#197 - Becoming the Boss You Always Wished You Had | Susie Gidseg

Most of us can name the boss who changed everything. The one who saw us, asked real questions, and fought for us. Fewer of us stop to ask what it would take to become that person for someone else.

Susie Gidseg spent years as an actress and theater director, running companies on passion and gas money, before moving into corporate marketing in tech. She became a leader overnight, two weeks before COVID, with no roadmap. Her new book, BOSS: Becoming the Leader You Always Wished You Had, is the guide she wished someone had handed her.

Ryan and Susie talk about why so many people are promoted into leadership without wanting it, what she learned when her team started challenging her, how she led through workforce reductions and then lived through two of her own, and the quiet pull every caring leader feels to be liked.

In this episode:
- Why one leader who sees you can change your career and your sense of yourself
- The two paths people take into leadership, and why it matters
- Why a team that challenges you is a sign of safety, not failure
- What nurturing a team looks like on an ordinary Tuesday
- Leading through layoffs with care, and rebuilding after being laid off twice
- Wanting to be liked versus making the right call
- The say-do ratio and two practical habits for first-time managers
- Why you should never lose yourself in a job

Get the book:
BOSS: Becoming the Leader You Always Wished You Had
https://a.co/d/07Y4C0m5 

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