Ep 03: The difficult boss survival guide

Navigating professional relationships can be daunting and a tricky boss can make your work life especially challenging. This week your host, Jennifer McCanna, skillfully unravels the challenges and complexities of dealing with difficult managers. Join her as she explores the emotional exhaustion that often accompanies inconsistent leadership and offers strategies to help you feel calmer and more in control. Tune in to listen to powerful stories and expert coaching techniques. Discover how empathy, emotional freedom technique, and other protective strategies can help dial down the Sunday night dread and support you to build productive working relationships that just feel better and make work more enjoyable.Here are the Highlights:Understanding stress triggers How to gain insight into why your boss is so difficult?Protecting yourself during challenging interactionsTips for managing difficult colleagues, at whatever levelDealing with a difficult boss? Watch our Emotional Freedom Technique Video for some practical help.Jen says ‘for the difficult boss survival guide I’m encouraging you to find a safe space and get all your feelings voiced. You might choose to rant and swear and use your own words in this tap. I encourage you to use whatever language feels right for you. I’m focusing on some common emotions of anger, frustration and worry, but you go with whatever feels right for you.’A note from Jennifer and McCanna Coaching Ltd: I invite you to tap along to the videos alongside these episodes whilst taking full responsibility for your health and wellbeing. EFT is a fantastic self help tool with ever growing credibility due to positive results from scientific studies. It is not a substitution for seeking professional advice. If you are concerned about your physical or mental health please consult a qualified medical professional. If you would prefer to explore EFT with a qualified practitioner, get in touch and I’ll share some options. Meet your host Jennifer McCanna:Jennifer McCanna has been coaching leaders in organisations around the world since 2011. From the UN Refugee Agency to HSBC, government departments to national and local charities, she specialises in supporting clients to work through the often messy, emotional challenges of leadership so they feel calm, energised and able to have a real impact in the world. If you’ve experienced a challenging relationship, restructure or other difficult period in your working life, and as a result your self-belief has taken a hit, Jennifer’s blend of pure coaching, emotional freedom technique and Resilience Dynamic® approaches will help you process the emotional fallout, as well as equipping you with tools to stay energised and effective as a leader. When she’s not recording podcasts she’s busy working with leaders 1-1, or as part of their leadership team, and designing and delivering leadership development programmes for leaders at all levels.Connect with Jennifer:Download free resources from Jen at Resources and Insights | Jen McCanna Explore more about Jen and her coaching services here Effective, Trusted Leadership Coaching | Jen McCannaIf you’d like to discuss working with Jen, you can book in a call with her here Contact Us | Jen McCannaFollow her on LinkedIn here Jennifer McCanna PCC | LinkedInAnd on Instagram here Jen McCanna ⚡️Leadership Coach ⚡️EFT (@jen_the_leadership_coach) • Instagram photos and videosDon’t forget to follow this podcast so you don’t miss an episode.Produced by winteraudio.co.uk