All Episodes

86.8% of women across 103 countries say they have been cut down for succeeding at work. What tall poppy syndrome costs, and the fix.

It took Jill Griffin 11 years to get a diagnosis and 7 years of silence at work. On disclosure, accommodations, and why victims do not recover.

Perfectionism is not about tidy desks. It is about control. Erica Rooney on where it comes from and five ways to break the habit.

Ashley Quinto Powell lost a job to Serena Williams and still says put yourself forward ten times more. On borrowed confidence and imposter syndrome.

The year Erica Rooney quit alcohol, launched a business, and learned to celebrate herself. What she is saying no to at 38.

Bianca Lager on why self-love is self-advocacy, not green smoothies, and the epiphany about her relationship with work that changed everything.

Your brain filters millions of bits of information every second. Erica Rooney on how to retrain that filter so your mindset works for you.

Emily Hawkins invited her team of seven to a holiday party. Nobody came. How she rebuilt her leadership and her team in 90 days.

Is your glass half full? Erica Rooney on thought work, the reframe that changed how her son sees reading, and why mindset drives your results.

Deb Boulanger left corporate after a ten day silent retreat. On return on advantage, inner deserve levels, and why her clients double their prices.

A chief people officer's five steps after a layoff: file, dust off the resume, network, post it on LinkedIn, and refuse to be ashamed of any of it.

No word of the year, no visible progress, just the grind. Erica Rooney on why the middle is where growth happens and three ways to keep going.

Heather Monahan was fired three weeks after being named one of the most influential women in radio. She pitched TEDx 100 times before she heard yes.

Cornelia Shipley Berryman left corporate in 2006 to care for both parents and signed her first client 14 days later. On boundaries and accountability.

Erica Rooney made the C-suite before 40 and still tells people she is just in HR. Eight ways to celebrate your wins, big and small, starting today.

Cynthia Vadacchino documented the bullying, brought witnesses and went to HR. She was told she exasperated the problem, then quietly managed out.

Erica Rooney walked into a keynote speaker bootcamp knowing nobody and felt invisible. Here is exactly how she reframed imposter syndrome in real time.

Two rules: buy only what you need, and clear one space a day. Erica Rooney on why decluttering lowers your stress and makes room for what is next.

Amy O’Dell resigned the day she watched her son topple over at preschool. Fourteen years of one-on-one work later, Jacob’s Ladder serves 100 kids a day.

Sheila Akbar made someone else responsible for keeping her out of the weeds, and her inbox went from 300 emails a day to 20. On the zigzag career.