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
• 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: 

• 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
• 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
• 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

"What should I do if everything that advances my career requires me to perform labor for free?"

Join Emilie in breaking down this listener career conundrum and learn what to consider when weighing the cost of working for free.

Related links:

• Connect with Emilie on LinkedIn 
• Episode 43: Thank You Matters
• WSJ: Women, Work, and  'The Girl Scout Tax'
• Forbes on increasing number of companies compensating ERG leaders
• Ep 301: How to Say 'No' and Stop Overcommitting
• Ep 373: Set Strong Boundaries and Stop People-Pleasing
• Bossed Up's Courage Community on Facebook
• Bossed Up's LinkedIn Group