Drama-Free Teams | Trauma-Informed Leadership for High-Performing Teams
Your team's smart. But managing the personalities, politics, and pressure of leadership? That’s a whole other story. Persistent conflict, difficult conversations, and workplace drama can make leading good people surprisingly hard.
If you’re constantly putting out fires, struggling to get buy-in, avoiding difficult conversations to keep the peace, or spending too much time dealing with conflict on your team, Drama-Free Teams is for you.
Hosted by trauma-informed leadership and conflict resolution coach Dr. Annie Campanile, PhD, this podcast helps leaders and clinicians understand what’s really happening beneath workplace conflict and lead difficult conversations with greater clarity, confidence, accountability, and connection.
Dr. Annie has helped hundreds of healthcare leaders build high-performing teams and step into the C-suite without people-pleasing, second-guessing themselves, or getting derailed by drama at work, and in every episode, she’s handing you psychology-backed insights and straightforward tools you can put to work right away to become the kind of leader people authentically trust, respect, and want to follow.
Ready to become a great leader, known for clear, confident, and compassionate leadership—without sacrificing yourself in the process? Hit PLAY and let’s begin.
Drama-Free Teams | Trauma-Informed Leadership for High-Performing Teams
26. Is Your Employee Ready to Lead Their Peers? Here’s How to Tell
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You’re ready to promote a strong performer into leadership—but how do you know if they’re really prepared to lead their peers?
In this episode, I share an unusual interview technique that goes beyond resumes and past performance to reveal how each candidate will actually show up as a leader in front of their former coworkers. You’ll hear how one manager used this exact process to choose the right supervisor for a struggling team and why skipping this step can lead to resistance, resentment, and months of unnecessary drama at work.
You’ll also walk away with a simple three-step structure you can use to promote from within with confidence, prepare new leaders to guide their teams through change, and build trust from day one.
So if you’ve ever worried about promoting the wrong person, or wondered how to know if a candidate is truly ready to lead, hit play and let’s dive in.
0:00 – The Hidden Risk of Promoting a Peer Into Leadership
0:45 – How to Spot the #1 Mistake Leaders Make When Promoting from Within
1:30 – The Simple Interview Technique That Reveals Who’s Truly Ready to Lead A Team Through Change
5:10 – A 3-Step Process to Evaluate Internal Candidates Fairly (and Win Team Buy-In)
7:30 – How to Save Months of Time, Build Trust, and Set Your New Leader Up for Success
For step-by-step instructions:
- Grab your FREE Peer to Leader Interview Guide
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- Explore Dr. Annie's Senior Leadership Coaching Programs
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