Leading Up: The Work Shift

Shift happens. This podcast can help. Layoffs can leave you scrambling for what’s next. Company priorities can switch at the speed of light. Promotions can feel out of reach. Or perhaps you’re starting a new venture. For better or worse, our work lives are constantly changing. How do we forge our career path through this ever changing landscape? Leading Up: The Work Shift is the compass that will guide you back to your career values, goals, and vision. If you’re feeling lost, you're not alone. Host Elizabeth Weingarten talks to executives, entrepreneurs, and Udemy instructors who have survived layoffs and career uncertainty. We ask how to rebound after getting fired, what blocks talented individuals from getting promotions, and how to build a career that makes you proud. Elizabeth is a journalist, applied behavioral scientist, and author of the book “How to Fall in Love with Questions: A New Way to Thrive in Times of Uncertainty.” Elizabeth is

Leading Up: The Work Shift is a business podcast hosted by Udemy | Pod People, with 97 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Udemy | Pod People hosts Leading Up: The Work Shift, a business show with 97 episodes published.

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  Episode #6

  The Best of Leading Up: The Work Shift

  Apr 21, 20261 minS8

  <p>Change is constant, but the right insight at the right moment can make all the difference. In this season finale compilation, we're revisiting the hard-won lessons, unexpected turns, and honest conversations that defined Leading Up: The Work Shift. The incredible guests featured in this episode — Krista Chism, Pat Flynn, James Whitmore, Lorraine Lee, Ahyiana Angel, Zak Brown, Terrin Lawrence, Simone Stolzoff, Deborah Grayson Riegel, and Dorie Clark — remind us that navigating the future of work is about staying curious, keeping your eyes on the horizon, and always leading up.  </p> <p><br></p> <p>Follow Leading Up: The Work Shift...

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  Simone Stolzoff: Own Professional Uncertainty, So It Doesn't Own You

  Mar 24, 202643 minS8

  <p>Professional uncertainty can be as damaging to our health as actually losing a job. So why do we keep white-knuckling for certainty—and what happens when we finally let go?</p> <p><br></p> <p>This week, Elizabeth sits down with Simone Stolzoff, author of The Good Enough Job and the forthcoming How to Not Know: The Value of Uncertainty in a World That Demands Answers, to explore why our instinct to seek certainty may be the very thing holding us back. Simone shares what years of researching ambiguity taught him about reframing uncertainty—not as a threat to mana...

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  Episode #5

  Meg Josephson: The Psychology of People Pleasing and What It Costs You

  Mar 10, 202645 minS8

  <p>What if the habit that's made you successful is also holding you back? Meg Josephson, therapist and author of the New York Times bestseller Are You Mad at Me?, joins Elizabeth Weingarten to break down the psychology of people pleasing and its hidden cost on leadership. Drawing on her research and clinical work, Meg explains the "fawn response," the lesser-known survival mechanism that drives us to appease rather than assert, and why high achievers are especially susceptible. People pleasing erodes trust, keeps relationships shallow, and quietly undermines your authority — and Meg explains what to do about it. </p> <p><br>...

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  Episode #6

  "I Don't Know" Is Actually Knowing: Top Leaders on Career Uncertainty

  Feb 17, 202629 minS8

  <p>More than half of Americans say job insecurity is crushing them with stress. So how do some people look like they've always had it figured out? Spoiler: they haven't. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Host Elizabeth Weingarten traveled to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland to pull aside C-Suite leaders, entrepreneurs, and founders from companies like BetterUp, Zoom, Bain & Company, and more to talk about the moments when work inexplicably shifts—the layoffs, the pivots, the feeling of being completely stuck. </p> <p><br></p> <p>From Dr. Becky Kennedy discovering that admitting "I don't know" was actually the...

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  Episode #5

  Deborah Grayson Riegel: How to Lose Your Fear and Find Your Voice

  Feb 3, 202634 minS8

  <p>In a world of consistent career pivots and shifts, mastering how you show up and speak up isn’t optional—it can be your superpower. So how do you go from nervous novice to powerhouse presenter? </p> <p>Host Elizabeth Weingarten sits down with Deborah Grayson Riegel to reveal the secrets from her 30 years as an international keynote speaker. As a corporate trainer and instructor at top business schools like Duke Fuqua, Wharton, and Columbia, Deborah coached thousands to communicate with polish, professionalism, and authentic power. In this episode, we unpack her battle-tested tools for conquering public speaking fears, craft...

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