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to Shedding the Corporate Bitch – the podcast that challenges the status quo and empowers bold professionals to ditch outdated expectations, rewrite the rules, and rise into leadership on their own terms.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.
Shedding the Corporate Bitch
Leveraging Neurodivergent Brillance At Work
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
Have you ever been labeled too sensitive, too blunt, too intense, or too much at work?
In this episode, leadership coach and author Rachel Radway joins us to unpack the truth about neurodivergence in high-achieving professionals — and why many gifted leaders are misunderstood, sidelined, or burned out.
We discuss:
• What neurodivergence really looks like in the workplace
• The concept of “twice exceptional” leaders
• Neurodivergent burnout and personality shifts
• Masking and its hidden cost
• Self-advocacy in corporate environments
• How leaders can build inclusive cultures without requiring disclosure
• The power of personal user guides
This episode is essential listening for executives, managers, HR professionals, entrepreneurs, and high performers who want to build stronger, more inclusive teams.
Timestamps:
00:00 – Feeling misunderstood at work
01:00 – Rachel’s niche: neurodivergent high achievers
03:00 – “Too sensitive” and early conditioning
06:00 – Neurodivergent burnout explained
07:30 – What neurodivergence actually looks like
08:30 – Twice exceptional (2E) leaders & ADHD traits
10:30 – Communication challenges & context needs
13:00 – Leading with curiosity vs. judgment
15:00 – Disclosure risks in the workplace
18:30 – Personal user guides for inclusive teams
22:00 – Leveraging neurodivergent superpowers
24:00 – The cost of not advocating for yourself
27:00 – Inside Rachel’s book Perceptive
29:00 – Final leadership advice
Connect with Rachel Radway:
Website: RERcoaching.com
LinkedIn: Rachel Radway
Book: Perceptive: Insights for leaders who feel more, process deeply, and think differently (Available on Amazon)
If this episode resonated:
• Subscribe & follow the show
• Leave a 5-star review
• Share this episode with your team
• Tag us on LinkedIn with your biggest takeaway
