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Your Workplace Survival Guide: Ep.3 The Bad Boss, Part 2

S4:Ep 19

In this episode, I continue to break down how to manage a bad boss using the mistakes I made with one of the worst managers I ever had.  *Bleep* was a passive-aggressive micromanaging sabotaged, the worst type of Karen there is in the workplace.   *TRIGGER WARNING* 

Your Workplace Survival Guide: Ep.3 The Bad Boss, Part 1

S4:Ep 18

In this episode, I break down how to manage a bad boss.  *TRIGGER WARNING*

Your Workplace Survival Guide: Ep.2 The Undermining Co-worker

S4:Ep 17

In this episode, I break down how you manage an undermining co-worker.  
This episode builds on Ep.1 The Tools You Need.

Your Workplace Survival Guide: Ep.1 The Tools You Need

S4:Ep 16

This is the 1st episode of a 5 episode series.

In this episode, I break down the arsenal of tools you need as a foundation for surviving the workplace. 

If My Open Letter Made You Mad…..

S4:Ep 15

In this episode, I follow up on the open letters I wrote on LinkedIn and I spill the tea.  Yes, I did! Because it needs to be confronted and called out. 

Microaggressions: You Are Not Crazy!

S4:Ep 14

In this episode, I break down how microaggressions play out for us and how I explained this to my manager, Harriet.

Silence Is Not An Option! #BLM

S4:Ep 13

In this episode, I share with you what I have learned during this time in our history and why you can no longer be Silent and protect everyone else’s fragile feelings.  

Career Lessons Despite The Rona

S4:Ep 12

In this episode, I share the lessons I’ve gathered the past few weeks of working for a Fortune 500 while trying to not catch COVID-19 by staying my black ass at home.  

Tiffany’s Top Business Lessons From The Teddy Riley Debacle

S4:Ep 10

In this episode, my B-School BFF, Tiffany Samuels, joins me once again to discuss her top business learnings from the Teddy Riley vs Baby Face Song Battle Part 1.   So many rich learnings from the fail that was #TeamDoTooMuchRiley.  

COVID-19 Remix: For Colored Girls with Questionable Tone When The Email Is Too Much

COVID-19 Remix

Because we are emailing a whole hell of a lot in these Rona Times…. I thought it was appropriate to revisit this episode.

From S3:Ep 34 For Colored Girls Who Have Questionable Tone When the Email Is Too Much

In this episode, I talk about one of the greatest challenges and banes of our existence as black women in corporate America…. Tone In Email.

Triggered w/ Tiffany Samuels – COVID-19 WFH Edition

S4:Ep 9

In this episode, I catch up with my b-school bestie, Tiffany Samuels, while we bask in all the glory of working at home during a Global Pandemic.   This was supposed to be uplifting but… CoronaVirus! I was clearly on 10 in this episode.

COVID-19 Remix: Freedom By FIRE w/ Ericka Grant

Remix of S3:Ep 37 (First Aired Sept 19, 2019)

In S3:Ep 36, I talked about preparing for the next recession.
This week, I chat with a sista who is financially free and only goes to work because she wants to, not because she has to work to provide for her needs.
If you are like me, you want to do better.  In order to do better, we have to learn better.
Ericka Grant is here to do just that, share knowledge about how we can start doing a better job with our finances so that we can all be free from the corporate plantation.

Navigating Your Career Amid Coronavirus w/Alexandrea Davis

S4:Ep 8

In this episode, I chat with one of my MBA besties about how we are thinking through our careers during #ThatRona. 

Still Tryin’ To Spring Forward: A FARE Update

S4 Update 2

Yep, I’m NOT back! BUT, I didn’t want to not talk with y’all at all.  
In this non-episode, I talk about three KEY things:

1. Give Yourself Grace
2. Intentions and Impact ARE NOT EQUAL – How not to take it personally.
3. Quit Telling People to Go To HR!!!!  DO NOT GO TO HR…. unless you have a plan!!!

Tired and Strugglin’: A FARE Update

S4 Update

I’m seven episodes into 2020 and I’m struggling.  This isn’t a normal episode.  In this episode, I get honest about what is going on with me and what I’m learning– in my new gig, in producing this podcast, and in life in general.  

To Gain Sponsors, You Must Do This!

S4:Ep 7

In this episode, we continue the sponsorship prep work you started in Episode 5.  Now that you know what you are bringing to the table it’s time to put that knowledge into the action steps in the episode.

Are You Prepared For Sponsorship? The Career Big Game!

S4:Ep 5

In this episode, building from last week’s episode, we focus on getting ready for sponsorship.  Before we start targeting potential leaders in the organization, we some work to do on ourselves first.  Once we have prepped, we give ourselves a better chance to ask for sponsorship.  We talk about building your narrative, understanding your organization, and how NOT to ask for sponsorship.

Remix: Sponsors w/ Michelle Silverthorn

S4:Ep 4

In this remix episode, Michelle Silverthorn, Founder and CEO of Inclusion Nation, a diversity consulting firm based in Chicago, joins me for a TRILL convo about Sponsors. Michelle keeps it all the way TRILL, dropping all the nuggets you need to gain sponsors at work.

Sis, You Gotta Raise Yo Hand

S4:Ep 3

In this episode, we explore why we should raise our hands and tell our organizations that we want to be developed and groomed to become Executive Talent.   Many of us are talking ourselves out of being C-Suite executives.  Today, we explore why we shouldn’t do this and the things we can control on our C-Suite journey.

Networking: Don’t F**K This Up

S4:Ep 2

In this episode, we focus on the tactics of Networking through a cautionary tale of what NOT to do when reaching out to people.

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