Author, founder two times over, and marketing titan Rand Fishkin joins me on Good Boss Bad Boss. In our chat, Rand didn’t shy away his own experiences, including the emotional challenges he faced when leaving Moz. What stands out is Rand’s strong advocacy for transparency in business. He believes this openness has been critical in fostering trust with employees and customers, although he knows potential drawbacks of sharing sensitive information do exist. Where he has landed in his journey has b...
Nov 22, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 12
From negotiating for my very first salary to having to deny an employee’s raise request, I have been on one heck of a ride when it comes to learning about negotiations. What can you negotiate for? What challenges can arise in the negotiation process? What makes this process less stressful? I’m sharing what’s worked for me to help you negotiate, as an employee and as a manager. This process doesn’t always have to be painful—it should be a helpful moment each time it happens in your career. Listen...
Nov 08, 2023•12 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Did you know the average manager doesn’t receive leadership training until they’ve managed for 10 years or more 😱. So what do you need to know (or wish you’d known) early on in your journey? Joei sits down with Alma’s Senior Director of Demand Gen, Carmen Cedeño to talk about just that. Carmen has been in managerial roles for over 7 years, so Joei asks her to reflect on asking for her first managerial role and the lessons learned. She shares her own stories and lessons with great insight, self-...
Nov 01, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 7
As a team lead, making unpopular decisions is hard . You don’t want to let your team down, create division, or jeopardize your company’s growth. So what do you? Is it your team against the world? Do you actually make the hard choices? In this episode, Joei walks you through the first hard decisions she didn’t make—and how that negatively affected her team and her management skills in the beginning. She learned quickly (once she noticed she was acting like Michael Scott 😂). Here are a few quick ...
Oct 25, 2023•12 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Ever dream about being the boss of bosses? Like being the CEO. You make all the decisions, you’ve built your dream team, and your life is good, right? Well, as the title suggests...the reality is slightly different. Enter Devin Bramhall, former CEO of content agency, Animalz, growth advisor, and host of the Don’t Say Content podcast. She shares her personal stories of her worst bosses, her come up from marketing manager to CEO, and the lessons she’s learned about building teams and creating real...
Oct 23, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Ever wondered what managers don't usually talk about when it comes to hiring and firing? 🤔 Well, you're about to find out. In this episode, Joei opens up about her journey of hiring and firing her way to building the dream team. It hasn’t always been easy, and she shares 3 main takeaways she’d love to pass on so that you don’t have to repeat her mistakes. Define strategy BEFORE you hire. 🌟 Hiring for unfamiliar scopes can be tricky. It’s essential to align on the strategy and employee profile ...
Oct 11, 2023•18 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Those who are successful are rewarded. Sometimes with promotions, pay bumps, or even the ability to manage a team (whether that was in your own plans or not). So you’ve become an accidental manager. And now it’s time to level up. But how do you do that? A lot of times in a fast-growing tech company (and beyond), this happens without a lot of support, training, or (we hate to say it) intention. Enter Akshay Kothari, Co-Founder of Notion and former VP of Product at LinkedIn. He calls himself an ac...
Oct 04, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 4
What’s your worst boss story? Joei is sharing her own in this episode. With each career jump, our host, Joei Chan has had an array of bosses and managers—some great and some not so great. From being passed over for opportunities to flat-out racism, she's got stories that will make your jaw drop. But here's the best part—Joei isn’t sitting in the past. She loves her job and her managers today. That wouldn’t be possible if it weren’t for the things she’s learned along the way, and a big part of th...
Sep 27, 2023•10 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Have you ever hired or worked for a friend? Could you be friends outside of work with a boss? In this episode, Joei’s own direct report, Tom Baragwanath from 360Learning sat down with Joei to answer those exact questions. They’ve worked together for 5 years now and knew each other beforehand, but that doesn’t answer the question: Has it ever been awkward? Would you do it again? How do they navigate this? From bringing your whole self to work to navigating relationships in the leadership ladder, ...
Sep 20, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Welcome to the first episode of Good Boss Bad Boss. In this episode, our host Joei Chan opens up about her own experience with a bad boss and how it inspired what you’re listening to—a podcast exploring the nuances of leadership with real conversations about the complexities of being a boss. So basically think of this as her therapy session in public, learning and growing along with you to find out what it actually takes to be a good boss in today’s world. By exploring the journeys, struggles, a...
Sep 20, 2023•6 min•Season 1Ep. 1
For everyone who is a boss, wants to be a boss, or hates their boss. Irregular updates on the making of Good Boss, Bad Boss here Want to anonymously share a confession or rant about a boss or being a boss? Send me an audio here: https://www.speakpipe.com/msg/s/304817/20/az5iba91z12d1tko
Apr 18, 2023•2 min
