Welcome to The (Un)Buttoned Up Podcast
Real Conversations About Careers, Leadership, Technology & the Future of Work
The (Un)Buttoned Up Podcast, powered by NextPath Workforce Solutions, brings candid conversations with business leaders, technology executives, entrepreneurs and workforce experts about the trends changing how we work and hire. From artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and emerging technology to leadership, hiring trends, career growth and workplace culture, Steph and Kathryn cut through the corporate noise to talk about what’s really happening in today’s workplace.
Because work doesn’t have to be boring… and growth doesn’t have to feel so serious.
Nobody Wants to Be the Boss Anymore: Management vs. Leadership
In this episode of The (Un)Buttoned Up Podcast, Steph and Kathryn unpack why fewer employees are aspiring to become managers—and whether we should really be surprised.
Today’s managers are often caught in the middle: responsible for team performance, culture, communication, employee engagement, difficult conversations, and company goals—while still being expected to do plenty of the actual work themselves. So when does managing become leading? And are companies doing enough to prepare people for either?
We get into:
- Why management may not feel like the career “promotion” it once did
Management vs. leadership—and why the two aren’t the same
- The problem with promoting your best individual contributor into management
- Why great performers don't automatically make great people leaders
Managing different generations, personalities, and work styles
- The difference between holding people accountable and actually motivating them
- At the end of the day, companies don’t need more managers, they need better leaders. Let us know your thoughts!
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