Shedding the Corporate Bitch

We'd love to hear from you. Send us fan mail! This should shock you! Only 25% of executives feel prepared to lead through disruptive change. In this episode, we explore why reactive leadership fails—and how anticipatory leadership equips leaders to navigate AI, automation, workforce shifts, and uncertainty with confidence. You’ll learn the four core components of anticipatory leadership, the f...

We'd love to hear from you. Send us fan mail! As you probably have already experienced, millennials have changed the rules of leadership. Sawubona Leadership can be the team development tool you've been looking for to elevate your connection and impact with your team.  In this powerful episode, executive coach and bestselling author Susan Inouye joins Bernadette to explore Sawubona Leader...

We'd love to hear from you. Send us fan mail! Drowning in meetings? Exhausted from your to-do list? This episode is your intervention. Discover why 94% of leaders are stressed, what's causing your burnout (hint: some of it's self-inflicted), and the exact frameworks to reclaim your time and sanity. Host Bernadette Boas delivers battle-tested strategies from 25+ years in the corporate...

We'd love to hear from you. Send us fan mail! What if one of the most overlooked leadership behaviors was also one of the most powerful drivers of engagement, performance, and retention? In this episode of Shedding the Corporate Bitch , we reframe gratitude from being “nice” to being strategic . Backed by research from Harvard, Gallup, and the University of Pennsylvania, this conversation brea...

We'd love to hear from you. Send us fan mail! What is your body posture, gestures, and place at the table, say about you? In this episode, we sit down with Tatiana Teppoeva , founder of One Nonverbal Ecosystems , to explore the often-overlooked leadership skill that silently shapes credibility, trust, and influence: nonverbal communication . Tatiana breaks down how body language, tone, posture...

We'd love to hear from you. Send us fan mail! Do you agree the need for equity in the workplace is more important now than ever? In this game-changing episode, executive coach and equity expert Celeste Warren reveals the truth about workplace equity that's been buried under myths, misinformation, and corporate buzzwords.  While companies retreat from DEI commitments, Celeste proves why un...

We'd love to hear from you. Send us fan mail! This episode dives into one of the most overlooked yet influential leadership skills: emotional pacing —the speed, tone, and intensity of your emotional responses in meetings, conversations, decisions, and crises.  As the transcript reveals, your team’s nervous system mirrors yours, and your emotional tempo has measurable effects on engagement, cog...

We'd love to hear from you. Send us fan mail! What if the biggest reason you’re not being promoted has nothing to do with office politics, company structure, or how hard you work? In this transformative episode, host Bernadette Boas sits down with Diane Taylor , founder of Glow Leadership and author of Elevate Potential , to expose the surprising internal blocks that silently derail profession...

We'd love to hear from you. Send us fan mail! Corporate teams are burned out, managers are overwhelmed, and everyone claims they “don’t have time.” In this episode of Shedding the Corporate Bitch , executive coach Bernadette Boas breaks down the truth: great leaders make time—because developing people is their number one responsibility. Using real leadership examples and actionable coaching st...

We'd love to hear from you. Send us fan mail! Half of corporate change initiatives fail. Not because your people resist—but because your leadership model does. In this powerhouse conversation, Bernadette Boas sits down with Dr. Mary Lippitt , founder of Enterprise Management and author of Leader Sheep: Saving the Herd , to expose why “command and control” leadership is killing transformation—a...

We'd love to hear from you. Send us fan mail! Are you waiting for a promotion to start leading? STOP. Leadership isn't about your position on an org chart—it's about your influence, clarity, and purpose. In this game-changing episode, executive coach Bernadette Boas reveals why everyone is already a leader and how to elevate your value starting TODAY. If you're a corporate profe...

We'd love to hear from you. Send us fan mail! What if being emotional, vulnerable, and transparent could actually be your greatest leadership advantage? In this powerful episode, Kendra MacDonald, CEO of Canada's Ocean Supercluster, shatters the myth that effective leaders must separate their personal and professional lives. Leading a national innovation initiative with a majority-female...

We'd love to hear from you. Send us fan mail! aWhat happens when your best employees become your worst managers? Across corporate America, we're facing what experts call the "Accidental Manager Crisis." A staggering 60-80% of new managers receive ZERO formal leadership training before being thrown into people management roles. The result? Burned-out managers, disengaged teams, a...

We'd love to hear from you. Send us fan mail! Your team is showing up. But are they really working? In this game-changing episode, host Bernadette Boas sat down over the summer with Rebecca Reed, global Workplace Well-being Specialist and creator of the Mental Flex Method, to expose the silent productivity killer costing organizations 10 times more than sick days: presenteeism. When employees...

We'd love to hear from you. Send us fan mail! Are you working harder than ever but still getting passed over for promotions? Your problem isn't effort—it's visibility and strategy. In this episode, Bernadette Boas reveals why 78% of professionals believe their manager has no influence on their career advancement—and how understanding managing up creates a massive competitive advantag...

We'd love to hear from you. Send us fan mail! Are you constantly saying "sorry" for the smallest thing? Smoothing over tensions? Fixing everyone else's problems while your own leadership presence suffers? You're not alone - and it's costing you more than you think. In this game-changing episode, powerhouse coach Kelly Travis reveals the hidden toll of over-apologizing...

We'd love to hear from you. Send us fan mail! Do you have a “good guy, but…” on your team? They’re smart, hardworking, maybe even a top producer—but they gossip, interrupt, or stir up conflict. You know it. Your team knows it. And yet, you hesitate to act. In this episode of Shedding the Corporate Bitch , Bernadette Boas exposes the hidden cost of excusing a good guy, but..., even when it come...

We'd love to hear from you. Send us fan mail! Are you resilient—or just surviving? In this episode of Shedding the Corporate Bitch , I sit down with Russell Harvey, “The Resilience Coach,” to challenge how leaders and HR managers think about resilience. Together, we unpack why resilience isn’t about “bouncing back” but about springing forward with learning . If you’re a leader navigating burno...

We'd love to hear from you. Send us fan mail! Time is the one resource you can’t get back — and if you don’t take control of it, it will control you. In this episode of Shedding the Corporate Bitch , Bernadette Boas reveals why so many leaders struggle with time management, the hidden costs of poor productivity, and actionable strategies to reclaim your focus, sanity, and performance. Packed w...

We'd love to hear from you. Send us fan mail! Connection isn’t a “nice to have”—it’s a business driver every leader needs to put front and center if they want to achieve their goals and succeed.  When employees feel seen, heard, and included, performance skyrockets. Yet, many leaders still struggle with creating cultures of belonging. Why is that? In this powerful episode of Shedding the Corpo...

We'd love to hear from you. Send us fan mail! Your highest performers haven’t quit—yet. But they’re not fully present either. They’re quietly cracking under the weight of stress, burnout, AI-driven changes, and poor leadership. And the cost? A staggering $438 billion in lost productivity . In this episode of Shedding the Corporate Bitch , Bernadette Boas unpacks: What “Quiet Cracking” really i...

We'd love to hear from you. Send us fan mail! Your success as a leader isn’t determined by how well you talk—it’s determined by how well you connect. And nowhere is that more critical than when the stakes are high and emotions are running hot. Episode Overview: In this episode of Shedding the Corporate Bitch , I sit down with Dr. Amber Johnson—leadership consultant, high-stakes communication e...

We'd love to hear from you. Send us fan mail! What if the biggest threat to your workplace isn’t external—but staring back at you in the mirror? In this powerful episode of Shedding the Corporate Bitch , Bernadette Boas dives deep into the hidden signs of toxic leadership, team behavior, and culture. You’ll learn how to identify red flags before they cost you your best people, and discover pro...

We'd love to hear from you. Send us fan mail! What if the most underused resource in your company isn’t money or talent — but your HR team? In this powerhouse episode of Shedding the Corporate Bitch , Bernadette Boas pulls back the curtain on a dangerous blind spot in leadership: the failure to partner with HR proactively and strategically. 🚫 HR isn’t a compliance cop.  ⚡ HR is your culture...

We'd love to hear from you. Send us fan mail! Are you underpaid — or undervaluing yourself? In this power-packed episode of Shedding the Corporate Bitch , I sit down with John Gates , former Fortune 500 head of recruiting and founder of Salary Coach , to dismantle the myths, fears, and bad advice surrounding salary negotiation. 💥 Spoiler alert: If you’re not negotiating, you're not just...