Voice Note: Everybody Can’t Be The Boss

You wanna be the boss. Do you want everything that comes with it? Ask your career questions. Click the “Message me” button below to submit your questions. You show up to work everyday doing all the things like you’re supposed to. Leadership comes to you first with their questions. The people in other departments speak highly of you. Your work product is on point. Then that voice in your head says: “If I’m doing all this. I might as well be runnin’ the show.” I get it. Understand that being excellent at the work and being prepared to lead the people doing it require different skills. Before you decide you wanna be the boss, you gotta understand what comes with being the person who signs the checks, hires and fires people, and gets called down to the carpet to be questioned by management. Career Advice for Corporate Employees I recorded this voice note voice as a candid conversation about ownership, leadership, and having enough self-awareness to be honest about where you thrive, and where you still have work to do. It’s also a reminder for you to be real with yourself about what you CAN do vs. what you’re WILLING to do in your professional life. Play your position without feeling like you’re being played. I’d be remiss if I didn’t address the leadership side of this. People managers have a responsibility to coach and guide employees and empowering them to pursue excellence. #CareerConvos™️ is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts focused on career advancement and corporate life in accounting, come along for the ride and subscribe below. Leadership for the Accounting and Finance Teams For my accounting and finance people: be curious about where your work goes when it leaves your desk - and how it got there. As the Controller, I bring my team together after month end close to review the P&L. They deserve to see what their work looked like after it left their desks, understand the questions stakeholders would ask, and learn to tell the financial story themselves. I recorded this on the go w hands-free because (1) it was on my mind and (2) because somebody needs to hear it. Listen to my 19-minutes of lived-in perspective on acknowledging that everybody can’t be the boss. What are your thoughts? Be a part of the conversation. Leave a comment below. Also: Here’s the career development article I wrote for Forbes called Do You Have What It Takes To Be The Boss? Click here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/ellevate/2019/02/26/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-be-the-boss/ Get full access to #CareerConvos™️: Accounting Career Advisor | CPA Exam Coach at careerconvos.substack.com/subscribe