In order to be a very effective comedian, you have to first understand how the audience is going to perceive you. "I think any manager at any level of seniority would be better at their job if they started by saying like that," she says. Leaders are always trying to balance this trifecta of needs: who am I? What does my team need for me as a leader? And then what does the organization as a whole need for meAs a leader?"
In episode 41, Melissa and Johnathan Nightingale emphasize what the manager title exactly entails and how to own the role.
Melissa and Johnathan are founders of Raw Signal Group, best-selling authors of "How F*cked Up Is Your Management? An Uncomfortable Conversation About Modern Leadership" and editors of The Co-Pour.
Before all that, Melissa has been a startup warrior, previously holding executive roles at Wattpad and Edomo … and was also Mozilla’s first Director of Global Public Relations. Johnathan, on the other hand, has built and operated entire organizations, all while helping improve diversity. He was previously VP of Firefox for Mozilla and CPO at Hubba.
In today’s episode, they shared lessons learned from their early management mistakes and why setting expectations is one of the most impactful things we can do as leaders.
Last but not least, Melissa and Johnathan explained how to help your team with burnout and “borrow from your future self”.
Tune in to hear all about Melissa and Johnathan Nightingale’s management journey and the takeaways they learned along the way!