How to Survive (and Thrive) Under a Nightmare Boss

Summary: What do you do when your first leadership role comes with a nightmare boss, a team looking to you for protection, and zero playbook for managing up? Elda shares how she learned to “zoom out” instead of “head down” her way through the storm and why finding allies, mentors, and perspective is the real career insurance policy.Chapters: 00:00 – When your first leadership role comes with a nightmare boss03:10 – The pressure of managing peers and managing up06:45 – Why her old strategy stopped working as a manager09:30 – The turning point: realizing she needed allies12:15 – Building relationships beyond your department15:40 – The mentor she wishes she’d had18:20 – How “zooming out” changes your career trajectory21:00 – Staying power in one organization for 20+ yearsHost Dr. Jim Kanichirayil: linkedin.com/in/drjimkGuest Elda De La Pena: linkedin.com/in/elda-de-la-pena-86ab7416Executive Producer Jim Kanichirayil: linkedin.com/in/drjimk Music Credit: "Lost in Dreams" by Kulakovka