Ep 39 - Harvard Expert Reveals: How To Manage Your Boss

If you've ever felt like your career is just happening to you - the overwhelming workload, the bad manager, the colleague who talks over you in every meeting - this episode is going to hand you the controls back.Elizabeth Lotardo is the author of Leading Yourself, a Harvard Business Review contributor, and a LinkedIn Learning instructor whose courses have reached over 2 million people.She's sharing the exact brain hacks and scripts she uses to help people stop waiting to be saved at work and start actually driving their own career. Practical, specific, and immediately usable.If you've ever sat there thinking "why is no one doing anything about this?" - this episode will make you realise you were the answer all along.WE COVER:How to push back on an unrealistic workload without sounding like you're complainingHow to set boundaries that people actually respectHow to handle micromanagers, ghost managers, and truly toxic onesHow to stop being talked over in meetings - for goodWhat to do when a colleague steals credit for your workCHAPTERS:1:06 – Intro + welcome5:53 – No one is coming to save you (and why that's great news)8:31 – The "you told me" hack for impossible workloads18:08 – Missed deadlines and "that's on me"21:52 – Handling constant change with "this is my chance"28:49 – Micromanagers, ghost managers, and toxic ones37:53 – Being talked over and credit stealers45:47 – Elizabeth's best adviceMY LINKS:Eline's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eline-de-wit/MOXIE: https://www.getmoxie.ioMOXIE IG: https://www.instagram.com/getmoxie.io/MOXIE TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@getmoxie.ioEPISODE LINKS:Elizabeth's website: https://www.elizabethlotardo.comElizabeth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethlotardo/Elizabeth on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethlotardo/📚 Leading Yourself — Elizabeth Lotardo: https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Yourself-Meaning-Opportunities-Already/dp/1394238703LinkedIn Learning — Leading Yourself course: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/leading-yourselfElizabeth's HBR articles: https://www.elizabethlotardo.com/writing📚 Atomic Habits — James Clear: https://www.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/0735211299