88: How to Manage Your Boss and Team as a WOC Leader

WOC and Allies: Business and Career Realtalk

Being a leader isn’t just about creating strategic decisions and hitting goals.
It’s also about leading and managing your team, and learning how to manage up.
It’s about the “soft skills” like teamwork, communication and conflict resolution. (On a side note, I hate that it’s called “soft skills” cause it’s these skills that are actually hard).
This past month, I’ve been hearing from all my clients who are finding working in a team to be challenging.
For example, the other day one client said, “Elaine, my boss just gave me 3 more projects to work on when I barely have capacity to work on my current projects. I also don’t have the resources, manpower and budget to do what they want me and my department to do. What should I do!?”
Good thing for you, I share all my secrets on, “Episode 88. How to Manage Your Boss and Team as a WOC Leader.”
Regardless if you are a Middle-Manager, Director, VP, C-Suite, Fortune 500 C-Suite Leader or Small Business Owner (I’ve worked with all levels), it is important to learn how to deal with different stakeholders -- whether it’s with your team, clients, or board.
I often hear from gurus that “leaders are born.”
I disagree -- I think leadership can be taught.
I remember when I was young people called me a pushover. Thankfully, I hired my own therapist, coach and even learned Muay Thai (Thai Kickboxing) to gain my confidence and voice ;)
If you listen till the end of the podcast —I'll be sharing more word-to-word scripts you can download straight from your inbox to help you handle challenging conversations with your boss and team.
What We Cover in This Episode:

• The script to encourage your team to problem solve
• How to work through different departments
• How breathing can actually help with conflicts

If you would like to see how to work with me to create a more sustainable life where you can be more present with yourself and create your own checklist of success that’s not created by society and loved ones, then schedule a complimentary legacy business and career review at elainelou.com/call
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Episode 43. Leading change + managing overwhelm for you and your team with Juliana Wise
Episode 47. Scripts and strategies for boundaries and negotiations for WOC leaders
5 Easy Scripts to Have Challenging Conversations with Your Boss
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