You’re The Boss, Now What?

Leadership is so exciting, and it’s such a privilege! Until you realize that there’s no manual, and that’s when the full weight of the responsibility sinks in. So if you’re a new or aspiring manager trying to navigate team dynamics, delegate with confidence and actually enjoy leading, you’re in the right place. Hosted by Desiree, a leadership expert who landed her first management role at 24, managed a healthcare facility through the pandemic, and went on to start a leadership development company, this podcast delivers actionable advice, real-world insights, and step-by-step strategies to help you lead with impact. As a certified Working Genius facilitator, DISC consultant, and practitioner of the 5 Dysfunctions of a Team, Desiree has helped frustrated professionals like you get promoted into management and has coached struggling teams to make massive strides in connection and day-to-day operations. Join us each week to learn about leadership skills, effective delegation, building team trust, setting boundaries, mastering time management, navigating team dynamics, developing your executive presence, and becoming self-aware. Packed with practical tips, expert advice, and inspiring stories, each episode will help you transition from overwhelmed manager to confident leader. You’re The Boss, Now What?

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Episodes

Thursday Oct 24, 2024

Hey Friends!
This week's guest is Eric Pfeiffer
In this episode we discuss: 
Recognizing systemic issues in the workplace
Defining your leadership culture
Unique approaches to human development
 
Eric has empowered thousands of leaders worldwide to become the best leaders of themselves and others. He believes the best leaders are made, not born, and anyone can become a great leader. Eric founded MPWR Coaching to expand his efforts of unlocking leaders' potential so they can grow their organizations and teams in new, never-imagined ways.
 
 
You can find Eric on his website
 
Check out the books that Eric Recommends
Trust and Boundaries by Henry Cloud
 
 
 
Thank you for joining me on another episode of Lead With Confidence
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Check out my book Taking Intentional Action: How to Choose the Life You Lead 
 
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Thursday Oct 17, 2024

Hey Friends!
This week's guest is Carolyn Litton
In this episode we discuss: 
Challenging yourself to change your life 
Daily practices to work smarter
Getting out of your head
 
Carolyn Litton is a dynamic leader and visionary with a rich background in both the corporate and philanthropic worlds. As a former award-winning top-producing loan officer, Carolyn mastered the art of success in the mortgage industry. However, driven by a deep desire to add more value to others, she transitioned into a new phase of her career, creating The Vision Project—a powerful method that empowers individuals to tap into their flow state and achieve extraordinary results. Carolyn's passion for helping others led her to found a 501c3 charity, Hearts for Hope, which has delivered over 8,000 care packs to the homeless.
Her journey didn’t stop there; she reinvented herself as a speaker, author, and coach, guiding others to connect with their authentic selves and create lives filled with purpose and fulfillment. Now, as an international retreat host, Carolyn continues to inspire and uplift, sharing her proven strategies for living a life of meaning and impact. Carolyn is committed to empowering others to unlock their true potential and create a positive ripple effect in the world.
 
 
You can find Carolyn on Linkedin
 
Check out the books that Carolyn Recommends
The Buddha and the Badass
The 12 Week Year
Atomic Habits
 
 
 
Thank you for joining me on another episode of Lead With Confidence
If you love the episode, give it a share and reach out, I can't wait to hear from you!
You can send me a message on LinkedIn or InstagramYou can also send me an email with any comments, requests or questions you'd like me to answer on the show!
 
Check out my book Taking Intentional Action: How to Choose the Life You Lead 
 
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Thursday Oct 10, 2024

Hey Friends!
This week's guest is Dr. Jennie Byrne
In this episode we discuss: 
The perfect storm of burnout, moral injury and PTSD
How to break down barries between Admin and Direct Care Staff
Improving communication on teams
How we can help to overcome the healthcare crisis 
 
🤔 As an advisor for healthcare innovators, I leverage my extensive clinical, entrepreneurial, and leadership experience to help shape the future of healthcare. I am a Co-Founder of Belong Health, a made-for-purpose healthcare company that serves vulnerable populations through health plan partnerships and ACO-REACH.
🧠 My mission is to connect the dots between people and ideas in new and unexpected ways, and to translate complex concepts and challenges into actionable solutions. I have a dual background as an MD/PhD in neuroscience and a board-certified psychiatrist, which gives me a unique perspective on the biological and psychological aspects of human behavior and health. 🤝 I have a proven track record as an entrepreneur, having founded and grown a clinical organization from inception to exit, and as a national C-level leader, having led teams to create and innovate clinical programs in various settings.
📚 As a thought leader in the healthcare community, I speak on podcasts, webinars, and live events. I am a best-selling author of "Work Smart", a book on how to use brain and behavior science to work smarter. My second book, "Moral Injury : Healing the Healers" focuses on the clinician crisis facing the American healthcare system today. ⚕ I am a practicing psychiatrist with a focus on caring for other physicians with mental health needs, including depression, anxiety, ADHD, burnout, and moral injury.
 
 
You can find Dr. Jennie on LinkedIn
 
Check out the book Jennie Recommends
The Artists Way  by Julia Cameron
 
Thank you for joining me on another episode of Lead With Confidence
If you love the episode, give it a share and reach out, I can't wait to hear from you!
You can send me a message on LinkedIn or InstagramYou can also send me an email with any comments, requests or questions you'd like me to answer on the show!
 
Check out my book Taking Intentional Action: How to Choose the Life You Lead 
 
Are you loving the Lead With Confidence Podcast??? 
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Thursday Oct 03, 2024

Hey Friends!
This week's guest is Brittany Young
In this episode we discuss: 
Defining the terms "Sober" and "Sober Curious"
The impact of alcohol in corporate culture
The importance of emotional healing
 
Brittany Young is a dynamic professional with an illustrious 15-year career in the pharmaceutical industry. Throughout her journey, she has collaborated with CEOs, top executives, and skillfully closed multi-million dollar sales deals. 
Today, Brittany's passion and purpose have taken her beyond the corporate realm. She is an esteemed Executive Sobriety Coach exclusively focused on female high achievers who want to quit drinking. Drawing from her extensive experience, Brittany guides and supports her clients in achieving greater prosperity through a groundbreaking and permission-based process called “Breakthrough BS Method.”
 
 
You can find Brittany on LinkedIn
 
Check out the book Brittany Recommends
A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson 
 
Thank you for joining me on another episode of Lead With Confidence
If you love the episode, give it a share and reach out, I can't wait to hear from you!
You can send me a message on LinkedIn or InstagramYou can also send me an email with any comments, requests or questions you'd like me to answer on the show!
 
Check out my book Taking Intentional Action: How to Choose the Life You Lead 
 
Are you loving the Lead With Confidence Podcast??? 
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Leave me a voice message or "buy me a coffee" to show your support for the show and help me to make it even better!
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Thursday Sep 19, 2024

Hey Friends!
This week's guest is Matt Gottesman
In this episode we discuss: 
Overcoming resistence
How to simplify your goals
Small daily practices to get our of your head
Niching down vs. going wide
 
Matt is a 2x founder, writer and podcaster. He’s also an agile digital marketer and strategist by trade with a background in helping some of the world’s most iconic brands such as Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy and more.He runs The Niche is You™ (a weekly newsletter on Substack), which has also become his personal (and 2nd) podcast, The Niche Is You​™ (Top 1%) as a way to help people break from the “system” to expand more on themselves through their collective work, art and passions with the goal of bringing more ownership and sovereignty back to the individual.
 
 
You can find Matt at any of the following: 
Podcast: The Niche Is You
Website: mattgottesman.com
Instagram: @mattgottesman
Apparel: The Niche Is You
Linkedin: /in/mattgottesman
 
Check out the book Katie Recommends 
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
The Artists Way 
 
Check out my book Taking Intentional Action: How to Choose the Life You Lead 
 
Are you loving the Lead With Confidence Podcast??? 
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Thank you for joining me on another episode of Lead With Confidence
If you love the episode, give it a share and reach out, I can't wait to hear from you!
You can send me a message on LinkedIn or InstagramYou can also send me an email with any comments, requests or questions you'd like me to answer on the show!

Thursday Sep 12, 2024

Hey Friends!
This week's guest is Katie Armentrout
In this episode we discuss: 
How to grow your soft skills
Leadership is its own skillset
Mineing for conflict
Physcological safety at work
 
With 20+ years of experience, Katie will change how you think about Leadership, Team Building, and Customer Service. An accomplished leader, Katie is known for her ability to connect with people and build lasting relationships. Katie is the founder of Peoplefluence, an organizational health consulting firm that equips leaders with the tools to upgrade their teams from a group of smart individuals to a cohesive Dream Team. She served as a National Sales Director at P&G and Board Member of ChangingGears, a Cincinnati-based nonprofit. She earned an MBA from UNC Chapel Hill and a BSBA from Saint Louis University. Katie has trained thousands of people, including CEOs, sales professionals, restaurant servers, retail and nonprofit teams on how to elevate self-awareness, company culture, and customer service.
 
 
You can find Katie on LinkedIn, or on her website www.peoplefluence.com
 
Check out the book Katie Recommends 
21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell 
 
Check out my book Taking Intentional Action: How to Choose the Life You Lead 
 
Are you loving the Lead With Confidence Podcast??? 
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Please consider leaving a rating and review to help me reach more individuals looking to grow in love, life and leadership!
 
 
Thank you for joining me on another episode of Lead With Confidence
If you love the episode, give it a share and reach out, I can't wait to hear from you!
You can send me a message on LinkedIn or InstagramYou can also send me an email with any comments, requests or questions you'd like me to answer on the show!

Thursday Aug 29, 2024

Hey Friends!
This week's guest is Alex Street
In this episode we discuss: 
How to make the work you do matter
Understanding and embracing your own story
Creating space for creativity
Taking small actions for big impact
 
Alex believes lasting impact always starts with your story. From the first time his mom put him on stage as a kid, he has been using his unique gifts to connect with any audience. As a former Actor and Pastor, now Public Speaker, Coach, and Author, he knows firsthand how important a clear story is for personal development, business strategy, and authentic connection in our world today. With the StoryArc Method, Alex coaches international speakers, bestselling authors, millionaire founders, and hundreds of business owners around the world to stand out with their signature story and speak with confidence. As a Speaker, Alex is known for his captivating storytelling, dynamic energy, and clear ideas that lead to lasting change.
 
 
You can find Alex on his website, or connect with him on LinkedIn!
You can find Alex's book StoryArc on Amazon!
 
Check out the book Alex recommends: 
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
 
 
Check out my book Taking Intentional Action: How to Choose the Life You Lead 
 
Are you loving the Lead With Confidence Podcast??? 
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Thank you for joining me on another episode of Lead With Confidence
If you love the episode, give it a share and reach out, I can't wait to hear from you!
You can send me a message on LinkedIn or InstagramYou can also send me an email with any comments, requests or questions you'd like me to answer on the show!

Thursday Aug 22, 2024

Welcome to another episode of Lead With Confidence!
In this episode (part 2 of 2!) we discuss Rules 5-8:
Slingshot Days
Law of Diminishing Intent
Timed Activities First (Parkinson's Law)
Overload Offset
 
Listen to Part 1 of the Timing Counts Series 
 
Read my book!!!  Taking Intentional Action: How to Choose the Life You Lead 
 
Are you loving the Lead With Confidence Podcast??? 
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Please consider leaving a rating and review to help me reach more individuals looking to grow in love, life and leadership!
Leave me a voice message or "buy me a coffee" to show your support for the show and help me to make it even better!
 
 
Thank you for joining me on another episode of Lead With Confidence
 
 
If you love the episode, give it a share and reach out, I can't wait to hear from you!
You can send me a message on LinkedIn or InstagramYou can also send me an email with any comments, requests or questions you'd like me to answer on the show!

Thursday Aug 15, 2024

Welcome to another episode of Lead With Confidence!
In this episode (part 1 of 2!) we discuss Rules 1-4:
5 Second Rule
1 Minute Rule
Power Hour
Time Chunking
 
Read my book!!!  Taking Intentional Action: How to Choose the Life You Lead 
 
Check out Mel Robbins Book The 5 Second Rule and her TedX talk 
Check out Gretchen Rubin's Podcast Happier with Gretchen Rubin
 
Are you loving the Lead With Confidence Podcast??? 
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Please consider leaving a rating and review to help me reach more individuals looking to grow in love, life and leadership!
Leave me a voice message or "buy me a coffee" to show your support for the show and help me to make it even better!
 
 
Thank you for joining me on another episode of Lead With Confidence
 
 
If you love the episode, give it a share and reach out, I can't wait to hear from you!
You can send me a message on LinkedIn or InstagramYou can also send me an email with any comments, requests or questions you'd like me to answer on the show!

Thursday Aug 01, 2024

Welcome to another episode of Lead With Confidence!
In this episode we discuss:
Patrick Lencioni's book, The Ideal Team Player
Three essential virtues of an ideal team player
Humble
Hungry
Smart
 
Read my book!!!  Taking Intentional Action: How to Choose the Life You Lead 
Check out The Ideal Team Player by Patrick Lencioni
 
Get your tickets for the Intentional Leader Summit in Marshall MN on August 7th, 2024!
 
Are you loving the Lead With Confidence Podcast??? 
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Please consider leaving a rating and review to help me reach more individuals looking to grow in love, life and leadership!
Leave me a voice message or "buy me a coffee" to show your support for the show and help me to make it even better!
 
 
Thank you for joining me on another episode of Lead With Confidence
 
 
If you love the episode, give it a share and reach out, I can't wait to hear from you!
You can send me a message on LinkedIn or InstagramYou can also send me an email with any comments, requests or questions you'd like me to answer on the show!

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