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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.
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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.
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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.
You’re the Boss, Now What? with Desiree Petrich | Leadership and Team Development for Managers and Team Leaders
3 Conscious Leadership Commitments That Shift You From Defensive to Grounded| Tessa Kampen
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Most leaders want to lead with clarity,but in real life, it’s easy to slip into blame, defensiveness, people-pleasing, or overwhelm. You’re trying your best, yet you’re drained and stuck in the same patterns with your team.
In this episode, Desiree and leadership consultant Tessa break down the first three commitments of Conscious Leadership—taking 100% responsibility, choosing curiosity, and feeling your feelings—and how these shift you from reactive to grounded.
You’ll learn:
- What “above the line vs. below the line” looks like in real conversations
- How to take responsibility without becoming the hero or victim
- How curiosity instantly lowers defensiveness
- Why naming emotions boosts trust and presence
If you want to be a calmer, more intentional leader, these three commitments are the foundation.
Try this:
Pick one current issue and ask:
- How did I contribute?
- What am I curious about?
- What am I feeling right now?
Key Takeaways:
- Responsibility = ownership, not blame
- Curiosity opens the door to real dialogue
- Your emotions don’t disqualify you—avoiding them does
Links Mentioned:
● The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership
● The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks
● Radical Candor by Kim Scott
● Soundtracks by Jon Acuff
Taking Intentional Action: How to Choose the Life You Lead
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