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THE AUDIOCAST
Leadership lessons for the commute, the school run, or the five minutes before your day explodes.
Short, practical episodes on the skills that matter most for Executive Assistants, Chiefs of Staff, and the people who keep everything running. No waffle. No filler. Just the stuff you actually need to hear.
Boundaries That Stick: The Power Skill Every Executive Partner Needs
You're not burning out because you can't handle the work. You're burning out because you've stopped protecting the things that keep you sharp. This episode unpacks why boundaries erode in high-pressure roles, what it actually costs you when they do, and how to rebuild the ones that hold, without becoming the person who says no to everything.
What you'll take away: why "flexible" often means "invisible," the difference between a boundary and a wall, and a practical framework for setting limits your stakeholders will actually respect.
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Boundaries That Stick
What the heck is Managing Up
Managing up has a branding problem. Most people hear it and think politics, sucking up, or playing games. This episode sets the record straight, managing up is about understanding how your leader thinks, communicating in their language, and making it easier for them to trust you with more. It's the skill nobody teaches you but everyone expects you to have.
What you'll take away: what managing up actually means (and what it doesn't), how to read your leader's priorities without being told, and why the best EAs and Chiefs of Staff are already doing it, they just don't call it that.