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Ep. 17 The Emotional Toll of Leadership: Boundaries, Empathy & Team Dynamics with Jenny Bramble

Season 1 · Episode 17

Thursday, April 24, 2025 • Duration 38:35

Explore the emotional complexities of leadership in this episode of Leadership in Real Life.

Erika Taylor-Beck talks with Jenny Bramble, VP at Zen Healthcare IT, about managing team dynamics, balancing empathy with authority, and debunking the myth of workplace family.

Learn how to set healthy boundaries, lead with integrity, and find support in your leadership journey.

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"You can't stop being the director."
"I'm not your therapist."
"Put that in your attagirl file."

Takeaways

Leadership requires emotional energy and maturity.
Empathetic leadership is more challenging than command and control.
A manager's emotional state affects team performance.
Titles carry weight and influence team dynamics.
Friendships can complicate professional relationships.
Workplace family is a myth - find what's "appropriate"
Empathy must be balanced with boundaries.
Managers are not therapists; set limits on emotional labor.
Navigating religion and personal topics can be challenging
Utilize company resources for employee support.
Document conversations to protect yourself and your team.
What's a platypus shoulder? What sounds does a platypus make?

Get in touch with Jenny:

LinkedIn: /https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennybramble/
TSQA: https://tsqa.org
Bluesky: @jennydoesthings.bsky.social

leadership, emotional intelligence, management, workplace dynamics, empathetic leadership, boundaries, professional relationships, workplace culture, employee support, ethics

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Ep. 16 From Tech Sales to Entrepreneurship: Samantha Burmeister on Leadership, Team Dynamics & Workplace Culture

Season 1 · Episode 16

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 • Duration 36:46

In this episode of Leadership in Real Life, host Erika Taylor-Beck chats with Samantha Burmeister, founder of Nomad Copy Agency, about her evolution from sales roles in tech to entrepreneurship.

Samantha shares powerful insights on navigating workplace conflict, the impact of leadership on team dynamics, and the cultural divide between sales and support roles.

Discover how psychological safety, HR advocacy, and intentional leadership contribute to a thriving work culture. A must-watch for emerging leaders, entrepreneurs, and anyone passionate about building better teams.

🔑 Keywords: leadership podcast, sales vs support culture, workplace conflict, Samantha Burmeister, Nomad Copy Agency, psychological safety at work, entrepreneurship journey, HR and leadership, team dynamics, Erika Taylor-Beck, Authentic Foundations

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Ep 7. Benefits of Leadership Coaching

Season 1 · Episode 7

Sunday, March 16, 2025 • Duration 12:26

Coaching is a hot topic right now, but what are the benefits of hiring an external leadership coach?

They provide confidentiality and psychological safety
They offer an unbiased perspective
They offer broader experience than someone from the same organization
They can help you with your career trajectory, now and in the future
They can offer objective guidance on integrating personal development and work-life balance

You can find all of my online courses and coaching packages at AuthenticFoundations.podia.com

Use code PODCAST10 for 10% off all courses or coaching services

You can also view my main website at authenticfoundationscoaching.com

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How the Fear of Being Liked Impacts Leadership and Decision-Making (James R. Elliot)

Season 1 · Episode 6

Friday, March 14, 2025 • Duration 14:59

James R. Elliot is a business coach, author, and the founder of Unleash Your Power.

James and I talked about the ways the fear of being liked can impact leadership and decision-making, and he shared some tips that have helped him overcome this fear for the betterment of the team.

You can connect with James at the following sites:

https://unleashyourpower.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesrelliot/

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Redefining Leadership

Season 1 · Episode 5

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 • Duration 26:05

We often think of leadership as a position or a role within an organization, but many people can be considered leaders, even without the title.

Leadership looks like redefining success on your terms. It looks like breaking generational trauma and freeing yourself of invisible burdens. It looks like standing up for your beliefs and taking accountability. Leadership is being happy and choosing growth over comfort.

I talk about the ways "Leadership in Real Life" actually shows up (outside of a professional setting), and how how freeing ourselves of others' expectations and narratives is the first step toward being the main character of our own lives.

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Building Emotional Intelligence for Management Success

Sunday, March 9, 2025 • Duration 41:58

Relationships are at the heart of being a leader and an entrepreneur.

By mastering emotional intelligence, you will have a better foundation for building stronger relationships, managing a business, and creating a positive culture for your team.

This video explains the 5 factors of EI, tips for time management, and ways to deal with the most common challenges for entrepreneurs and leaders (burnout, decision fatigue, and imposter syndrome)

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Building Credibility as a New Manager

Season 1 · Episode 3

Sunday, March 2, 2025 • Duration 25:55

Being a new manager can be difficult - there is so much to learn and so many people to meet. Erika provides some tips to help new managers get started on the right foot. She also illustrates some of these points by sharing mistakes that turned into lessons.

Tips:

Meet with your manager to understand expectations
Meet with your team to build rapport
Build relationships and get visibility
Observe before making changes
Be vulnerable and authentic
Give meaningful feedback
Communicate consistently
Develop your team - even those who don't want to move into leadership

Connect with Erika:

https://authenticfoundations.podia.com⁠
LinkedIn: ⁠Erika R Taylor-Beck⁠
authentic.foundationsetb@gmail.com

The⁠ Ori Ara Self-Care Collective⁠:

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Learning how to step out of the shadows to be seen

Saturday, March 1, 2025 • Duration 14:29

TW: Mentions of Sexual Abuse and Self-Injury

Erika explains the circumstances that led her to move to North Carolina. She also talks about aligning with her higher purpose of helping others get through difficult situations that she's already experienced, and learning to heal from past traumas.

Erika also discusses how empathy helps to understand when employees experience difficult situations in their personal lives, because it is so hard to heal your wounds when the world expects you to keep moving as if nothing has happened.

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Leadership In Real Life - Intro Episode (2.28.25)

Season 1 · Episode 1

Saturday, March 1, 2025 • Duration 14:17

I'm Erika Taylor-Beck, founder of Authentic Foundations.

This is my first, official episode of Leadership in Real Life. It's morphed a bit from it's inception as a LinkedIn Live event, but I will occasionally have guests on to talk about the challenges and behind-the-scenes of leadership.

My online courses and coaching:

https://authenticfoundations.podia.com

Connect with Me!: www.linkedin.com/in/erika-r-taylor-beck

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Ep. 15 Leading Through Toxicity: Emotional Labor, Authenticity & Systemic Change

Season 1 · Episode 15

Monday, April 21, 2025 • Duration 11:42

In this powerful episode of Leadership in Real Life, Erika Taylor-Beck explores the emotional labor leaders carry when navigating toxic workplace cultures.

She unpacks the hidden cost of leading within dysfunctional systems, offering clarity on how to stop internalizing systemic issues and start realigning with your core values.

Discover how to lead with authenticity, evaluate what’s truly being rewarded, and make confident career decisions that support your growth.

Whether you're feeling burned out or simply out of sync, this conversation will help you reclaim your leadership path with integrity.

Sound Bites

"What is actually being rewarded here?"
"You are not the problem."
"It's hard to lead within a broken system."

Chapters

00:00 Understanding Emotional Labor in Leadership

02:58 Navigating Toxic Work Environments

06:0 Identifying Systemic Issues in Leadership

09:18 Creating Personal Leadership Values

12:02 Making Decisions in a Broken System

15:11 Finding Support and Moving Forward

leadership, emotional labor, toxic environment, personal values, career decisions, systemic issues, workplace culture, authenticity, professional growth, coaching

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