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You’re the Boss, Now What? with Desiree Petrich | Leadership and Team Development for Managers and Team Leaders

You’re the Boss, Now What? with Desiree Petrich | Leadership and Team Development for Managers and Team Leaders

By: Desiree Petrich - Intentional Action
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Summary

A leadership podcast for managers who want stronger teams, less drama, and more trust at work.


If you are a manager of people, this podcast is your playbook for the real challenges of leadership!


Each week, your host Desiree Petrich shares practical tools and frameworks from Working Genius, DISC, and The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team to help you:


  • Hold employees accountable without micromanaging
  • Handle conflict at work before it turns into drama
  • Build trust and respect as a confident, credible leader
  • Fix a toxic culture and create a team that takes ownership
  • Lead effective team meetings that inspire engagement and action


Whether you’re leading a small team or an entire department, you’ll learn actionable strategies to create better communication, deeper trust, and a workplace people actually enjoy showing up to.


You’ll also get quick takeaways from bestselling leadership books, so you can skip the fluff and apply what works!


You’re the Boss, Now What? is your weekly dose of coaching for managers who want to do more than manage, they want to lead.


Popular Topics Include:
One-on-one meeting frameworks, handling team conflict, addressing passive-aggressive behavior, rebuilding trust after drama, navigating difficult employees, setting expectations without micromanaging, improving accountability conversations, fixing toxic communication patterns, leading effective team meetings, delegation strategies for overwhelmed managers, increasing team buy-in, coaching underperforming employees, giving feedback that lands, managing impostor syndrome at work, and creating a healthier, more human-centered culture.

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Episodes
  • 6 Ways to Re-Engage an Unmotivated Employee and Improve Employee Retention

    6 Ways to Re-Engage an Unmotivated Employee and Improve Employee Retention
    Apr 30 2026

    “My employee doesn’t seem to care anymore… what do I do?”

    They used to be reliable.
    Motivated.
    Easy to manage.

    And now?

    You feel like you’re micromanaging just to get the bare minimum.

    It’s frustrating.
    And honestly… a little confusing.

    Because nothing “big” happened.

    Here’s the shift most managers miss:

    It’s not always that they’re lazy.
    It’s that something changed.

    And if you keep treating everyone the same…
    you’ll keep losing your best people without realizing it.

    In this episode, we break down what your employees actually crave from you as a manager.

    Not theory.
    Not more work.

    Simple shifts that help your team feel understood, valued, and motivated again.

    Because different people need different things.

    And when you miss that…
    you unintentionally shut them down.


    Links mentioned in the episode

    Take your Working Genius assessment

    How to Motivate an Unmotivated Employee Without MicromanagingThe Manager’s Guide to Working Genius in Team MeetingsHow to Use Working Genius to Boost Team Performance

    This podcast for managers is here to help you:

    • Grow your leadership development
    • Navigate team management with confidence
    • Learn how to handle conflict at work
    • Apply real, practical leadership tips

    If this episode helped you:

    Share it with another manager
    Leave a 5-star review
    Follow along for more support


    Take the DISC or Working Genius Assessment and get a FREE 20 minutes debrief with Desiree

    Taking Intentional Action: How to Choose the Life You Lead

    Connect: Linked In | Instagram | Website
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    23 mins
  • Leadership tips | Make the Appointment

    Leadership tips | Make the Appointment
    Apr 27 2026

    The Last Letter - Rebecca Yarrows


    Last week we talked about what it looks like when you hit survival mode.
    This week is one simple step to get yourself out of it.

    What’s the thing you keep putting off?

    The appointment you haven’t made.
    The email you haven’t sent.
    The task that keeps popping into your head… over and over again.

    It feels small.
    It feels like a minor inconvenience.
    So you keep pushing it to “later.”

    But here’s the problem… it doesn’t go away.

    It follows you.
    It sits in the back of your mind.
    It turns into mental clutter that you carry into your work, your leadership, and your time at home.

    In this episode, I’m sharing a personal story about finally making an appointment I had avoided for over a year… and what changed the moment I stopped guessing and just got the answer.

    Because whether it’s your health, your work, or something simple on your to-do list…

    It’s better to know.
    And it’s even better to be done.


    This podcast for managers is here to help you:

    • Grow your leadership development
    • Navigate team management with confidence
    • Learn how to handle conflict at work
    • Apply real, practical leadership tips

    If this episode helped you:

    Share it with another manager
    Leave a 5-star review
    Follow along for more support


    Take the DISC or Working Genius Assessment and get a FREE 20 minutes debrief with Desiree

    Taking Intentional Action: How to Choose the Life You Lead

    Connect: Linked In | Instagram | Website
    Show More Show Less
    5 mins
  • How to Motivate an Unmotivated Employee Without Micromanaging

    How to Motivate an Unmotivated Employee Without Micromanaging
    Apr 24 2026

    Have you ever had an employee where you think…
    “Do you even care anymore?”

    They used to show up early
    They used to go above and beyond
    And now… something feels off

    You try to motivate them
    But nothing seems to work

    Here’s the shift:
    You can’t make someone care
    But you can make it easier for them to stop caring

    And most managers do it without realizing it

    In this episode, we’re breaking down a few mindset shifts to help you look at this differently

    BY THE TIME YOU FINISH LISTENING, YOU’LL LEARN:

    • Why “they don’t care” is often an assumption
    • How disengagement can be a form of protection
    • What might actually be causing the shift in motivation


    Additional episodes to catch-up on

    Using The 5 Love Languages at Work to Build Loyal Teams

    How to Stop Your Newhires from Checking Out Early

    This podcast for managers is here to help you:

    • Grow your leadership development
    • Navigate team management with confidence
    • Learn how to handle conflict at work
    • Apply real, practical leadership tips

    If this episode helped you:

    Share it with another manager
    Leave a 5-star review
    Follow along for more support


    Take the DISC or Working Genius Assessment and get a FREE 20 minutes debrief with Desiree

    Taking Intentional Action: How to Choose the Life You Lead

    Connect: Linked In | Instagram | Website
    Show More Show Less
    15 mins
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