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
Leadership Tips | Make It Work For You
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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 lead like someone else.
Work like someone else.
Structure your time like someone else.
And it doesn’t fit.
So you start second guessing yourself.
You feel inconsistent.
And leadership feels harder than it needs to.
This is where most leadership development advice falls short.
Because it tells you what to do…
but not how to make it work for you.
In this episode, we’re flipping that.
Because not everyone works the same way.
Some people love brainstorming and big ideas.
Others just want to get clear and execute.
Some people love running.
Others would rather lift, walk, or do anything but run.
Neither is wrong.
But when you force yourself into something that doesn’t fit…
you burn out faster and show up worse as a leader.
This episode will help you rethink how you approach your work, your leadership, and your life so you can stop forcing what doesn’t fit and start building something that actually works.
By the time you finish listening, you’ll learn:
- Why trying to lead like everyone else is holding you back as a manager
- How self-awareness improves leadership development and team management
- A simple shift to help you make your work, leadership, and routines fit you
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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