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Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a clinical psychologist and founder of a mental health platform called Therapy for Black Girls, which includes a podcast of the same name. We’re going to explore how to have intimidating conversations at work. We’ve all had them and for some of us, we might still be scarred from how terrible that conversation went. We also know those intimidating conversations are pretty much a guarantee throughout your career so, I’m thrilled to have Dr. Joy here to shed some light on how we can better prepare in the future. And because we’re here for that real-talk advice, be sure to stick around till after Dr. Joy’s teachable moment because we’ll be answering your listener questions starting with how can you let your assistant know that she’s not managing up very well with upper management?   Show Notes: CareerContessa.com Career Contessa Instagram 844-FEMAILS (844-336-2457) Therapy for Black Girls website Therapy for Black Girls podcastSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today’s teacher is Gaby Dunn, a beloved writer-comedian, podcast host of Bad with Money and author of a money book that goes by that same title, Bad With Money: The Imperfect Art of Getting Your Financial Sh*t Together. Gaby argues that our inability to speak honestly about money is our #1 barrier to understanding it, leading us to feel alone, ashamed and anxious, which in turns makes us feel even more overwhelmed by it. If you can relate to this feeling at all then you’re 100% in the right place as we pick Gaby’s brain for how you can break the financial anxiety cycle once and for all. And because we’re here for that real-talk advice, be sure to stick around till after Gaby’s teachable moment because we’ll be answering your listener questions starting with how to manage being a first-time manager when you have no idea what you’re doing. You can submit your career questions for us to answer on future episodes by leaving us a voicemail at 844-FEMAILS Show Notes: CareerContessa.com Career Contessa Instagram 844-FEMAILS (844- 336-2457) Bad With Money Bad With Money PodcastSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today’s teacher is Joan Kuhl, the founder of Courage to Stay, author of Dig Your Heels In, and an advocate for corporate inclusivity. Joan’s work helps women who are thinking of jumping ship from the corporate world assess their options, build career endurance, and start having the courageous conversations they need to have to create the change they deserve.    And creating change is exactly why we’ve asked Joan to join us today. For many women, we identify as being a “people pleaser” and putting the needs of others ahead of our own. And that quest to be well-liked is not exactly leading to the professional results we hoped for but Joan has some great advice to help us overcome that.   And because we’re here for that real-talk advice, be sure to stick around till after Joan’s teachable moment because we’ll be answering your listener questions starting with how do manage your workload when you have multiple managers who all give you work to do.   You can submit your career questions for us to answer on future episodes by leaving us a voicemail at 844-FEMAILS. Show Notes: CareerContessa.com Career Contessa Instagram 844-FEMAILS (844- 336-2457) www.Joankuhl.com Instagram- @Joankuhl  Twitter- @JoanKuhl  Facebook- @JoanKuhlSpeaker Linkedin- https://www.linkedin.com/in/joankuhl/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today’s teacher is Julie Zhuo, author of The Making of a Manager and now one of Silicon Valley’s top product design executives at Facebook. Julie started her career in tech as an intern and became a rookie manager at 25. She felt lost and unprepared to succeed in this new role. Could she be a great manager with almost no prior managerial experience? Fast-forward to today with Julie having been a leader for quite some time, we’ve brought her on to talk about one of the hardest transitions—going from an independent contributor to a manager. Julie cuts through the industry jargon with actionable tips we can’t wait to share with you.   And because we’re here for that real-talk advice, be sure to stick around till after Julie’s teachable moment because we’ll be answering your listener questions starting with should you stick around for a promised promotion even if your work culture is toxic?You can submit your career questions for us to answer on future episodes by leaving us a voicemail at 844-FEMAILS Show Notes: CareerContessa.comCareer Contessa Instagram844-FEMAILS (844- 336-2457)The Making of a Manager See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today’s teacher is Alyson Garrido, a career coach who takes a strengths-based approach and partners with her clients to create and execute a career strategy. She’s also a career coach through Career Contessa’s coaching service called Hire a Mentor. I’ve been a big fan of Alyson’s coaching style for a while and today we’ll be diving into a juicy topic—how to work with people you don’t like and, important to note, might not understand. And because we’re here for that real-talk advice, be sure to stick around till after Alyson’s teachable moment because we’ll be answering your listener questions starting whether or not it’s ok to take a step back in your career while you determine what you really want to do.   You can submit your career questions for us to answer on future episodes by leaving us a voicemail at 844-FEMAILS Show Notes: CareerContessa.com Career Contessa Instagram 844-FEMAILS (844- 336-2457) Alyson Garrido  SBI feedback DiSC Assessment   DOPE AssessmentSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today’s teacher is Mignon Fogarty or Grammar Girl as she’s also known as on the world wide web, with her award-winning podcast, and multiple books. Mignon’s here to help us navigate communication in the workplace including language mistakes we’re probably all making, how to avoid office jargon in your communication, and should we be worried that Google is now helping to finish our sentences in our emails?   And because we’re here for that real-talk advice, be sure to stick around till after Mignon’s teachable moment because we’ll be answering your listener questions starting with how do you know if you should develop your current employee’s skills—or hire someone new who already has the skills you need.   You can submit your career questions for us to answer on future episodes by leaving us a voicemail at 844-FEMAILS   Show Notes: CareerContessa.comCareer Contessa Instagram844-FEMAILS (844- 336-2457) Grammar GirlSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today’s teachers are  Ashley Graber and Shira Myrow, pyschotherapists, meditation and mindfulness educators, founders of the Evenflow app, and the women who will be teaching us how to bring mindfulness to work—and why it matters so much for our overall fulfillment and long-term success. On this episode, Ashley and Shira will break down exactly how you can work mindfulness into your daily life without the pressure of creating your zen den in your home. And because we’re here for that real-talk advice, be sure to stick around till after Ashley and Shira’s teachable moment because we’ll be answering your listener questions starting with how to manage your emotions such as crying and getting flustered at work.   You can submit your career questions for us to answer on future episodes by leaving us a voicemail at 844-FEMAILS Show Notes: CareerContessa.comCareer Contessa Instagram: https://bit.ly/2IOuKlX 844-FEMAILS (844- 336-2457) Evenflow App: https://www.evenflow.io/ Ashley Graber: http://www.ashleygrabertherapy.com/ Shira Myrow: http://shiramyrowtherapy.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today’s teacher is Dr. Sasha Heinz, a recovering perfectionist-turned-positive psychologist, who has studied under the best of the best like Angela Duckworth, Barry Schwartz, and more. Specifically, Dr. Sasha is really good at helping women get out of the perfection trap while still being able to set goals and do it all in a healthy way.   And because we’re here for that real-talk advice, be sure to stick around till after Dr. Sasha’s teachable moment because we’ll be answering your listener questions starting with what to do when you’re constantly interrupted by your coworker.   You can submit your career questions for us to answer on future episodes by leaving us a voicemail at 844-FEMAILS. Show Notes: CareerContessa.comCareer Contessa Instagram: https://bit.ly/2IOuKlX 844-FEMAILS (844- 336-2457)Dr. Sasha Heinz: https://drsashaheinz.com/Dr. Sasha’s Instagram: https://bit.ly/2JfIBA6See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Felicia Jadczak and Rachel Murray are co-CEOs of She Geeks Out, a company providing tech and tech-adjacent women and their allies an opportunity to network and connect with each other as well as with companies who wish to hire them. They also happen to be extremely passionate (and knowledgable) on the topic of navigating power and privilege in the workplace, AKA the invisible problem. And because we’re here for that real-talk advice, be sure to stick around till after Felicia and Rachel’s teachable moment because we’ll be answering your listener questions starting with how to make the leap from freelancing to full-time entrepreneur.You can submit your career questions for us to answer on future episodes by leaving us a voicemail at 844-FEMAILS. Show Notes:CareerContessa.comCareer Contessa Instagram: https://bit.ly/2IOuKlX 844-FEMAILS (844-336-2457)SheGeeksOut.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today’s teacher is Leslie McDaniel, a professional career coach as well as certified in Myers-Briggs Indicator Type test aka the very popular personality test you’ve probably read about on the internet many times. Maybe you’ve taken the Myers-Briggs test before or maybe you’re new to this idea of personality tests, regardless of where your experience lies, we know that understanding the personalities of the people you work with is essential for positive working dynamics.And because we’re here for that real-talk advice, be sure to stick around till after Leslie’s teachable moment because we’ll be answering your listener questions starting with how to manage your friends when you become their new boss.   You can submit your career questions for us to answer on future episodes by leaving us a voicemail at 844-FEMAILS.   Show Notes: CareerContessa.com Career Contessa Instagram: https://bit.ly/2IOuKlX 844-FEMAILS (844-336-2457) LeslieMcDaniel.com 3 Personality Tests to Try: https://urlzs.com/Da3fUSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.