I Have So Much to Tell You About Bad Bosses

It's 2026. So why are so many bosses still running their teams like it's 1985?In this episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on what I've actually witnessed spending eight years moving in and out of companies — from $30 million shops to $2 billion giants. The yelling at the coffee station. The cameras that don't just watch you, they listen. The "approved" vacations interrupted by a boss who didn't check the calendar. The unpaid overtime dressed up as a "learning opportunity." The bathroom breaks — yes, bathroom breaks — being tracked at someone's desk.I'll tell you about the micromanager I escaped by whispering four words to my old boss at his promotion party. The $18-billion-dollar VP offer I turned down (the math didn't math). And the woman I worked with who was quietly forced to choose between her job and her dying parent — and what that says about all of us.Here's the thing: a title is just a position on an org chart. Being a boss and being a leader are not the same thing — and the difference shows up in the behavior every single time.Whether you've got a bad boss, you are a boss who's willing to look in the mirror, or you're stuck deciding whether to stay or go — this one's for you. Because I'm not going to tell you to manifest a better situation. I'm an accountant. I'm going to tell you to map it.Employee morale belongs on the balance sheet. Let's talk about why.🎧 Beyond the Numbers — my book on seeing your true value and leading from where you are — comes up in this one. If the episode hits, the book goes deeper.