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.
You’re the Boss, Now What? with Desiree Petrich | Leadership and Team Development for Managers and Team Leaders
How Leaders Build Genius Teams using Play, Rest, and Ally Mindsets | Tessa Kampen
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You can have the perfect strategy and still have a team that’s disengaged, drained, or stuck. These seven commitments are what actually change culture.
In Part 3 of this series, Desiree and Tessa walk through the seven commitments that shape your mindset, energy, and team culture—often more than any strategy ever will.
You’ll learn:
- Zone of Genius vs. “I’m ok at this” and why competence keeps you stuck.
- How to spot contentment vs. complacency so you stop settling for work that drains you.
- Why rest and play fuel better leadership (and why “busy” is not a badge of honor).
- How to flip unhelpful stories like “I’m not a good leader” into something true and useful.
- What you’re really seeking—approval, control, or security
- The shift from scarcity to abundance, especially around time and resources.
- How to see your team as allies, not obstacles, and why going first is the only way to change culture.
Pick one commitment and practice it in a single real situation this week—a meeting, a conflict, or a decision. Tiny, consistent shifts are how you move from surviving leadership to actually enjoying it.
Other Episodes mentioned in this podcast:
Using Working Genius to Boost Team Performance
Hiring for Task (The Straegy That Stops New Hires From Checking Out Early)
Links Mentioned in Episode
- The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership
- The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks
- Soundtracks by Jon Acuff
- The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
This podcast for managers is here to help you:
• Grow your leadership development
• Navigate team management with confidence
• Learn how to handle conflict at work
• Apply real, practical leadership tips
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