Bossed Up

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
• NYT: No, You Don't Have to Stop Apologizing
• 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
• 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

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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

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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

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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

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