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to Shedding the Corporate Bitch – the podcast that challenges the status quo and empowers bold professionals to ditch outdated expectations, rewrite the rules, and rise into leadership on their own terms.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
From Top Performer to True Leader: 5 Steps That Matter
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60-80% of managers have ZERO formal leadership training. Is your organization creating accidental managers?
In this episode, executive coach Bernadette Boas exposes the hidden crisis destroying teams across corporate America: unprepared and untrained talented professionals promoted into leadership roles without the training, mindset, or support to actually lead.
In This Episode, You'll Discover:
• Why 60-80% of managers never receive formal leadership training—and the devastating impact on teams, culture, and business results
• The 5 ways to stop the cycle of advancing or hiring professionals not prepared for leadership
• How to identify leadership readiness BEFORE promoting your top performers
• Why redefining success metrics from personal to team outcomes changes everything
• The power of leadership onboarding programs, mentorship, and mastermind communities
• How to hold leaders accountable for people development (and tie it to compensation)
• The bonus strategy: Creating alternative career paths for high performers who shouldn't manage people
Your Call to Action: Assess your current management pipeline. Ask yourself: Are my managers leading intentionally, or are they surviving accidentally? What do they need to become powerhouse people leaders?
Work With Bernadette: Struggling to create an onboarding program, define people management goals, or help an accidental manager thrive? Book a 30-minute discovery call at CoachMeBernadette.com/DiscoveryCall
Connect: • LinkedIn: @BernadetteBoas • Website: BallOfFireCoaching.com • More Episodes: BallFireCoaching.com/Podcast
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