What transforms a caring manager into someone their employees fear? According to executive coach Sabina Nawaz, it's not a personality defect—it's pressure. Drawing from her own jarring experience of returning from maternity leave to find herself snapping at her team, Nawaz reveals the hidden forces that push good people into problematic leadership behaviors. This eye-opening conversation challenges the myth that there are simply "good" and "bad" bosses. Nawaz, who spent 14 years at Microsoft working with leaders like Bill Gates, explains how both types of boss reside within us all. The difference lies in our awareness and the tools we use to navigate workplace pressures without sacrificing our humanity.

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Are your management practices stuck in the 1800s? They might be if you're still operating with conventional management approaches. In this eye-opening episode, Jason Lauritsen reveals why so many workplaces struggle with engagement, retention, and performance — our management methods were designed during the industrial revolution to make humans behave like machines.

Jason introduces his groundbreaking Check-In Method™, a practical framework that acknowledges what decades of research confirm: employees experience work as a relationship, not as a mechanical transaction. This misalignment explains phenomena like "quiet quitting," which Jason powerfully reframes not as employee laziness but as a management failure and a cry for help from workers pushed beyond sustainable limits.

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Here are the links that Jason discussed in the episode:

• https://www.cultivayo.com/the-check-in-bootcamp-for-HR
• https://www.cultivayo.com/18-great-questions

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Click HERE for Jason's book - Unlocking High Performance

Click HERE for Jason's book - Social Gravity

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Ever wondered about those colleagues who seem to change their approach depending on the situation? The ones who are harder to pin down, yet somehow able to work effectively with almost anyone? Our latest episode dives deep into the mysterious world of the Adapter Reference Profile.

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Related TBC Episodes:

• Head, Heart, and Briefcase

1. The Collaborator Manager
2. The Operator Manager
3. The Promoter Manager
4. The Altruist Manager
5. The Strategist Manager
6. The Guardian Manager
7. The Specialist Manager
8. The Maverick Manager
9. The Artisan Manager
10. The Persuader Manager
11. The Captain Manager
12. The Controller Manager

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Ever wonder why someone with a stellar resume struggles in their new role? Or why another employee with modest credentials becomes your top performer? The answer lies in understanding that people are more than their professional history.

The Bosshole Chronicles takes you on a journey through the powerful "Head, Heart, and Briefcase" model—a framework that transforms how leaders view, select, and develop their team members. This flashback episode unpacks the whole person approach to talent optimization that can keep you firmly out of The Bosshole Zone.

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Monica Challingsworth takes us behind the scenes of her entrepreneurial journey, revealing how conscious leadership principles transformed her hospitality career and led to the founding of multiple thriving businesses. With remarkable candor, she shares her path from college graduate to founder of Eustress and Demeter restaurant consulting and co-creator of Dink and Dine Pickle Park—an innovative entertainment concept opening in Mesa, Arizona.

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• Click HERE to learn more about Eustress & Demeter
• Click HERE for the book Never Eat Alone
• Click HERE for the book Conscious Capitalism

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Ever witnessed a manager publicly humiliate a colleague and felt that collective cringe spread through the room? The latest Bosshole® Chronicles episode tackles the destructive impact of sarcasm and public embarrassment in the workplace—common leadership behaviors that instantly qualify someone as a "Bosshole."

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The modern mental health conversation has taken a concerning turn, according to clinical therapist Jonelle Massey. Rather than building resilience, we've defined wellbeing as the absence of discomfort and the avoidance of challenges—a definition that ultimately leaves us ill-equipped for life's inevitable difficulties. Drawing from her experiences as a former D1 athlete and her work with leaders across various fields, Massey presents a compelling alternative: embrace adversity as the training ground for emotional strength.

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Freedom isn't free. This simple yet profound truth anchors our special Memorial Day episode as we explore the origins, evolution, and significance of this solemn American holiday that honors those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation.

Did you know that approximately 43% of Americans, primarily younger generations, don't fully understand Memorial Day's origins? Beyond barbecues and beach trips marking summer's unofficial start lies a day born from the ashes of the Civil War, where an estimated 750,000 Americans perished fighting each other on home soil. We trace how this commemoration began in 1868 as "Decoration Day," when communities would adorn the graves of fallen soldiers with flowers and flags, and how it gradually transformed into the national observance we know today.

• Click HERE for the Memorial Day tribute from Hillsdale College

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