Whitney Greene, Taylor Poncz, & Aarati Subramaniam
45 episodes
9 months ago
When someone thinks of climbing the corporate ladder or succeeding in the corporate world, they often think of the cutthroat, political chess match that shows like Suits and Succession revolve around: The ones at the top didn’t get there without stepping on a few toes and eliminating whoever they perceived to be “competition.” Alison Christian begs to differ. Former shareholder of a defense firm, corporate counsel at Liberty Mutual, and co-founder of Ladder Down, Alison has a resume few can c...
All content for The Mother Board is the property of Whitney Greene, Taylor Poncz, & Aarati Subramaniam and is served directly from their servers
with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.
When someone thinks of climbing the corporate ladder or succeeding in the corporate world, they often think of the cutthroat, political chess match that shows like Suits and Succession revolve around: The ones at the top didn’t get there without stepping on a few toes and eliminating whoever they perceived to be “competition.” Alison Christian begs to differ. Former shareholder of a defense firm, corporate counsel at Liberty Mutual, and co-founder of Ladder Down, Alison has a resume few can c...
The Waiting is the Hardest Part: How to Have Hard Conversations
The Mother Board
47 minutes
2 years ago
The Waiting is the Hardest Part: How to Have Hard Conversations
On this week’s episode of The Mother Board, long-time friend of the podcast Lara Ortega Clark joins the TMB as guest speaker. The four discuss the dreadful, but inevitable, need to have difficult conversations at work. Whether it’s asking for a promotion or needing to tell someone they’re underperforming, the ladies share their own personal experiences and look for connections that might help anyone having to go through the same process. Lara also offers her specific perspective as a “blue” s...
The Mother Board
When someone thinks of climbing the corporate ladder or succeeding in the corporate world, they often think of the cutthroat, political chess match that shows like Suits and Succession revolve around: The ones at the top didn’t get there without stepping on a few toes and eliminating whoever they perceived to be “competition.” Alison Christian begs to differ. Former shareholder of a defense firm, corporate counsel at Liberty Mutual, and co-founder of Ladder Down, Alison has a resume few can c...
