You’re the Boss, Now What? with Desiree Petrich | Leadership and Team Development for Managers and Team Leaders
A leadership podcast for managers who want stronger teams, less drama, and more trust at work.
If you are a manager of people, this podcast is your playbook for the real challenges of leadership!
Each week, your host Desiree Petrich shares practical tools and frameworks from Working Genius, DISC, and The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team to help you:
- Hold employees accountable without micromanaging
- Handle conflict at work before it turns into drama
- Build trust and respect as a confident, credible leader
- Fix a toxic culture and create a team that takes ownership
- Lead effective team meetings that inspire engagement and action
Whether you’re leading a small team or an entire department, you’ll learn actionable strategies to create better communication, deeper trust, and a workplace people actually enjoy showing up to.
You’ll also get quick takeaways from bestselling leadership books, so you can skip the fluff and apply what works!
You’re the Boss, Now What? is your weekly dose of coaching for managers who want to do more than manage, they want to lead.
Popular Topics Include:
One-on-one meeting frameworks, handling team conflict, addressing passive-aggressive behavior, rebuilding trust after drama, navigating difficult employees, setting expectations without micromanaging, improving accountability conversations, fixing toxic communication patterns, leading effective team meetings, delegation strategies for overwhelmed managers, increasing team buy-in, coaching underperforming employees, giving feedback that lands, managing impostor syndrome at work, and creating a healthier, more human-centered culture.
Episodes
109 episodes
5 Myths to Unlearn to Become a More Confident Leader
Confidence gets talked about like it's something you're either born with or you're not. Extroverts have it, introverts don't. Some people just have "it" and some people never will.In this episode of You're the Boss, Now What?, Desiree Pe...
Leadership Tips | Be Proud of Yourself
In this episode:Why pressure and high expectations aren't the enemy, they can actually fuel more energyThe trap of hitting a goal and immediately moving to the next one without stopping to notice itDesiree's...
Delegate to AI Without Losing Your Edge as a Leader | Monica Marquez
AI isn't coming for your job. But it is changing what leadership looks like.In this episode, Desiree sits down with Monica Marquez, founder of FlipWork, to talk about the human side of AI adoption. Monica breaks down why so many leaders ...
Leadership Tips | Add a Little Whimsy
This week's tip is simple: stop waiting for permission to enjoy your own life. Desiree shares a personal story about her garden, some ceramic mushrooms, and the "mad libs excuse" that almost kept her from adding a little joy to her everyday.
A Framework for Giving Feedback | Lessons from Radical Candor by Kim Scott
Do you avoid hard conversations, or handle them so bluntly they backfire? In this episode, Desiree read the book Radical Candor by Kim Scott, so you don't have to. This episode breaks down the framework from K...
Connecting and Communicating Across Generations at Work | Liz Carlson
Right now you're leading up to five generations on the same team, and most of what's getting lost between them has nothing to do with personality.In this episode, Desiree sits down with workplace teacher Liz Carlson to unpack why communi...
Your Team Doesn't Need a Perfect Boss. They Need a Human One | Kristin Miller
What if the most powerful thing you could do as a leader has nothing to do with strategy, systems, or having all the answers?In this episode, I'm joined by Money Mindset and Life Alignment Coach Kristen Miller for a conversation that sta...
When to Let Go: Leadership Lessons for Work, Habits, and Relationships | Jacob Brown
At some point, we all find ourselves holding on to something we know isn't working.A habit. A relationship. A team member.And we have really good reasons for it. Fear, convenience, comparison, not wanting to rock the boat.B...
How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome and Why You Might Not Want To
Have you ever wondered if feeling like a fraud might actually be a sign you're doing something right? In this episode of You're the Boss, Now What?, host Desiree Petrich takes on one of the most common experiences in leadership, imposter ...
Leadership Tips | Eat The Lemon
You've heard it your whole life. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. And most of the time? That's good advice. But in this week's tip, Desiree challenges the idea that you always have to find the positive spin — a...
How to Give Feedback Without Crushing Someone’s Confidence
Why does feedback feel so uncomfortable at work?Why do annual reviews often feel unhelpful? Why do employees get defensive? And why do leaders wait so long to address issues that by the time they finally say something, ...
Leadership Tips | Let Them Watch
Your team is always watching, whether you realize it or not. In this leadership tip episode, Desiree shares why the habits you model at work and at home shape the culture, mindset, and confidence of the people around you.Show Notes:<...
How to Balance Accountability and Empathy as a Leader | Drew Moldenhauer
What happens when you care deeply about your team… but they stop respecting your leadership?In this episode, Desiree is joined by Drew from the Iron and Empathy podcast for a conversation about one of the hardest parts of leadership: bal...
Leadership Tips | Find the Tension Between Presence and Progress
Last week we talked about not letting your intent diminish and how the longer we wait to do something we know we should do, the less likely we are to actually follow through.This week’s leadership tip is a little different.Have yo...
Why It’s So Hard to Make Connections as an Adult at Work | Nichelle Lund
Making connections as an adult feels harder than ever, especially at work.But the problem usually isn’t networking. It’s discomfort. It’s phones. It’s staying in our comfort zones.In this episode, Desire...
Leadership Tips | Don't Let Your Intent Diminish
Have you ever thought, “I’ll do it later”… and then never did?You’re not lazy. You’re not unmotivated. You’re experiencing the law of diminishing intent.The longer you wait to do something you know you should do, the less...
6 Ways to Re-Engage an Unmotivated Employee and Improve Employee Retention
“My employee doesn’t seem to care anymore… what do I do?”They used to be reliable. Motivated. Easy to manage.And now?You feel like you’re micromanaging just to get the bare minimum.It’s frustrating....
How to Motivate an Unmotivated Employee Without Micromanaging
Have you ever had an employee where you think… “Do you even care anymore?”They used to show up early They used to go above and beyond And now… something feels offYou try to motivate them But not...
4 Ways to Get Your Energy Back as a Manager Without Burning Out
If you don’t have energy, you can’t lead well.And yet… most managers are trying to push through exhaustion instead of fixing it.You finish your workday drained. You go home with nothing left to give. And the thin...
Leadership Tips | Fill Your Cup
Have you ever felt like you’re doing everything “right”… but still running on empty?As a manager, it’s easy to think the answer is to do more. More routines. More habits. More discipline.But what if that’s not th...
How to Get Your Team Working Toward the Same Goals | Lessons from The Culture Code with Tessa Kampen)
In this episode, I sat down with Tessa Kampen to talk about what happens when purpose isn’t clear on a team.Because when people define success differently… you start to feel it.Priorities compete Communication ge...
Leadership Tips | Make It Work For You
Have you ever looked at someone else’s job, routine, or leadership style and thought… “Why would anyone enjoy that?”And then found yourself trying to do it anyway?A lot of managers get stuck here.You’re trying to l...
Why Conflict at Work Feels Hard | Lessons from The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle | Tessa Kampen
Struggling with hard conversations on your team?In this episode, we’re talking about vulnerability, and what it actually looks like at work.Not oversharing. Not making things uncomfortable.But the kind of vulnerabi...