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Producer’s Cut: You Have To Manage Your Manager!

S5:Ep 19

In this Producer’s Cut, I explain why you must manage your manager. Unfortunately, this task falls on you.  So today  I lay out why managing your manager is very important, how to determine the type of manager you have, and how to build a positive relationship with your manager, even if you don’t like her.

Producer’s Cut: Mid-Year Check-In: How Are You Tracking On Your Objectives?

S5:Ep 18
In this Producer’s Cut, we talk about what you need to do to set yourself up for success for the rest of the year. 
We are past the halfway point for the year.  How are you tracking?  Are you going to hit your deliverables by the end of the year?  Are you working toward your next promotion?  How is that going?   
Even if the first half hasn’t started out so well or gone as planned.  I have intentionally created 3 points of homework for you to implement this month.  My goal is that you go to work with intention and a plan to thrive!

A FARE Update: Q1 2021

S5 Update

In this episode, an update about what’s happening with me, my thoughts on relationship building, and how getting to your next role is probably not going to be because you blindly submitted an application online.

No, I Will NOT Fix My Face

S4:Ep 28

In this episode, Felicia breaks down how we will curtail the feedback and microaggressions around our facial expressions.   
Need help preparing for this discussion with your manager?  Schedule a coaching call.

How NOT To F*** Up The Interview

S4:Ep 27

In this episode, Felicia shares the frustrating tale of how we f*** up interviews, even when other Black women want to hire us!  

We mess up by not being prepared in a number of ways.  Today we talk through it and explain what the hired candidates do differently to set themselves apart.

My Open Letter To WellsFargo’s CEO

S4:Ep 26

In this episode, Felicia shares her own testimony of when her own job search tactics don’t work, proving that sometimes, you just hit a Black Woman wall.  But that’s okay because it ALWAYS works out!

Stop Blindly Applying For Jobs. Do This Instead!

S4:Ep 25

In this episode, Felicia discusses why you should stop blindly submitting your resume to job postings.  She breaks down the best way to apply to jobs and successfully and efficiently land job interviews.  

HOW to Share Your POV

S4:Ep 24

In this episode, Felicia teaches HOW to share your POV at work.  Building off of Tia’s bonus advice about sharing your POV, Felicia breaks down how to prepare to share your POV and how to construct your point of view.  

Do We Strike or Nah?

S4:Ep Rough Week

This ain’t a regular episode.  Last week was one of the shittiest weeks in this shit hole country. #RIPChadwickBoseman
I don’t know about y’all but I’m tired. I’m really ready to put it all on the line for change.  
So I ask the question… Do we Black Professional Go On Strike?  

Black Senior Leader’s Dilemma w/ Tia Cummings

S4:Ep 23

In this episode, Felicia has an insightful and nuggets filled conversation with her bestie, Tia Cummings to talk about how she got to the VP level, what she is learning in her new role, and the dilemma Black senior leaders face in the workplace.

Mid-Year Reviews: COVID Edition

S4:Ep 22

In this episode, we get focused on how to set ourselves up for the rest of the year, despite the Rona.  We breakdown how to ask for critical feedback, why we need to stay focused on our annual objectives/deliverables, and the need to continue building relationships, even in the midst of a global pandemic.

What Keeps Us From Our Coins?

S4:Ep 21

In this episode, in honor of Black Women’s Equal Pay Day 2020, we discuss why Black Women don’t get paid as they should.

Your Workplace Survival Guide: Ep.4 The Toxic Workplace

S4:Ep 20

In this episode, the last in the Your Workplace Survival Guide series, I break down how to survive a toxic workplace until your exit.  

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.  

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