You’re the Boss, Now What? with Desiree Petrich | Leadership and Team Development for Managers and Team Leaders

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  The Secret Behind Every High-Trust Team 30.07.2026 23min

  You don't have to wait for anyone to go first. You get to choose to be the first. In this episode, Desiree gives you a sneak peek into her brand new keynote, Breaking the Fourth Wall. It's a three-part approach to building trust with your team, and the starting point might surprise you. If your team has lost some ownership, engagement, or hope, this episode gets at the real reason why. Desiree opens with a personal story that reframes what leadership actually requires, then gets into why self...
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  Leadership Tips | Share Your BHAG 27.07.2026 4min

  Some goals only get built because someone else believed in them first. This week's tip is simple: share your BHAG. Your Big Hairy Audacious Goal. The one you've been sitting on, half-convinced it's too big to say out loud. Desiree shares the origin story of the Intentional Leader Summit, a leadership development conference that started as a passing comment to a pastor she was working with. No funding. No real plan. Just an idea spoken out loud, and someone willing to say "let's do it." That s...
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  5 Myths to Unlearn to Become a More Confident Leader 23.07.2026 16min

  Confidence gets talked about like it's something you're either born with or you're not. Extroverts have it, introverts don't. Some people just have "it" and some people never will. In this episode of You're the Boss, Now What?, Desiree Petrich pushes back on that idea completely. After coaching and speaking to thousands of leaders, she's found that self-leadership, not team dynamics, is usually the number one thing leaders want to work on. Not better meetings. Not less conflict. Confidence. T...
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  Leadership Tips | Be Proud of Yourself 20.07.2026 4min

  In this episode: Why pressure and high expectations aren't the enemy, they can actually fuel more energyThe trap of hitting a goal and immediately moving to the next one without stopping to notice itDesiree's three things she chose to be proud of this week, and why she almost skipped the exerciseWhy saying "I'm proud of myself" out loud isn't selfish, it's leadershipHow your confidence gives other people permission to feel theirsTry this: List one to three things you're proud of this week. S...
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  Delegate to AI Without Losing Your Edge as a Leader | Monica Marquez 16.07.2026 31min

  AI isn't coming for your job. But it is changing what leadership looks like. In this episode, Desiree sits down with Monica Marquez, founder of FlipWork, to talk about the human side of AI adoption. Monica breaks down why so many leaders feel behind, what your "zone of genius" actually means, and why delegation (yes, the same skill you use with your team) is now the skill that separates leaders who thrive with AI from leaders who get replaced by it. What You'll Learn: Why delegation is now an...
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  Leadership Tips | Add a Little Whimsy 13.07.2026 2min

  This week's tip is simple: stop waiting for permission to enjoy your own life. Desiree shares a personal story about her garden, some ceramic mushrooms, and the "mad libs excuse" that almost kept her from adding a little joy to her everyday. Why "when this happens, I'll do that" is a trap (aka the mad libs excuse)The moment after her mom passed that changed how she looks for joyA simple, low-effort way to bring more whimsy into your daily lifeThe question to ask yourself about what you're wai...
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  A Framework for Giving Feedback | Lessons from Radical Candor by Kim Scott 09.07.2026 19min

  Do you avoid hard conversations, or handle them so bluntly they backfire? In this episode, Desiree read the book Radical Candor by Kim Scott, so you don't have to. This episode breaks down the framework from Kim Scott's Radical Candor, the one Desiree teaches more than almost anything else with the leaders she coaches. In this episode: The four types of feedback, and which one is quietly wrecking your team's trustWhy "good intentions don't erase bad impact"The order most leaders...
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  Connecting and Communicating Across Generations at Work | Liz Carlson 02.07.2026 24min

  Right now you're leading up to five generations on the same team, and most of what's getting lost between them has nothing to do with personality. In this episode, Desiree sits down with workplace teacher Liz Carlson to unpack why communication breaks down across generations, what shaped the way each generation shows up at work, and how leaders can start closing the gap without walking on eggshells. Liz shares what she's learned spending years inside real teams, including why 93 percent of co...
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  Your Team Doesn't Need a Perfect Boss. They Need a Human One | Kristin Miller 25.06.2026 20min

  What if the most powerful thing you could do as a leader has nothing to do with strategy, systems, or having all the answers? In this episode, I'm joined by Money Mindset and Life Alignment Coach Kristen Miller for a conversation that started in the comments of a LinkedIn post and was too good to leave there. This isn't a framework episode. There's no tidy checklist at the end. What there is is an honest, sometimes uncomfortable conversation about what it actually looks like to show up as a w...
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  When to Let Go: Leadership Lessons for Work, Habits, and Relationships | Jacob Brown 18.06.2026 23min

  At some point, we all find ourselves holding on to something we know isn't working. A habit. A relationship. A team member. And we have really good reasons for it. Fear, convenience, comparison, not wanting to rock the boat. But what if the cost of holding on is higher than the cost of letting go? In this episode, I sit down with Jacob Brown, author of Avocado Leadership and one of the speakers at this year's Intentional Leader Summit. We dig into a principle he calls slow to hire, quick to f...
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  How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome and Why You Might Not Want To 11.06.2026 24min

  Have you ever wondered if feeling like a fraud might actually be a sign you're doing something right? In this episode of You're the Boss, Now What?, host Desiree Petrich takes on one of the most common experiences in leadership, imposter syndrome, and reframes it completely. Imposter syndrome was first identified in 1978, and nearly 50 years later, it still shows up in every industry, every experience level, and every area of life. Whether you're a new manager questioning if your team r...
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  Leadership Tips | Eat The Lemon 01.06.2026 5min

  You've heard it your whole life. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. And most of the time? That's good advice. But in this week's tip, Desiree challenges the idea that you always have to find the positive spin — and introduces a concept that might give you the permission you didn't know you needed. Sometimes the most self-aware thing you can do is just eat the lemon. In this episode, you'll hear: Why forcing positivity can actually be a form of avoidance —...
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  How to Give Feedback Without Crushing Someone’s Confidence 22.05.2026 15min

  Why does feedback feel so uncomfortable at work? Why do annual reviews often feel unhelpful? Why do employees get defensive? And why do leaders wait so long to address issues that by the time they finally say something, it feels overwhelming? In this episode, Desiree walks through real workplace scenarios involving feedback, accountability, leadership development, and communication in the workplace. From employees asking for growth feedback and receiving a giant list months later,...
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  Leadership Tips | Let Them Watch 18.05.2026 3min

  Your team is always watching, whether you realize it or not. In this leadership tip episode, Desiree shares why the habits you model at work and at home shape the culture, mindset, and confidence of the people around you. Show Notes: Your team doesn’t just listen to what you say. They watch what you do. As a manager or leader, it’s easy to tell your team to prioritize growth, set boundaries, or take care of themselves… while quietly ignoring those things yourself. But leadership develop...
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  How to Balance Accountability and Empathy as a Leader | Drew Moldenhauer 15.05.2026 32min

  What happens when you care deeply about your team… but they stop respecting your leadership? In this episode, Desiree is joined by Drew from the Iron and Empathy podcast for a conversation about one of the hardest parts of leadership: balancing accountability and empathy. Because if you lean too far one direction, your team feels micromanaged. Lean too far the other way, and expectations start slipping. If you’ve ever avoided a hard conversation, struggled with a difficult employee, or felt f...
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  Leadership Tips | Find the Tension Between Presence and Progress 11.05.2026 4min

  Last week we talked about not letting your intent diminish and how the longer we wait to do something we know we should do, the less likely we are to actually follow through. This week’s leadership tip is a little different. Have you ever found yourself rushing through a season of life, wishing time would speed up so you could finally get to the “good part”? Or maybe you’ve been so distracted by what’s next that you forgot to notice what’s right in front of you. In this short episode, Desiree...
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  Why It’s So Hard to Make Connections as an Adult at Work | Nichelle Lund 07.05.2026 20min

  Making connections as an adult feels harder than ever, especially at work. But the problem usually isn’t networking. It’s discomfort. It’s phones. It’s staying in our comfort zones. In this episode, Desiree sits down with Nichelle Lund to talk about communication in the workplace, workplace loneliness, and why relationship-building is one of the most overlooked leadership skills for managers and professionals today. They discuss awkward networking events, making people feel ...
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  Leadership Tips | Don't Let Your Intent Diminish 05.05.2026 4min

  Have you ever thought, “I’ll do it later”… and then never did? You’re not lazy. You’re not unmotivated. You’re experiencing the law of diminishing intent. The longer you wait to do something you know you should do, the less likely you are to do it. It starts small. One delay. One excuse. One “I’ll get to it later.” Then your brain steps in to protect you. You justify it. You overthink it. You talk yourself out of it. And now the thing you knew you needed to do… d...
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  6 Ways to Re-Engage an Unmotivated Employee and Improve Employee Retention 30.04.2026 22min

  “My employee doesn’t seem to care anymore… what do I do?” They used to be reliable. Motivated. Easy to manage. And now? You feel like you’re micromanaging just to get the bare minimum. It’s frustrating. And honestly… a little confusing. Because nothing “big” happened. Here’s the shift most managers miss: It’s not always that they’re lazy. It’s that something changed. And if you keep treating everyone the same… you’ll keep losing your best people without realizing...
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  Leadership tips | Make the Appointment 27.04.2026 5min

  The Last Letter - Rebecca Yarrows Last week we talked about what it looks like when you hit survival mode. This week is one simple step to get yourself out of it. What’s the thing you keep putting off? The appointment you haven’t made. The email you haven’t sent. The task that keeps popping into your head… over and over again. It feels small. It feels like a minor inconvenience. So you keep pushing it to “later.” But here’s the problem… it doesn’t go away...