Shedding the Corporate Bitch
Welcome to Shedding the Corporate Bitch — the podcast where executive leadership gets real.
Hosted by executive coach, strategist, and unapologetic truth-teller Bernadette Boas, this show is built for senior leaders, CHROs, and HR executives who are done with surface-level leadership advice and ready for the conversations that actually move the needle.
Drawing from 25 years in corporate — including being fired — and over a decade coaching leaders at the highest levels, Bernadette delivers the raw insights, honest dialogue, and practical strategies you won't find in a leadership textbook. Each episode tackles what's really happening in today's organizations: toxic cultures, burned-out teams, leadership gaps, talent retention crises, and the fear, doubt, and imposter syndrome that quietly undermine even the most accomplished executives.
Joined by world-class leaders, HR innovators, and organizational experts, Bernadette doesn't just identify the problems — she hands you the tools to solve them.
This is the podcast for leaders who are ready to shed what's holding them — and their organizations — back, and build something that actually works.
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Shedding the Corporate Bitch
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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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