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Learning from Bad Bosses to Become Better Leaders
In this enlightening episode of Thriving in the Messy Middle, Amy P Wilkins welcomes Mita Mallick, a powerhouse in the corporate world and a bestselling author, to delve into the intricacies of leadership amidst life's uncertainties. Discover revelations about confronting workplace biases, managing career transitions, and redefining leadership from Mita's book, The Devil Emails at Midnight. Mita shares her profound insights into navigating some of her own challenging experiences, reflecting themes of identity, leadership growth, and resilience. This conversation is a treasure trove for women in transitional career phases, offering real-life stories and practical lessons to support their journey through the messy middle.
Mita reveals her mission to repair broken workplaces by transforming bad bosses into effective leaders. This episode features discussions on themes like the motherhood penalty, the dynamics of office politics, and the importance of proactive career planning. The concept of a "brag book" is introduced, a tool for cataloging career accomplishments to help individuals navigate layoffs and surprise evaluations. Amy and Mita also touch on emotional management practices during career transitions, highlighting Mita's own evolution as a leader and an advocate for storytelling's transformative power in the workplace.
Key Takeaways- Leadership is founded on the principle of empowering others and creating more leaders, not merely maintaining a position of authority.
- Personal narratives, such as the story of your name or cultural background, are powerful tools that should be embraced and shared.
- Women, especially mothers, often face additional workplace challenges and biases, deemed as the motherhood penalty, while men might receive a fatherhood bonus.
- Having a "brag book" or "rainy day folder" can be an invaluable resource for managing career changes, performance reviews, and unexpected layoffs.
- Understanding and engaging with office politics is crucial for career longevity and advancement, reframing it from something negative into a strategic social engagement.
A really good leader knows their number one job is to create more leaders.Keep your head down, work hard, you will be recognized, and stay out of trouble.We teach people how to treat us.The motherhood penalty, the fatherhood premium, all of that is playing out. And I wanted to do both things well.Are you coaching? Are you teaching? Are you training? Are you lifting them up?We have control, we have agency, we have power over our careers and our lives.This too shall pass. It shall pass. There's a light at the end of the tunnel.
Mentioned in this EpisodeEntrepreneur Article for National Daughters' Day by Mita Mallick: We Must Teach Our Daughters to Stand Up For Themselves at Work — 3 Lessons as a Woman in Corporate America
About Mita MallickMita Mallick is a Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and LA Times Best Selling Author. Mita is on a mission to fix what's broken in our workplaces. Her most recent book, The Devil Emails at Midnight: What Good Leaders Can Learn From Bad Bosses, tackles head-on how bad bosses aren't born. Bad bosses are made. Mita is a corporate change maker with a track record of transforming businesses. She's a highly sought-after advisor and speaker who has advised Fortune 500 companies and start-ups alike. She is a LinkedIn Top Voice, a contributor to Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Adweek, and Entrepreneur.
Mita Mallick LinkedIn Profile
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By Amy WilkinsIn this enlightening episode of Thriving in the Messy Middle, Amy P Wilkins welcomes Mita Mallick, a powerhouse in the corporate world and a bestselling author, to delve into the intricacies of leadership amidst life's uncertainties. Discover revelations about confronting workplace biases, managing career transitions, and redefining leadership from Mita's book, The Devil Emails at Midnight. Mita shares her profound insights into navigating some of her own challenging experiences, reflecting themes of identity, leadership growth, and resilience. This conversation is a treasure trove for women in transitional career phases, offering real-life stories and practical lessons to support their journey through the messy middle.
Mita reveals her mission to repair broken workplaces by transforming bad bosses into effective leaders. This episode features discussions on themes like the motherhood penalty, the dynamics of office politics, and the importance of proactive career planning. The concept of a "brag book" is introduced, a tool for cataloging career accomplishments to help individuals navigate layoffs and surprise evaluations. Amy and Mita also touch on emotional management practices during career transitions, highlighting Mita's own evolution as a leader and an advocate for storytelling's transformative power in the workplace.
Key Takeaways- Leadership is founded on the principle of empowering others and creating more leaders, not merely maintaining a position of authority.
- Personal narratives, such as the story of your name or cultural background, are powerful tools that should be embraced and shared.
- Women, especially mothers, often face additional workplace challenges and biases, deemed as the motherhood penalty, while men might receive a fatherhood bonus.
- Having a "brag book" or "rainy day folder" can be an invaluable resource for managing career changes, performance reviews, and unexpected layoffs.
- Understanding and engaging with office politics is crucial for career longevity and advancement, reframing it from something negative into a strategic social engagement.
A really good leader knows their number one job is to create more leaders.Keep your head down, work hard, you will be recognized, and stay out of trouble.We teach people how to treat us.The motherhood penalty, the fatherhood premium, all of that is playing out. And I wanted to do both things well.Are you coaching? Are you teaching? Are you training? Are you lifting them up?We have control, we have agency, we have power over our careers and our lives.This too shall pass. It shall pass. There's a light at the end of the tunnel.
Mentioned in this EpisodeEntrepreneur Article for National Daughters' Day by Mita Mallick: We Must Teach Our Daughters to Stand Up For Themselves at Work — 3 Lessons as a Woman in Corporate America
About Mita MallickMita Mallick is a Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and LA Times Best Selling Author. Mita is on a mission to fix what's broken in our workplaces. Her most recent book, The Devil Emails at Midnight: What Good Leaders Can Learn From Bad Bosses, tackles head-on how bad bosses aren't born. Bad bosses are made. Mita is a corporate change maker with a track record of transforming businesses. She's a highly sought-after advisor and speaker who has advised Fortune 500 companies and start-ups alike. She is a LinkedIn Top Voice, a contributor to Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, Adweek, and Entrepreneur.
Mita Mallick LinkedIn Profile