Shedding the Corporate Bitch
Welcome to Shedding the Corporate Bitch – the podcast that challenges the status quo and empowers bold professionals to ditch outdated expectations, rewrite the rules, and rise into leadership on their own terms.
Hosted by transformational coach and unapologetic truth-teller Bernadette Boas, each episode delivers raw insights, unfiltered conversations, and practical strategies for ambitious corporate professionals, executive leaders, and HR trailblazers who are ready to level up—without selling out.
Whether you're navigating toxic cultures, battling burnout, or aiming for that next big role, this show is your weekly dose of motivation, straight talk, and real solutions that get results.
Follow now—and start shedding what no longer serves you, so you can build a career and life that actually fits you.
Shedding the Corporate Bitch
The 2026 Leadership Reset: Overwhelm Into Strategic Power
Drowning in meetings? Exhausted from your to-do list? This episode is your intervention. Discover why 94% of leaders are stressed, what's causing your burnout (hint: some of it's self-inflicted), and the exact frameworks to reclaim your time and sanity. Host Bernadette Boas delivers battle-tested strategies from 25+ years in the corporate trenches.
Here's the truth nobody's telling you: most of this is preventable.
What You'll Discover:
✅ Why multitasking is a myth and how it's destroying your productivity (it's not what you think)
✅ The calendar audit that eliminates 25-30% of wasted time without sacrificing results
✅ How to say NO strategically without tanking your career (your boss actually wants you to do this)
✅ The Pareto Principle: Why 80% of your effort produces only 20% of your results—and how to flip it
✅ Time blocking secrets that create white space for sanity, strategy, and breakthrough thinking
✅ The 4 D's Framework: Do, Delegate, Delete, or Delay—the simplest way to conquer any to-do list
✅ Digital detox strategies to eliminate the constant distractions draining your focus
✅ The 10-minute daily practice that transforms your performance and self-awareness
✅ Why reflection is non-negotiable for high-performing leaders (and how to do it right)
Time is the one resource you can't get back. How you use it defines your impact as a leader.
⏱️ EPISODE TIMESTAMPS
[00:00:00] Cold Open: What Keeps You Up at Night? The Alarming Statistics Every Leader Needs to Know
[00:01:00] Introduction: Why Time Mastery Is Non-Negotiable for Your Career
[00:06:00] The Self-Inflicted Causes of Burnout: What You're Doing to Yourself
[00:14:00] The Ripple Effect: How Your Overwhelm Impacts Team & Business Performance
[00:17:00] The Cost of Burnout: Career Stagnation, Work-Life Imbalance & Turnover
[00:21:00] 9 Strategies to Reset 2026
[00:34:00] Episode Recap: The Tools & Strategies You Just Learned
[00:35:00] Call to Action: Book Your Complimentary Discovery Call
[00:36:00] Outro & Where to Find More
🔗 RESOURCES & LINKS
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