlnicole
• Nicole’s podcast, “The Dropoff” - https://www.coloradoepic.org/podcast
• GenXYZ 2023 - Top 25 Young Professionals - https://www.cobizmag.com/genxyz-2023-top-25-finalists/
• Denver Business Journal - Outstanding Women in Business Award -2022-outstanding-women-in-business-awards.html">https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2022/08/19/dbj-2022-outstanding-women-in-business-awards.html
• US Chamber of Commerce Foundation - https://www.uschamberfoundation.org/
• Bipartisan Policy Center - https://bipartisanpolicy.org/
• Council for Strong America - https://www.strongnation.org/articles/2038-122-billion-the-growing-annual-cost-of-the-infant-toddler-child-care-crisis
• Roadmap with The ECE Employer Roadmap - US Chamber of Commerce Foundation - https://www.uschamberfoundation.org/education/ece-employer-roadmap
• Leadership Denver - https://denverleadership.org/leadershipdenver/
• Proposition EE - https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb23-1290
• Employer-Based Childcare Design Lab - Design-Labs-Flyer-4-28-22-FINAL.pdf">https://www.coloradoepic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/EPIC-Design-Labs-Flyer-4-28-22-FINAL.pdf
• Ai-Jen Poo’s Care Fest - https://www.carefest.com/event/6b40797d-1bb7-403c-97ca-3ae437a3c87f/summary
• Take Action - advocate for the policy reforms that drive gender equity at work, including access to affordable, quality care: www.bossedup.org/takeaction
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

What wins are you celebrating in 2023? Whether the past year was a breeze or the worst one yet, it’s time to pour yourself a glass of bubbly (or Bubly) and announce aloud all the ways you shine. 

Let’s jumpstart your year-end reflections. In this episode, I present three steps that will help you add a celebratory angle to your 2023 review and really remind you that you made progress this year, no matter what your 2024 to-do lists might look like.

You’ll leave equipped with some inspo to get you ready to ring in the new year, including:

• The importance of celebrating your wins during the harder times
• How to identify the pride-worthy traits that got you through the challenges
• How to build up your year-end brag book
• And a very real celebration of Level Up participants who flourished in 2023

Related Links:

• Episode 127 How A Brag Book Can Help You Land Your Next Job or Promotion- https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode127
• Episode 217 How To Land a Job in a Different Industry - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode217
• Episode 395 You Deserve Self-Care For Your Career - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode395
• Episode 421 The Top Struggles of High Achievers - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode421
• More about The Progress Principle by Steven Kramer and Teresa Amabile - https://hbr.org/2011/05/the-power-of-small-wins
• Level Up: a Leadership Accelerator for Women on the Rise - https://www.bossedup.org/levelup
• Hired: a Job Search Accelerator to Land Your Dream Job - https://www.bossedup.org/gethired
• Bossed Up job search resources - https://www.bossedup.org/free-resources/job-search
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

How can you bring more courageous conversations into your practice of inclusive leadership? In recent years, more and more leaders are seeking to understand what inclusive leadership really means and how to build it into our ever-evolving organization models. It’s not easy work and, all too often, defensiveness and white fragility rear up as soon as the feedback is anything other than complimentary.

This episode is a sometimes spicy take on courageous conversations and inclusivity in the workplace, with two women who are transforming this fraught space. Stephanie Chin is a leadership consultant and the founder of Spicy Conversations. Sarah Noll Wilson is an executive coach, researcher, author, and one of Stephanie’s clients

We’re calling you in to talk all things inclusive leadership, including:

• Just how difficult this work is, on all sides
• What your inclusivity inaccuracies mean for your identity
• How to transform “I would never!” into “When have I?”
• And how this education will help transform your organization and yourself

Related Links:

• Find Stephanie Chin on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniemchin/
• Find Sarah Noll Wilson on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahnollwilson/
• DM Sarah to find out how you can start implementing change - sarah@sarahnollwilson.com
• Stephanie’s Spicy Conversations printable cheatsheet - https://drive.google.com/file/d/13BYq_udUfUbm8YePD0w8IbMZktBMAWCI/view?usp=drivesdk
• Don’t Feed the Elephants - Sarah Noll Wilson - https://bookshop.org/p/books/don-t-feed-the-elephants-overcoming-the-art-of-avoidance-to-build-powerful-partnerships-sarah-noll-wilson/17871254?ean=9781544525129
• Conversations on Conversations Podcast - https://sarahnollwilson.com/podcast/
• The Culture Map by Erin Meyer - https://erinmeyer.com/book/
• On Jim Irsay’s recent comments - https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/jim-irsay-blames-his-2014-arrest-on-police-prejudice-against-white-billionaires
• Harvard Business Review on self-awareness - https://hbr.org/2018/01/what-self-awareness-really-is-and-how-to-cultivate-it
• How To Be An Inclusive Leader with Jennifer Brown Bossed Up episode - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode327
• White Fragility, White Women's Tears, And Dismantling White Supremacy with Robin DiAngelo Bossed Up episode - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode304
• Armchair Expert’s Jonathan Van Ness podcast episode - https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/jonathan-van-ness
• My book, Bossed Up: A Grown Woman’s Guide to Getting Your Sh*t Together - https://www.bossedup.org/book
• Level Up: a Leadership Accelerator for Women on the Rise - https://www.bossedup.org/levelup
• Bossed Up job search resources - https://www.bossedup.org/free-resources/job-search
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

How does your career align with your values, and how do you even begin figuring that out? These are questions more of us have started asking this year, as we stop accepting career dissatisfaction and burnout as “just how it is” and re-evaluate our relationship to work.

In this episode, I share an approach to career recalibration that has really resonated with me, one that places less of a focus on identifying your core values and more on identifying the tangible pieces that are and are not working for you now. Establishing realignment with your purpose is no easy feat, but these three steps will have you on your way to a more resonant relationship with every aspect of your life.

Get ready to revel in radical acceptance as we walk through:

• The all-too-familiar circumstances that led me to a recalibration process that resonates
• Why so many of us are ready to start questioning the success status quo
• How to analyze your life with the four root causes of burnout
• And how to make small, manageable changes to reduce overwhelm in a big way

Related Links:

• Downloadable Handout: 3 Steps for Recalibrating Your Career - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode431
• How to Set Clear Expectations as a Leader, Episode 265 - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode265
• The Top Struggles of High Achievers, Episode 421 - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode421
• My book, Bossed Up: A Grown Woman’s Guide to Getting Your Sh*T Together - https://bossedup.org/book 
• Gallup Leadership Assessment - https://store.gallup.com/p/en-us/10108/top-5-cliftonstrengths
• Bossed Up’s Take Action page to bring about systemic change - http://www.bossedup.org/takeaction
• Brené Brown’s exercise on living into your values - https://brenebrown.com/resources/living-into-our-values/
• Level Up: a Leadership Accelerator for Women on the Rise - https://www.bossedup.org/levelup
• Book Emilie for a keynote or workshop - https://www.emiliearies.com/
• Bossed Up job search resources - https://www.bossedup.org/free-resources/job-search
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

Dealing with divorce can be an overwhelming process, piled atop of what may already be a heartbreaking betrayal. But it can also be an empowering experience in which you take charge of your financial future. 

Today on the podcast, I sit down with fraud coach Tracy Coenen, CPA, CFF, MAFF, to learn how to prepare for divorce prudently, how to advocate for your financial future, and how to go from overwhelmed to empowered through divorce. 

Related links:

• See Tracy's recommended resources at fraudcoach.com/boss 
• Study: women's household incomes fall by 41% after divorce
• Planning for your divorce checklist
• Ep 319: How to talk money with your friends and family
• Bossed Up Courage Community on Facebook 
• Bossed Up group on LinkedIn

Women managers have been rated better or equal to men on every leadership characteristic except one: envisioning. 

So what does it mean to be a visionary leader - and what does it matter? I'm diving in to the gender dynamics of visionary leadership and why it's so crucial for women leader's long-term impact. 

Related links: 

• Level Up: my leadership accelerator for women on the rise
• HBR: Women and the Vision Thing
• Dec 14: An Evening with Mayor Anna Stout - join me in Denver!
• Learn more via my Instagram
• Research on the gendered perception of mistakes at work
• The Bossed Up Courage Community 
• Bossed Up's LinkedIn Group

Have you struggled to find your voice at work? Have you started self-silencing? Or overthinking your every sentence? 

 Today's episode with Samara Bay, author of Permission to Speak, is for you. We're breaking down why it's so challenging to speak up and be heard at work, how to counter voice bias with voice justice, and how to embrace your voice as "the new sound of power."

Related links: 

• Speak Up: my 8-week assertive communications course
• Samara's book, Permission to Speak
• Follow Samara on Instagram
• Samara's How to Pitch workshop
• Email me at emilie@bossedup.org
• Join the Bossed Up Courage Community on Facebook 
• Join Bossed Up's group on Linkedin

We've all heard about the "glass ceiling" women leaders face at the highest ranks of their careers. But there's a more significant barrier that contributes to the gender leadership gap: the "broken rung" of leadership. 

In today's episode I'm breaking down what the "broken rung" of leadership is all about and how we - as individuals and organizations - can disrupt the status quo, support emerging women leaders, and strive for gender equality in leadership together. 

Related links: 

• Level Up: my leadership & management accelerator
• Learn how we support teams at Bossed Up
• Read today's corresponding blog post
• 7 Best Practices to Retain & Develop Women at Work
• Email me: Emilie@bossedup.org
• The Bossed Up Courage Community on Facebook
• Bossed Up's group on Linkedin

In today's episode, I sit down with Marisol Solarte-Erlacher, M.A., LPC, a trauma expert and resilience consultant specializing in supporting women of color through post-traumatic growth.

Together we break down: 

• The differences between chronic stress, burnout, and trauma;
• How women of color in leadership can sustain themselves; 
• And how we all can create more inclusive workplaces where all people can thrive. 

Related links include: 

• Learn more about Marisol here
• Resilience and Resistance Podcast
• Episode 304 featuring Robin DiAngelo, author of White Fragility
• The Bossed Up Courage Community on Facebook
• Bossed Up's Group on LinkedIn

You've heard the "stat" before: men tend to apply for jobs when they meet only 60% of the qualifications and women only once they reach 100% of them. We're supposed to conclude that women simply need more confidence to stretch outside their comfort zone, right? 

Wrong. In today's episode, I'm diving into the details and breaking down why perpetuating this myth is so harmful. 

Related links:

• HIRED: my job search accelerator
• HBR: Why Women Don't Apply for Jobs Unless They're 100% Qualified
• differences-in-response-to-requirements-in-job-adverts-March-2022.pdf">2022 Study on Gender Differences in Response to Job Adverts
• Our World in Data: Gender Gap in Leisure Time
• The Bossed Up Courage Community on Facebook
• The Bossed Up Group on LinkedIn

You may have heard lately about the importance of chips - also often referred to as microchips or semiconductors. Today's episode with Kylie Patterson, Senior Advisor for Opportunity and Inclusion at the US Department of Commerce, breaks down: 

• why chips are so important;
• how our government is getting involved to spur growth and innovation, and
• how we can ensure that our tax dollars that go towards creating the jobs of the future can remove obstacles along the way that have historically prevented under-represented groups from taking advantage of this industrial boom in STEM.

Tune in now to learn more!

Related links: 

• CHIPS.gov
• Sign up for the CHIPS.gov newsletter here
• Throughline podcast: Silicon Island
• The Bossed Up Courage Community on Facebook
• The Bossed Up Group on Linkedin

In today's episode, I'm sharing my personal experience being white and Latina. This Hispanic Heritage Month, I feel compelled to talk more publicly about my relationship with race and ethnicity, and better understand the difference between the two.

Related links:

• Blair Imani on Race vs. Ethnicity on Instagram
• Latinidad Is Cancelled - an essay on the problematic nature of "Latin" identity
• The Bossed Up Courage Community on Facebook
• The Bossed Up Group on Linkedin

I've spent the last 10 years helping women boss up - by getting hired, speaking up, and leveling up. I've worked with incredible organizations, activated allies, hell, I wrote the book on bossin' up and have been a featured speaker on stages across the globe. But still...it's not enough. 

In today's episode I'm sharing a big shift I'm navigating to make sure we're actually "lifting as we climb." 

Related links: 

• Take Action 
• Bossed Up for Organizations
• Level Up
• Speak Up
• HIRED
• LinkedIn study on persistent gender inequity
• Pew data on persistent gender wage gap
• Ep 417: The Truth About Women's Communication at Work
• Ep 167: How to Call People in (Or Out) at Work
• Ep 251: The Difference Between Assertive vs. Aggressive Communication

On today's exceptionally raw and real episode, I sit down with Chris Castillo, mindset coach for high achievers and the Founder of Empowered Achievers.  

We break down the common ways high achievers can run into struggle, and unpack how to move through it with some on-the-spot coaching by Chris.

Related links: 

• Ep 138 with Chris: A Confusing Career Change
• Read that story about Jim Carey's dad in my book, Bossed Up
• Follow Chris on TikTok
• Learn more about Chris' programs on her website

Are you a job-seeker navigating a big career pivot? 

Interviewing with a "non-traditional" background can pose a challenge.  In today's episode, I sit down with  federal agent-turned-career coach, Crystal Barrow, to talk through these challenges and more: 

• How to find the courage to make a big career pivot
• How to explain your "non-traditional" background in the job interview
• How to deal with ageism, sexism, racism, and more systemic obstacles along the way

Related links from today's discussion:

• HIRED: Bossed Up's Job Search Accelerator
• Tick HR Solutions: Embracing Non-Traditional Candidates: A Shift In Recruiting
• Connect with Crystal Barrow on Linkedinhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/crystalmbarrow/
• Follow Shape Your Success on Facebook
• Follow Shape Your Success on Instagram
• Follow Shape Your Success on Twitter
• Get instant access to Crystal's workshop, 5 Steps Driven Women Use to Transition to a Dream Job With More Flexibility While Getting Paid What They Deserve AND Without Giving Up Their Soul's Purpose
• Join the Bossed Up Courage Community on Facebook
• Join the Bossed Up Group on LinkedIn

Everyday, women are wrongfully mislabeled as "aggressive" for simply speaking up in the workplace. 

When this happens to you, what's the best way to respond? 

Tune in to today's episode to learn: 

• How to concisely push back when you're being mislabeled 
• When to call someone in or out 
• And how to turn the conversation into a teachable moment. 

Related links: 

• Level Up: my 6-month leadership accelerator
• Speak Up: my 8-week assertive communication course 
• Ep 417: The Truth About Women's Communication at Work
• Ep 167: How to Call People In (Or Out) at Work
• Ep 251: The Difference Between Assertive vs. Aggressive Communication
• The Bossed Up Courage Community on Facebook
• The Bossed Up Linkedin Group

When Lindsay Scola first told a doctor that she was having problems with sleep, her doctor replied that, "busy people are tired." This became something of a badge of honor for Lindsay as she pursued an ambitious career in activism and entertainment over the next 15 years, until finally her challenges with sleep became debilitating. She was finally diagnosed with narcolepsy at the age of 35 and is now on a mission to make sleep health and sleep equity a reality for all. 

Tune in to today's episode to learn how to tell if you might be dealing with disordered sleep, and how this kind of chronic illness is an often-overlooked element of equity and inclusion in the workplace. 

Related notes: 

• Self: For Years Doctors Told Me My Constant Exhaustion and Night Terrors Were Normal. They Weren’t.
• Health.com on Sleep Disorders
• Ep 272: How to Manage Chronic Illness at Work
• Ep 315: How to Talk About Chronic Illness in the Interview
• Ep 390: How to Manage ADHD in the Workplace
• LindsayScola.com
• Follow Lindsay on Instagram

If you ask 5 people for their advice on how women should speak up at work, you're likely to get 5 different answers. 

That's because, it seems, everyone has something to say about how women communicate at work. We're either too much or too little, too loud or too quiet, too direct or too passive, depending on who you ask. 

In today's episode, I share the more complex reality underlying all human communication, and why at the end of the day, the most important power women have is to choose how we speak up for ourselves. 

Related links:

• TIME: I'm Sorry, but Women Really Need to Stop Apologizing
• you-dont-have-to-stop-apologizing.html">NYT: No, You Don't Have to Stop Apologizing
• chrome-app-helps-women-stop-saying-just-and-sorry-in-emails.html">SLATE: New Chrome app helps women stop saying "just" and "sorry" in emails
• Business Insider: This one piece of viral advice for women at work is actually terrible.
• GOOP: How women undermine themselves with words
• language-work.html">NYT: Women Know Exactly What They're Doing When They Use 'Weak' Language
• Bossed Up's Speak Up assertive communication course
• The Courage Community on Facebook
• Bossed Up's Group on LinkedIn

In today's episode, I sit down with Charlyn Moss, the Founder of Working Within, a resource platform that helps Black social enterprise leaders access revenue to scale their impact organizations. We explore Charlyn's journey to leadership, leadership philosophy, and the delicate balancing act of building trust while providing accountability as a leader.  

Related links: 

• WorkingWithin.net
• The Forge: Building Resilience Organizations by Maurice Mitchell
• Level Up: Bossed Up's Leadership Accelerator
• Caroline A. Wanga
• Episode 66: Women, Enraged
• The Truth Will Set You Free, But First It'll Piss You Off by Gloria Steinem
• Follow Charlyn on Instagram
• Join the Bossed Up Courage Community on Facebook
• Bossed Up's Group on LinkedIn

If writing cover letters has you constantly stuck in writer’s block, here's how AI can help accelerate your job search.

• Read today's corresponding blog post
• HIRED: our job search accelerator
• Ep 365: How to write a meaningful cover letter for today's competitive job market
• The Bossed Up Courage Community
• The Bossed Up Group on Linkedin

After 10 years of advocacy, we finally have new protections for pregnant workers across the US. 

Tune in to hear from Sarah Brafman, National Policy Director at A Better Balance, to learn:

• What the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act means for US employees and employers;
• Why the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 still didn't provide protections for most pregnant workers; 
• The role we all must play to spread the word about these critical new protections. 

Related links include: 

• Know Your Rights: Pregnant and Postpartum Workers
• A Better Balance's Free & Confidential legal hotline: 1-833-633-3222
• Learn more about the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978
• Learn more about the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
• The Bossed Up Courage Community on Facebook
• Bossed Up's LinkedIn Group

Are you drowning in different versions of you resume and cover letter? You're not alone. Navigating the modern job search often means submitting more applications than ever before. Today's episode is all about how to stay organized while still customizing you materials for each application. 

Related links:

• do-jobseekers-search-for-jobs.htm">Bureau of Labor Statistics report on job-seeker numbers
• HIRED: our job search accelerator
• Bossed Up's free job-seeker's resource hub
• Ep 361: Top tips to get your resume past applicant tracking systems
• Ep 239: How to format your resume for the modern job search
• Ep 365: How to write a meaningful cover letter for today's competitive job market
• The Bossed Up Courage Community on Facebook
• Bossed Up's LinkedIn Group

What is neurodiversity? And does it fit into broader diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts? 

Today I sit down with Amanda Kelly (D.Psych), President and CEO of Firefly Autism and Co-Founder of the Colorado Neurodiversity Chamber of Commerce (CNDCC), to learn:

• what "neurodiversity" means,
• the alarming state of under and unemployment affecting the autistic population,
• how organizations can benefit from being more neuroinclusive,
• and how we all can advocate for a more nuerodiverse, inclusive world.

Related links:

• Firefly Autism 
• The Colorado Neurodiversity Chamber of Commerce
• Read more on "the resource cliff" for adults on the autism spectrum
• child-labor.html">NYT: Learn more about the alarming roll-back on child labor laws happening in the US
• Learn more about the unemployment rates of adults with autism
• Ep 390: How to Manage ADHD in the Workplace with Alex Gilbert
• Connect with Amanda on LinkedIn here
• The Bossed Up Courage Community on Facebook
• Bossed Up's LinkedIn Group

Applying for a job can feel like throwing an application into a black hole - so it's tempting to follow up immediately to make sure your materials were received. But while reiterating your interest in a position can draw positive attention to your application, it can also backfire if done carelessly. 

Tune into today's episode to learn how to circle back without being a bother, the timing HR professionals say works best, and word-for-word examples of polite and to-the-point follow-up!

Related links: 

• Read today's corresponding blog post 
• HIRED: our job search accelerator
• Bossed Up Courage Community on Facebook
• Bossed Up's Linkedin Group

Have you been driving yourself into the ground getting after your goals? 

On today's podcast, I sit down for a candid conversation with award-winning journalist, speaker, and author L'Oreal Thompson Payton, a self-professed success junkie and poster girl for "overly" ambitious high achievers everywhere. 

We discuss the humbling journey of new motherhood, overcoming perfectionism to take career risks, and envision a way forward in pursuit of a softer form of success that doesn't involve chronically sacrificing our wellbeing - a radical act for women and women of color in particular. 

Related links:

• Grab your copy of L'Oreal's new book, Stop Waiting for Perfect: Step Out of Your Comfort Zone and Into Your Power
• LT In the City
• The Nap Ministry: Rest is Resistance
• HIRED: my job search accelerator
• Drop the Ball by Tiffany Dufu
• Ep 140 with L'Oreal: Work + Life + Side Hustle Balance
• Join the Bossed Up Courage Community on Facebook
• Join the Bossed Up Linkedin Group

I’m a big believer in being targeted and strategic when deciding how to spend your time and energy as a job-seeker. If you want to be as persuasive as possible and put forward tailored, customized applications, you must be thoughtful about which job descriptions make the cut.

Related links:

• HIRED: our job search accelerator 
• Today's corresponding blog post
• 4 ways to interview the company that's interviewing you
• The 5 big benefits of a bridge job
• Join the Bossed Up Courage Community
• Join the Bossed Up LinkedIn Group

Today we're diving into "the ambition penalty" with writer Stefanie O'Connell Rodriguez and talking all about women, ambition, work, and love. 

Related links: 

• Glamour UK: Forget the ambition gap, it's the ‘ambition penalty’ that's really holding women back at work
• Learn more about how Bossed Up serves teams
• A 2010 study on men, depression, and alcohol misuse
• Learn more about the motherhood pay penalty & fatherhood bonus on this episode of Stuff Mom Never Told You
• Department of Labor: New Childcare Data Shows Prices Are Untenable For Families
• a0033769.pdf">Study: Gender Differences in Self-Esteem Following a Romantic Partner's Success or Failure
• The Atlantic: Even Breadwinning Wives Don't Get Equality at Home
• Follow Stefanie on Instagram
• Subscribe to Too Ambitious, Stefanie's newsletter
• Join Bossed Up's Courage Community
• Join Bossed Up's LinkedIn Group

Are you hesitant to delegate? Do you feel bad about delegating? Does it leave you feeling guilty about giving work away to others?

This "anticipatory anxiety" around delegation can seriously hold women leaders back, and prevents you from developing leadership in those around you. 

Tune into today's episode to learn how to reframe delegation like a boss.

Related links: 

• Today's corresponding blog post
• Level Up: our leadership accelerator for first-time and aspiring women managers
• Ep 265: How to set clear expectations as a leader
• HBR:  Stop feeling guilty about delegating
• Ep 403: How first-time managers can embrace coaching
• Research on how women don't delegate as much as men
• Video: Why is it harder for women to delegate?

What is the worst behavior tolerated in your workplace? 

Have you seen colleagues yelled at or berated? Told to just "suck it up" or "walk it off" when bad things happen? Do you feel like you need to "man up" to get ahead? These are signs and symptoms of toxic masculine leadership at work. 

On today's episode, I sit down with speaker and workplace consultant Jeff Harry, who combines positive psychology and play to heal workplaces and help teams build psychological safety. 

Related links: 

• klein-podcast-richard-reeves.html">Ezra Kelin's interview with Richard Reeves: The Men - And Boys - Are Not Alright
• The Good Life: Lessons from The World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness 
• For the Love of Men by Liz Plank
• Follow @JeffHarryPlays on TikTok
• Jeff's website: Rediscover Your Play
• Podcast: What Would Ted Lasso Do?

I hear from so many women leaders I work with that one of the biggest challenges inherent in a highly matrixed environment boils down to influencing without authority. If you’ve ever been left wondering, “How on earth do I get this person to do the thing I need them to do, despite not having any authority over them?” - today’s episode is for you!

Related links: 

• Today's corresponding blog post
• Level Up: our leadership accelerator for aspiring & first-time women managers
• Ep 322: How to Be a Leader People Actually Like
• Speak Up: our assertive communication course
• Ep 396: How to Tell Stories with Intention
• Switch: How to Change When Change is Hard

What's the right way to celebrate diversity, equity, and inclusion related holidays and heritage months at work? 

With Juneteenth on the horizon, Emilie sat down with DEI practitioner Veronique Porter to learn how organizations can avoid missteps and plan intentionally inclusive programming around heritage months and holidays.

Related links: 

• McKinsey: These Women Experience the Highest Levels of Microaggressions
• The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
• Learn more about the DEI work Bossed Up did with that sports data company via our Sports Reference case study
• Learn more about our in-house leadership programs for teams
• Morgan Freeman on why he doesn't want a 'Black History Month'
• Robin DiAngelo, author of White Fragility, on the Bossed Up podcast
• Connect with Veronique Porter on LinkedIn
• workspace.com/">Learn more about Ampersand Workspace

So many first-time managers I work with are used to being the star player, not the coach. But that habit can prove challenging when navigating the transition from individual contributor to first-time manager. 

Tune in for today's boss tip episode to learn how emerging leaders can - and truly must - embrace coaching to be more effective.

Related links: 

• Today's corresponding blog post
• Bossed Up's Level Up Leadership Accelerator
• Harvard Business Review: the Leader as Coach
• Learn more about the GROW Model by Sir John Whitmore
• Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child by John Gottman
• Lifebound Inclusive Coaching program
• How to Think Like a Leader Rather Than a Manager
• 3 Underrated Skills First-Time Managers Need

When faced with an uncertain, volatile economy, it makes sense that many of us are feeling anxious about the possibility of layoffs. 

Whether you've already been impacted personally, or are worried about the possibility of layoffs coming for you next, today's episode with financial advisor Cris Caruso will help. 

Related resources: 

• HIRED: our job search accelerator - now available on demand!
• 4 Best Practices to Navigate Layoff Anxiety & Uncertainty
• Join our Courage Community on Facebook
• noncompete-clause-rule.html">NYT coverage on non-compete clauses & current congressional action to ban them
• Need an employment attorney? Check out Workplace Fairness
• Business Insider coverage on the increasing pay transparency laws on the books
• WSJ: 79% of laid off tech workers are rehired
• Randstad stat: before the pandemic the average job search took about 5 months
• Should you follow your passion or a paycheck?
• How to reach your financial goals as a woman
• Women and wealth: a live podcast show
• Webinar: how to handle your personal finances in a crisis
• Connect with Cris at Savoire.com
• Connect with Cris on Linkedin

Reality check: nobody finds a sponsor. You have to make a sponsor.

So today, I want to focus this podcast on how you can be an agent of change, actively involved in this generative and dynamic process.

Related links:

• How to Find a Sponsor at Work to Advance Your Career
• How to Have Effective Networking Meetings
• How to Follow Up to Build Relationships
• How to Get a Male Mentor
• How to Tap Your Network and Ask for Help
• How to Be a Leader People Actually Like
• Is Mentorship in Remote Workplaces Actually More Equitable and Accessible?
• When Your Job Search Makes You Feel Like a Burden

How to you respond when you experience microaggressions at work?

Today on Bossed Up, Emilie talks with Kim Scott, author of Radical Candor and her latest book, Just Work, about how we all can respond mindfully to bullying, bias, and prejudice in the workplace. 

Related links: 

• Ep 394: How to Respond to Workplace Bullying
• Leadership Books I'm Reading Now - including Radical Candor
• Deborah Chihonski's research on the 'Loss of Voice' phenomenon 
• Learn more about The Crown Act
• Book: Rising Out of Hatred
• Bossed Up's Speak Up Assertive Communication Course
• Kim Scott's newest book, Just Work
• Follow Kim Scott on LinkedIn
• JustWorkTogether.com
• RadicalCandor.com