The Bosshole® Chronicles

Never waste a good opportunity to learn from a bad boss. Our guests and Subject Matter Experts share their stories about challenging, difficult, and even mean bosses that they have had through their careers. Hosts Sara Best and John Broer explore what happened, what made the relationship difficult, and even the role WE play in our Bosshole experiences. More importantly, we apply some of our insight and analysis around behavioral science and emotional intelligence so that we (and managers listening in) can learn from the experiences and avoid common Bosshole® Blunders. If you have questions or stories you want to share, contact us at info@realgoodventures.com

Podcasting since 2020 • 297 episodes

The Bosshole® Chronicles

Latest Episodes

Kate Dethmer - Above The Line Leadership (Part 2)

You can white-knuckle your way into the next quarter and still feel strangely heavy, foggy, and tired. That’s the problem we unpack with leadership coach and somatic therapist Kate Dethmer from the Conscious Leadership Group: when we don’t comp...

August 11, 2026 • 24:35

Kate Dethmer - Above The Line Leadership (Part 1)

The moment you snap, fix, control, or go quiet isn’t a “personality flaw” it’s often a nervous system response to a threat you didn’t even notice. Sara Best sits down with somatic leadership coach Kate Dethmer of the Conscious Leadership Group ...

August 04, 2026 • 24:37

Amanda Schneider - Work for What's Next (Part 2)

If your workplace culture feels tense, fragile, or weirdly stuck, it might not be a motivation problem at all. It might be a communication and unlearning problem and it shows up fastest in the gap between Gen Z, millennials, and the leaders sti...

July 28, 2026 • 21:03

Amanda Schneider - Work for What's Next (Part 1)

Everyone has an opinion about Gen Z at work, but most of the hottest takes miss what’s actually breaking: the workplace is still built on analog rules while expectations move at digital speed. We sit down with strategist, researcher, and keynot...

July 21, 2026 • 29:07

Jenn Whitmer - Joyosity

Joy gets treated like a perk, a vibe, or a distraction from “real work.” We don’t buy that, and Jenn Whitmer doesn’t either. Joy, the way she teaches it, is a leadership discipline and it’s the fuel that makes healthy performance possible when ...

July 14, 2026 • 46:19

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