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Career Growth Strategies for Women: Glass Ceiling, Smashed

Career Growth Strategies for Women: Glass Ceiling, Smashed

Di: Lauren Erbicella Career & Leadership Skills Coach Small Business Consultant
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Glass Ceiling, Smashed covers variety of topics related to business, communication skills, leadership development, career growth, and more!


This podcast is geared toward (though not specific to!) women wanting to climb the corporate ladder, improve their work/life balance, and become successful and respected leaders in their field.


This podcast also talks about sales strategies, process optimization and streamlining, and topics related to small and micro business owners and entrepreneurs.


Designed to educate and elevate, Glass Ceiling, Smashed puts a blunt, yet informational and supportive spin on all topics related to professional life.


Our host, Lauren Erbicella, is the founder of Windrose Coaching and Consulting. She focuses her services on 1:1 coaching related to career and leadership skills development. The consulting side of her business focuses on small/micro businesses and the joys, challenges, and experiences of those business owners and employees. Lauren holds a B.A. in Organizational Development and Leadership from Widener University, as well as an M.A. in Organizational Leadership from Gonzaga University. Lauren enjoyed over 20 years of professional experience in legal, tech, finance, and sales before deciding to take her expertise and channel it into helping others grow.


If you're a woman (or man, any other gender!) who wants to be respected, carry yourself with confidence, and lead yourself and others toward a more fulfilling career and life, you've found the place for you. Whether you're an experienced professional or a new college grad, I guarantee you'll learn something.


Everyone is welcome here, so let's go smash that glass ceiling together.


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This podcast is for you if you find yourself asking questions such as:


How do I ask for a promotion?

Why do high-performers fail to get promoted?

How do I ask for a raise?

How do I communicate better, more clearly, or more effectively?

How do I bridge the gender gap at work?

Do women make better leaders?

How can I be a better manager?

How do I get more respect at work?

What is strategy?

How do I become better at sales and establishing relationships?

What stats do I need to pay attention to to measure business growth?

What are the best leadership styles?

How can I simplify my business processes?

How do I give good feedback?

How can I change careers?

What skills do I need to become a leader?

How can I develop my employees?

How can I influence my coworkers when I'm not their boss?

What is the difference between management and leadership?


...and many more!


**If you have a request for a specific topic, please reach out at glassceilingsmashedpod@gmail.com**


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Glass Ceiling, Smashed is brought to you by Windrose Coaching and Consulting LLC. WRCC provides individual 1:1 career and leadership skills development coaching, as well as consulting services for small and micro businesses.


Visit our website (www.windrosecoachingandconsulting) to learn more about our services and pricing.


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  • 17 - People Don't Hate Change, They Hate BEING Changed: Where Reorgs, Pivots, and Layoffs Go Wrong

    17 - People Don't Hate Change, They Hate BEING Changed: Where Reorgs, Pivots, and Layoffs Go Wrong
    Oct 27 2026
    Ask most leaders why their employees resist change and you'll hear some version of "people are creatures of habit, they'll come around." It's a convenient answer, and it lets leaders off the hook. This episode makes the case that people don't actually hate change. People change jobs, move, start businesses, and build new relationships all the time, and they do it with real energy. What they hate is having change done to them, especially when it's poorly communicated, constant, or explained in vague terms.We start with why change is hard in the first place, drawing on Ashley Goodall's Harvard Business Review argument that predictability, agency, belonging, and meaning are what people need to do good work, and that we've built a business culture that treats constant disruption as a virtue. From there we look at why change initiatives so often stall at the top, with the Harvard Business Review's May 2026 article from three Boston Consulting Group authors on "false alignment" and the three patterns it creates: paralysis, hyperactivity, and tunnel vision.Then we get into two of the most damaging habits I see in organizations: priority whiplash (the strategic focus that changes every few months) and layoff messaging that sounds like it was written by nobody. The numbers are worth hearing, including a 2025 Careerminds survey on how many people first heard about layoffs through gossip.Here are the six things leaders can do differently:• Make sure leadership is truly aligned before you announce anything.• Protect your teams wherever you can, because a team is the most important unit of stability for most people.• Give people something stable to count on, like weekly check-ins and other small rituals.• Be discerning about priorities. If everything is a top priority, nothing is.• Communicate like a human being: say what happened, why, what comes next, and what you don't know yet.• Acknowledge the cost. Saying "this is a hard period and we know it" builds trust.And because plenty of us are on the receiving end of change rather than leading it, I close with a short section on what you can do when you're the one being changed.__________Sources Cited in This Episode(1) Goodall, A. (2024, July 9). Creating stability is just as important as managing change. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2024/07/creating-stability-is-just-as-important-as-managing-change(2) Dhar, J., Ellmer, K.R., & Jameson, P. (2026, May). What really gets in the way of change. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2026/05/what-really-gets-in-the-way-of-change(3) Gallup. (2024). U.S. employee engagement data, Q1 2024 [Web article]. https://www.gallup.com/workplace/643286/state-global-workplace-2024.aspx(4) Careerminds. (2025, October). Layoff communications survey (N = 1,000 full-time U.S. workers). https://careerminds.com/blog/layoff-communications(5) Trevor, C.O., & Nyberg, A.J. (2008). Keeping your headcount when all about you are losing theirs: Downsizing, voluntary turnover rates, and the moderating role of HR practices. Academy of Management Journal, 51(2).(6) O.C. Tanner. (n.d.). Preserving company culture during layoffs. https://www.octanner.com/articles/company-culture-and-layoffs(7) Staffbase & USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. (2024, September 30). Employee communication impact study 2024 [Press release]. https://staffbase.com/press/releases/employee-communication-impact-studyAdditional Resources Used to Write This EpisodeGoodall, A. (2024). The problem with change: And the essential nature of human performance. Hachette Books.Gavett, G. (2026, May 19). The Insider [Newsletter]. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2026/05/what-really-gets-in-the-way-of-changeHarvard Business Review Editors. (2026, June 18). The false alignment trap. The Leader's Agenda. https://www.harvardbusiness.org/insight/june-2026-the-leaders-agenda-the-false-alignment-trap/__________If the information contained in this episode gave you something to think about, Windrose Coaching and Consulting offers career and leadership skills mentoring and coaching to individuals seeking self-improvement. We also offer consulting services for small and micro businesses. To learn more about how we work, see our Services page.If you want to support the show directly, you can do that here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2630991/support. This podcast is a one-woman operation recorded in a bedroom closet with a very inexpensive mic, so any support goes straight toward better gear and more content. Every bit helps, and it's genuinely appreciated.Not ready to jump into services just yet? Start with our downloadable guide Communicate with Confidence: 8 Tips to Enhance Your Communication Skills and Increase Your Credibility.AND NOW AVAILABLE!!! The Annual Review Companion 2027The Annual Review Companion 2027 is your guide to tracking your yearly progress so you can show up to your next annual review with alllllllll the receipts. Get ...
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  • Episode 16 - Silence is Not Agreement: Why Your Team Needs Disagreement (and how to do it well)

    Episode 16 - Silence is Not Agreement: Why Your Team Needs Disagreement (and how to do it well)
    Oct 20 2026
    Ever sat in a meeting, heard something you completely disagreed with, and said nothing? Made a face, typed something in the chat and deleted it, or vented to your significant other on the drive home? You're in good company.This episode is about disagreeing well, which is one of the most underrated professional skills out there. We start with why disagreement is good for teams, including economist Giampaolo Bonomi's "Disagreement Dividend" and the Harvard Business Review's take that research across every social science shows disagreement has real benefits. Then we get into the flip side: groupthink, where harmony (or the appearance of it) takes over for honest deliberation, and what that has cost organizations, including in the lead-up to the 1986 Challenger disaster.From there, we dig into why good intentions aren't enough, based on a decade of research from Julia Minson (Harvard), Hanne Collins (UCLA), and Michael Yeomans (Imperial College London). Their work points to two gaps that send disagreements sideways: the intention-behavior gap (what we plan to do vs. what we do in the heat of the moment) and the behavior-perception gap (what we do vs. how it's received).The fix is language you can actually use. Here are the five approaches we cover, with sample phrases for each:• Indicate that you want to learn. Say out loud that you're curious about the other person's view.• Acknowledge before you respond. Restate the core of what you heard, without pretending to agree (and without faking it).• Find your common ground. Name the goal, value, or problem you both care about, so it becomes us-vs-the-problem instead of me-vs-you.• Hedge your claims. A little intellectual humility makes you more credible, not less.• Share your story. The experience behind your position can build more trust than another pile of data.We close with a section for leaders on setting the tone, because how you respond the first time someone pushes back on your idea tells your whole team whether it's safe to be honest with you.__________Sources Cited in This EpisodeMinson, J.A., Collins, H.K., & Yeomans, M. (2025, November–December). A smarter way to disagree. Harvard Business Review. Reprint R2506J. https://hbr.org/2025/11/a-smarter-way-to-disagreeBonomi, G. (2024). The disagreement dividend (arXiv:2308.06607v7) [Working paper]. arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.06607Kawamoto, D. (2022, June 1). How to avoid groupthink: 13 tips for the workplace. Built In. https://builtin.com/articles/group-thinkPresidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident. (1986, June 6). Report to the President by the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident. NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/history/rogersrep/genindex.htmAdditional Resources Used to Write This EpisodeMinson, J. (2025, October 6). A smarter way to disagree. Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School. https://shorensteincenter.org/resource/a-smarter-way-to-disagree/Teitel, A.S. (2018, January 25; updated 2026, January 12). How the Challenger disaster changed NASA. History.com. https://www.history.com/articles/how-the-challenger-disaster-changed-nasa__________If the information contained in this episode gave you something to think about, Windrose Coaching and Consulting offers career and leadership skills mentoring and coaching to individuals seeking self-improvement. We also offer consulting services for small and micro businesses. To learn more about how we work, see our Services page.If you want to support the show directly, you can do that here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2630991/support. This podcast is a one-woman operation recorded in a bedroom closet with a very inexpensive mic, so any support goes straight toward better gear and more content. Every bit helps, and it's genuinely appreciated.Not ready to jump into services just yet? Start with our downloadable guide Communicate with Confidence: 8 Tips to Enhance Your Communication Skills and Increase Your Credibility.AND NOW AVAILABLE!!! The Annual Review Companion 2027The Annual Review Companion 2027 is your guide to tracking your yearly progress so you can show up to your next annual review with alllllllll the receipts. Get yourself that raise and that promotion you deserve!Find it in our store: https://glassceilingsmashedpod.myshopify.com/products/2027-annual-review-companion-spiral-boundFollow us on socials:Instagram: @windrosecoachingandconsultingThreads: @windrosecoachingandconsultingTikTok: @windrose_coachingFor business inquiries: GlassCeilingSmashedPod@gmail.comSend us Fan MailSupport the show
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  • 15 - Managing Up Isn't Sucking Up: How to Lead Your Boss

    15 - Managing Up Isn't Sucking Up: How to Lead Your Boss
    Oct 13 2026

    Link to Scott Mautz's Leading from the Middle: https://amzn.to/4yAicEr

    This episode makes the case that managing up is the skill of building a working partnership with the person above you, one based on trust, that eventually puts you in a position to influence the way they think and decide.

    I lean heavily on Chapter 4 of Scott Mautz's book Leading from the Middle (Wiley, 2021), “Leading Your Boss,” which lays out a seven-step plan, and I pull in the classic Harvard Business Review article on the topic, “Managing Your Boss” by John Gabarro and John Kotter, plus McKinsey research, Joseph Grenny's guidance on disagreeing with your boss, and practical tools for one-on-ones.

    This isn't a data-heavy episode. It's a how-to.

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    Sources Cited in This Episode

    Mautz, S. (2021). Leading from the Middle: A Playbook for Managers to Influence Up, Down, and Across the Organization (Chapter 4, “Leading Your Boss”). Wiley.

    Gabarro, J.J., & Kotter, J.P. (1980, January–February). Managing your boss. Harvard Business Review. (Reprinted January 2005 as “Best of HBR 1980,” Reprint R0501J.)

    Barta, T., & Barwise, P. (2017, April 27). Why effective leaders must manage up, down, and sideways. McKinsey Quarterly. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/leadership/why-effective-leaders-must-manage-up-down-and-sideways

    Lew, C. (2019, August 15). How to manage up effectively. Know Your Team blog (now Canopy). https://canopy.is/blog/2019/08/15/how-to-manage-up-effectively/

    Grenny, J. (2014, November 25). How to disagree with your boss. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2014/11/how-to-disagree-with-your-boss

    Watkins, M.D. (2013). The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter (Updated and expanded ed.). Harvard Business Review Press.

    Rogelberg, S.G. (2022, November–December). Make the most of your one-on-one meetings. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2022/11/make-the-most-of-your-one-on-one-meetings

    Bowles, H.R., Babcock, L., & Lai, L. (2007). Social incentives for gender differences in the propensity to initiate negotiations: Sometimes it does hurt to ask. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 103(1), 84–103.

    McKinsey & Company and LeanIn.Org. (2025). Women in the Workplace 2025.

    Additional Resources Used to Write This Episode

    Atlassian. (2024). 7 tips for better 1-on-1 meetings. Inside Atlassian. https://www.atlassian.com/blog/inside-atlassian/1-on-1-meeting-tips

    Peter Drucker's “listeners and readers” distinction, as described in Gabarro and Kotter's article above.

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    If the information contained in this episode gave you something to think about, Windrose Coaching and Consulting offers career and leadership skills mentoring and coaching to individuals seeking self-improvement. We also offer consulting services for small and micro businesses. To learn more about how we work, see our Services page.

    If you want to support the show directly, you can do that here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2630991/support.

    This podcast is a one-woman operation recorded in a bedroom closet with a very inexpensive mic, so any support goes straight toward better gear and more content. Every bit helps, and it's genuinely appreciated.

    Not ready to jump into services just yet? Start with our downloadable guide Communicate with Confidence: 8 Tips to Enhance Your Communication Skills and Increase Your Credibility.

    AND NOW AVAILABLE!!! The Annual Review Companion 2027

    The Annual Review Companion 2027 is your guide to tracking your yearly progress so you can show up to your next annual review with alllllllll the receipts. Get yourself that raise and that promotion you deserve!

    Find it in our store: https://glassceilingsmashedpod.myshopify.com/products/2027-annual-review-companion-spiral-bound

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