Barely Manageable Podcast

Welcome to Episode 2 of Barely Manageable.

You worked hard. You knew your job. You were dependable, productive, and probably one of the best on the team… and then one day someone tapped you on the shoulder and said, “Congratulations… you’re the supervisor now.”

Suddenly, the skills that made you successful don’t feel like enough anymore. The work you used to love looks different, your coworkers now see you differently, and the confidence you once had gets replaced with one big question… Wait… am I even good at this?

In Episode 2, Dana Kelly and Mary Linkous dive into the promotion nobody really prepares you for—the shift from doing the work… to leading the people doing it. They share real stories, hard lessons, awkward first moments, and what happens when being great at your job suddenly isn’t the job anymore.

They’re not experts—just two women with decades of real-world experience, plenty of mistakes, some hard-earned wins, and a lot of stories from muddling through leadership one day at a time.

If you’ve ever been thrown into leadership and thought “Nobody trained me for this…” you’re in the right place. 

Because leadership isn’t perfect… and neither is this podcast.

It’s Barely Manageable.

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Welcome to the very first episode of Barely Manageable. Somewhere between bad bosses, HR nightmares, burnout, and years of managing people, Dana and Mary found themselves asking one simple question… How did we end up in charge?

In Episode 1, they share their leadership origin stories, the unexpected paths that put them in management, the lessons nobody teaches you, and what it really feels like when you realize people are now looking to you for answers.

They’re not experts—just two women with decades of real-world experience, plenty of mistakes, some hard-earned wins, and a lot of stories from muddling through leadership one day at a time.If you’ve ever worked for a bad boss… or worried you might be one… you’re in the right place.

Because leadership isn’t perfect… and neither is this podcast. It’s Barely Manageable.

Connect with Barely Manageable:

🌐 Website: BarelyManageable.com

📸 Instagram: @barelymanageablepodcast

🎵 TikTok: @barelymanageablepod

▶️ YouTube: Barely Manageable Pod

💬 Reddit: r/BarelyManageablePod

🔗 All Links: linktr.ee/barelymanageablepodcast

⭐ Like, subscribe, and leave a 5-star review if this episode hit home.