Shedding the Corporate Bitch
Welcome to Shedding the Corporate Bitch — the podcast where executive leadership gets real.
Hosted by executive coach, strategist, and unapologetic truth-teller Bernadette Boas, this show is built for senior leaders, CHROs, and HR executives who are done with surface-level leadership advice and ready for the conversations that actually move the needle.
Drawing from 25 years in corporate — including being fired — and over a decade coaching leaders at the highest levels, Bernadette delivers the raw insights, honest dialogue, and practical strategies you won't find in a leadership textbook. Each episode tackles what's really happening in today's organizations: toxic cultures, burned-out teams, leadership gaps, talent retention crises, and the fear, doubt, and imposter syndrome that quietly undermine even the most accomplished executives.
Joined by world-class leaders, HR innovators, and organizational experts, Bernadette doesn't just identify the problems — she hands you the tools to solve them.
This is the podcast for leaders who are ready to shed what's holding them — and their organizations — back, and build something that actually works.
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Shedding the Corporate Bitch
Why Top Performers Keep Getting Passed Over for Promotion with Tim Sharp
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You're outperforming everyone, and still getting passed over.
A 30-year HR insider explains why companies reward compliance over contribution, and how to speak up without killing your career.
Tim Sharp sat inside the HR rooms of the world's largest tech and pharma companies for three decades. What he saw drove him to write a book so honest his lawyer warned it could get him fired — so he published it under a pen name.
In this episode, you'll learn:
— Why the "good soldier" path stalls at middle management, and what the people who rise do differently
— The "don't outshine the master" trap
— How to manage your visibility without dimming it
— What "soft corruption" in senior ranks means for who actually gets ahead
— Who HR really represents (Tim's in HR — he said it, not me)
— How Tim built real courage: 12 years sober, a values rebuild at 40, and the practice of speaking up
GET TIM'S BOOK — important: it's published under his pen name. Search Amazon for: PHILIP ARMSTRONG FEYNG: "Busting Business Bullshit: From Corporate Nonsense to The Rise of The 20% Company" - HERE
Connect with Tim: LinkedIn — @TSharp1 | Facebook & Instagram — @TimSharp
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From Bernadette, FIND YOUR LEADERSHIP GAP (free, 10 minutes): balloffirecoaching.com/opt-in
