Leadership Beyond the Title

Have you been sitting in your car a little longer before walking into work? Not because you're early — but because you know that when you walk through those doors, you'll be the only one. The only Black woman. The only person of color. The only one who has to prove she belongs before she even opens her mouth. This episode isn't a framework. It's honest. It's where I am right now — how I'm staying...

Have you noticed people at work showing up differently lately — checked out, resistant, not themselves? There's a name for what's underneath it. I call it change grief: the grief that shows up when things aren't the way they used to be, and when it feels like you have to change who you are just to get through the day. With layoffs, reorganizations, new leaders, return-to-office mandates, and AI re...

You interviewed. You prepared. You did the temporary role or put in the years — and they still chose someone else. The rejection is real, and so is the question underneath it: where do I go from here? This week I'm getting honest about what happens next. I'll tell you about the time I worked my butt off in a temporary admin role, threw my name in the hat, and didn't get it — and how I was so hurt...

Decisions are the most emotionally charged thing that happens at work — which is why they stall, bottleneck, and turn into meetings before the meeting just to get everyone aligned. This week I'm busting a belief: that there's a right or wrong decision at work. In a fast-changing market, there isn't. There's only a learning decision — an experiment you run like a scientist. I break down the four fr...

If you get one thing from this episode, let it be this: you don't need more confidence. You're not broken. And you don't have imposter syndrome — you're being impacted by imposter treatment. After a few weeks away (the tech kept stalling, and skipping one week made it easy to skip the next), I'm back — kids in school, routines settling — to talk about the hairy little monster I see over and over i...

Becoming an entrepreneur isn't just about the money. It's about coming face to face with yourself — your capacity, your boundaries, and your leadership, 24/7. If you think you can compartmentalize and focus only on your business without doing the internal work, this episo@de will change that. I'm sharing real-time what I'm learning as I step into the identity of entrepreneur — not just calling mys...

Here's my prediction: in 2026 and 2027, more organizations are going to bring athletic coaching concepts into the workplace to train their leaders. And if you want to be effective, you'd be wise to learn the principles of team sports now. As a basketball mom and a football mom, I've been bringing a sports analogy into corporations, county offices, government teams, and nonprofits for years — and e...

I'm about a quarter of the way into my summer series — and I wanted to pull back the curtain on the experiment itself. This summer, I decided to come back and show up differently: a new podcast episode every Wednesday, weekly Substack newsletters, long-form content, and finding my own voice instead of copying how everyone else does it. Four-ish episodes in, I'm still figuring it out — and that's e...

I was laid off in 2014 — eight and a half months pregnant, losing the job that grew me into an adult. Then again in 2024, on April Fools' Day, when my whole department got eliminated on a 9 AM call I almost didn't join. The first time, I went straight into survival mode. Back on the "campaign trail" three weeks after having my son, never giving myself time to think about what I actually wanted. Th...

I was doing everything right. I had the degrees, the certifications, the relationships. And when the perfect role finally opened up — someone was quietly working behind the scenes to block me from getting it. This week, I'm telling the full story: how I went from administrative assistant to certified coach, three levels up. The gut instinct that made me turn down a role I'd already accepted. The c...

"Am I showing up as the full version of myself — or am I sending my representative to run the show?" In this episode, I'm getting honest about code switching: why so many of us chose it strategically for safety, survival, and career advancement — and what it actually costs us over time. I share my own story of "putting on my white girl" early in my career, what it earned me, and the moment I reali...

You're at your kid's game, phone in hand—technically present, but are you really there ? In this deeply personal kickoff to her summer series Leading Through Every Season of Life , Coach TaSheena unpacks the difference between being in the room and being present in it. After a night at her son's basketball game made her confront a years-long pattern of showing up without actually being there, she...

📜 Summary Somewhere along the way, many of us were taught to stay in our lane. Don't rock the boat. Be loyal. Let your manager handle the relationship with leadership. And whatever you do — don't go over your boss's head. And maybe that advice came from a good place — but it's keeping you invisible to the people who actually make decisions about your career. In this episode, I'm unpacking the bel...

📜 Summary Somewhere along the way, many of us were taught that hard work speaks for itself. Keep your head down. Deliver results. Stay humble. Eventually, someone will notice. And maybe that advice came from a good place—but it's keeping you invisible. In this episode, I name a truth that too many accomplished women of color have learned the hard way: your work doesn't speak. You do. I break down...

📜 Summary Somewhere along the way, many of us were taught that advancement requires becoming someone else. Speak up more. Be more visible. Get comfortable with self-promotion. Adapt to the culture. And maybe it worked—at least on paper. In this episode, I name a truth that doesn't get talked about enough: self-abandonment is often rewarded early in our careers—but it becomes unsustainable at high...

Welcome back to Leadership Beyond the Title Podcast! 📜 Summary If you've ever struggled to get your quieter team members to share their strengths — or felt frustrated when team discussions get dominated by the loudest voices — this episode is for you. In this episode, I share how I used a football analogy combined with Visual Explorer cards to unlock collective leadership in a recent team session...

🎙️ Welcome back to Leadership Beyond the Title Podcast! 📜 Summary If you've ever been told "introversion is your superpower" — but you still feel drained, overlooked, or like leadership requires more adaptation than it should — this episode is for you. In this reflective solo episode, I'm unpacking why praise alone doesn't create inclusion — and how calling introversion a "superpower" can quietly...

🎙️ Welcome back to Leadership Beyond the Title Podcast! 📜 Summary If you've ever been told you're  powerful , brilliant , poised , or a natural leader — but you don't always feel that way on the inside — this episode is for you. In this grounding solo episode, I'm sharing why so many Women of Color experience a gap between how others see us and what we've been conditioned to believe about ourselv...

🎙️ Welcome back to Leadership Beyond the Title Podcast! 📜 Summary If you've been saying "new year, new me"…but still feel like you're carrying the emotional, financial, and spiritual leftovers of 2025 into the new year, this episode is your invitation to finally put those bags down. In this reflective solo episode, I share how I've been navigating one of the hardest years of my life — grief, tran...

🎙️ Welcome back to Leadership Beyond the Title Podcast! 📜 Summary If you've ever felt like you needed permission to show up fully as yourself — or like leadership required perfection, polish, and playing it safe — this episode will feel like a deep exhale. In this conversation with business coach Catalina Del Carmen , we explore what it really means to embrace the cringe in your leadership — the...

Welcome back to  Leadership Beyond the Title Podcast! 📜 Summary If you're doing everything right at work — showing up, delivering high-quality work, being dependable — and your career still isn't moving forward, this episode is for you. In this episode, I break down why hard work alone stops driving career growth at a certain level , especially for women of color who were taught that reliability...

Welcome back to Leadership Beyond the Title Podcast!   📜 Summary If you find networking daunting as an introvert, this episode is a game-changer. Dive into tried-and-true strategies that don't require you to change who you are. Learn how mindset shifts and practical actions can help you build genuine relationships and open doors in your career. Discover the 2-2-2 method for effective follow-ups,...

Welcome back to Leadership Beyond the Title! Today's episode walks you through one of the most pivotal moments of my career — a moment that could have damaged my reputation, limited my opportunities, and changed the trajectory of my work… if I didn't intervene. If you've ever worried about what a senior leader thinks of you, felt misjudged by someone with power, or wondered how to advocate for you...

Welcome back to Leadership Beyond the Title ! Today's episode tackles one of the most overlooked career roadblocks: Trying to lead, grow, and navigate your career alone. We're in a moment where leaders are more isolated than ever — and it's costing people promotions, visibility, and opportunities they're fully qualified for. Inside this episode, you'll learn: ✨ Why going alone slows your career p...

Welcome back to Leadership Beyond the Title! Today's episode is for every introverted leader, quiet high achiever, and thoughtful professional who has ever said: "I hate networking… but I know I need to be more visible."   Here's the good news: You don't need to be loud, extroverted, or social all day to build powerful relationships. You just need a strategy — especially in today's workplace.   In...