Bossed Up

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:

• 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

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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
• 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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?

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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?

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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

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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

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