Shedding the Corporate Bitch
Welcome to Shedding the Corporate Bitch – the podcast that challenges the status quo and empowers bold professionals to ditch outdated expectations, rewrite the rules, and rise into leadership on their own terms.
Hosted by transformational coach and unapologetic truth-teller Bernadette Boas, each episode delivers raw insights, unfiltered conversations, and practical strategies for ambitious corporate professionals, executive leaders, and HR trailblazers who are ready to level up—without selling out.
Whether you're navigating toxic cultures, battling burnout, or aiming for that next big role, this show is your weekly dose of motivation, straight talk, and real solutions that get results.
Follow now—and start shedding what no longer serves you, so you can build a career and life that actually fits you.
Episodes
469 episodes
The Truth About Equity: How to Build Fair and Thriving Teams
Do you agree the need for equity in the workplace is more important now than ever?In this game-changing episode, executive coach and equity expert Celeste Warren reveals the truth about workplace equity that's been buried under my...
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Episode 469
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35:40
How Your Emotional Pace Shapes Trust, Stress, and Outcomes
This episode dives into one of the most overlooked yet influential leadership skills: emotional pacing—the speed, tone, and intensity of your emotional responses in meetings, conversations, decisions, and crises. As the trans...
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Episode 468
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33:20
The Truth About Why You're Really Not Advancing
What if the biggest reason you’re not being promoted has nothing to do with office politics, company structure, or how hard you work? In this transformative episode, host Bernadette Boas sits down with
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Episode 467
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33:53
How Great Leaders Make Time
Corporate teams are burned out, managers are overwhelmed, and everyone claims they “don’t have time.” In this episode of Shedding the Corporate Bitch, executive coach Bernadette Boas breaks down the truth: great leaders make t...
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Episode 466
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36:59
Leadersheep vs. Leadership: Why 50% of Change Initiatives Fail — and How to Fix It
Half of corporate change initiatives fail. Not because your people resist—but because your leadership model does.In this powerhouse conversation, Bernadette Boas sits down with Dr. Mary Lippitt, founder of Enterpri...
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Episode 465
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34:56
Lead Without Authority: 13 Strategies for Influence, Clarity & Purpose
Are you waiting for a promotion to start leading? STOP. Leadership isn't about your position on an org chart—it's about your influence, clarity, and purpose. In this game-changing episode, executive coach Bernadette Boas reveals why everyone is...
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Episode 464
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38:02
How to Lead While Life Happens
What if being emotional, vulnerable, and transparent could actually be your greatest leadership advantage?In this powerful episode, Kendra MacDonald, CEO of Canada's Ocean Supercluster, shatters the myth that effective leaders must separ...
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Episode 463
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31:19
How to Fix the Accidental Manager Crisis
aWhat happens when your best employees become your worst managers? Across corporate America, we're facing what experts call the "Accidental Manager Crisis." A staggering 60-80% of new managers receive ZERO formal leadership training before bein...
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Episode 462
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33:44
Presenteeism is Costing You 10x More Than Absenteeism: How to Fix It
Your team is showing up. But are they really working?In this game-changing episode, host Bernadette Boas sat down over the summer with Rebecca Reed, global Workplace Well-being Specialist and creator of the Mental Flex Method, to ...
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Episode 461
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38:23
Managing Up: Why Your Hard Work Won’t Get You Ahead (And What Will)
Are you working harder than ever but still getting passed over for promotions? Your problem isn't effort—it's visibility and strategy.In this episode, Bernadette Boas reveals why 78% of professionals believe their manager has no influenc...
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Episode 460
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29:20
You're Successful. Stop Apologizing.
Are you constantly saying "sorry" for the smallest thing? Smoothing over tensions? Fixing everyone else's problems while your own leadership presence suffers? You're not alone - and it's costing you more than you think.In this game-chang...
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Episode 459
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36:45
Why Leaders Have to STOP Avoiding the ‘Good Guy’ Killing Your Culture
Do you have a “good guy, but…” on your team? They’re smart, hardworking, maybe even a top producer—but they gossip, interrupt, or stir up conflict. You know it. Your team knows it. And yet, you hesitate to act.In this episode of Shed...
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Episode 458
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33:28
The Resilient Leader: Building Unstoppable Teams
Are you resilient—or just surviving? In this episode of Shedding the Corporate Bitch, I sit down with Russell Harvey, “The Resilience Coach,” to challenge how leaders and HR managers think about resilience. Together, we unpack why resi...
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Episode 457
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38:30
Master Time Management Before It Masters You!
Time is the one resource you can’t get back — and if you don’t take control of it, it will control you. In this episode of Shedding the Corporate Bitch, Bernadette Boas reveals why so many leaders struggle with time management...
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Episode 456
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29:40
BOND: The Keys to Belonging and Inclusion
Connection isn’t a “nice to have”—it’s a business driver every leader needs to put front and center if they want to achieve their goals and succeed. When employees feel seen, heard, and included, performance skyrockets. Yet, many le...
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Episode 455
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43:16
Quiet Cracking at Work: The Hidden Leadership Crisis Costing Billions
Your highest performers haven’t quit—yet. But they’re not fully present either. They’re quietly cracking under the weight of stress, burnout, AI-driven changes, and poor leadership. And the cost? A staggering $438 billion in lost pr...
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Episode 454
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33:01
Real Leaders Communicate Differently
Your success as a leader isn’t determined by how well you talk—it’s determined by how well you connect. And nowhere is that more critical than when the stakes are high and emotions are running hot.Episode Overview: In this epi...
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Episode 453
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37:35
Toxicity Kills Teams and Your Success!
What if the biggest threat to your workplace isn’t external—but staring back at you in the mirror?In this powerful episode of Shedding the Corporate Bitch, Bernadette Boas dives deep into the hidden signs of toxic leadership, te...
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Episode 452
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38:45
HR: The Superpower You're Ignoring
What if the most underused resource in your company isn’t money or talent — but your HR team?In this powerhouse episode of Shedding the Corporate Bitch, Bernadette Boas<...
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Episode 450
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37:59
Pay Negotiation Secrets!
Are you underpaid — or undervaluing yourself? In this power-packed episode of Shedding the Corporate Bitch, I sit down with John Gates, former Fortune 500 head of recruiting and founder of Salary Coach, to dism...
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Episode 451
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41:11
Ask Bigger. Lead Louder. Win More! with Dia Bondi
In this episode, host Bernadette Boas sits down with world-class leadership communications coach and auctioneer Dia Bondi to explore the bold truth behind powerful leadership: your vo...
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Episode 449
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41:30
The Leadership Disruptor's Playbook: Turning Uncertainty into Opportunity with Ted Santos
What if the key to becoming a bold, breakthrough leader isn’t solving problems—but creating them?In this powerhouse episode of
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Episode 447
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39:27
If Your Team Doesn’t Trust You, Nothing Else Matters.
Is your team checked out, avoiding accountability, or silently resisting your leadership?You're not alone—and you're not powerless.In this episode of Shedding the Corporate Bitch, Bernadette Boas reveals the 5 c...
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Episode 448
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39:21
Giving and Receiving Feedback Without Fear!
Over the last several episodes, we have outlined 1) how best to write powerful reviews and 2) how to define results oriented action plans. Now, we'll revisit how best to give and receive feedback that will align you and your team member(s) to e...
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Episode 446
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44:52
Mastering Information Interviews for Internal Networking Success
Are you doing the work… but still not getting noticed? Do promotion decisions happen without your name in the room?In this powerful episode of Shedding the Corporate Bitch, host Bernadette Boas sits down with <...
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Episode 445
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32:17