Manager on a Mission

By Tosca Fasso

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The podcast for managers who want to rework the workplace and leave a lasting legacy by putting people first. Your host for Manager on a Mission is Tosca Fasso, a former Fortune 100 executive with 30 years of management experience turned podcaster, author, speaker, consultant and optimist. Whether you're a first-time or aspiring manager or even a veteran leader who's been wondering how to navigate Corporate America while still being your authentic self, this is the podcast for you. With every episode, you'll feel validated and also hopeful about how you can help build a work culture that fits with today’s world and sets the stage for an even brighter tomorrow.

Episode Date
S3 #16: Why Good Leaders Leave: The Truth About Why I Left a Job I Loved
Mar 18, 2026
S3 #15: Who Are You After the Title Is Gone? What No One Tells You About Career Transitions - with Johanna Danaher
Feb 26, 2026
S3 #14: Heroes Need Crises, Hosts Create Conditions: Which Type of Leader Are You? - with Maximos Lih
Feb 12, 2026
S3 #13: Stop Asking for Money, Start Sharing the Vision: The Psychology of Successful Pitching - with Michael C. Clark
Jan 27, 2026
S3 #12: So You Used to Be Creative? This Teacher Says You Still Are - with Chris Vabre
Jan 15, 2026
S3 #11: Stop Trying to Be Funny: Improv Skills are the Secret to Psychological Safety - with Kevin Hubschmann
Jan 06, 2026
S3 #10: Why Gen Z Is Opting Out of Management (But Not Leadership): A Guide to Building Human Workplaces - with Christy Pretzinger
Dec 09, 2025
S3 #9: Dear Middle Managers: You're in "The Squeeze” and Here's How to Navigate It - with Chris March
Dec 04, 2025
S3 #8: T. Rowe Price CIO Sébastien Page: The Psychology Behind Why KPIs Fail and a Roadmap for Team Engagement
Nov 25, 2025
S3 #7: What if Doing OKRs and Goals Right Is Still Wrong for Today's Workplace? - with Radhika Dutt
Nov 18, 2025
S3 #6: Why OKRs are the Key to Setting Goals Your Team Actually Wants to Achieve - with Philipp Schett
Nov 11, 2025
S3 #5: Amazon Layoffs 2025: Firing 14,000 by text isn’t about culture. It’s a middle management massacre.
Nov 05, 2025
S3 #4: Embrace Your Value with Jen Anderson and Kristin Burris
Oct 28, 2025
S3 #3: Psychological Safety vs Accountability: What High-Trust Organizations Do Differently with Jonathan Bennett
Oct 21, 2025
S3 #2: Imposter Syndrome? Here's How to Break Into Consulting & Get Paid What You're Worth - with Brianca Johnson
Oct 14, 2025
S3 #1: From Mortgage Professional to Motivational Speaker: Finding Your Second Act Through Personal Growth - with John Donnelly
Oct 07, 2025
Season 3 Teaser: Expanding What's Possible
Sep 30, 2025
#36: Success You Can Live With: Values-Based Leadership for the Win - with Irma Neal
Jun 17, 2025
#35: From Corporate Executive to Certified Goofball: Why Success Doesn't Have to Be Boring - with Todd Schuchart
Jun 10, 2025
#34: Stop Resisting Change, Start Creating With It: A Masterclass in Adaptive Leadership with Valarie Sandjivy
Jun 03, 2025
#33: Unproductively Productive: Corporate America's "always on" culture is killing innovation
Apr 24, 2025
#32: SheThrives with Lori Murphy
Apr 09, 2025
#31: That's What the Money Is For! - Corporate America’s emotional abuse contract with employees
Apr 03, 2025
#30: Rediscovering Joy on the Job: Breaking the Burnout Cycle with Tracy LaLonde
Mar 27, 2025
#29: The RTO Hall of Shame: Worst C-Suite Takes on Return-to-Office Mandates
Mar 19, 2025
#28: Choose Your Hard: Dr. Taryn Fletcher on Finding Your Leadership Voice, PIVOTing, and Purpose
Mar 07, 2025
#27: Layoff-Proof Your Career: Insider Strategies from Certified Career Coach, Nicole Miles
Feb 26, 2025
#26: Beyond Vulnerability: Leading through Radical Authenticity, Trust and Letting Go - with Conner Kees
Feb 12, 2025
#25: Don't you know that you're toxic? Why bosses become toxic and what to do about it
Feb 05, 2025
#24: From gatekeeping to…gardening? How and why to lead like a landscape architect
Jan 21, 2025
#23: Why I'm still obsessed with 1:1s (mini-episode)
Jan 10, 2025
#22: Let's leave imposter syndrome behind this year (mini-episode)
Jan 02, 2025
#21: Doing business while still doing good - with Aurora Dawn Benton
Dec 23, 2024
#20: What the heck is visionary leadership? And do you need it? - A sample from my book!
Dec 03, 2024
#19: Leading with curiosity, and what's wrong with HR these days? - with Megan Wheeler
Nov 27, 2024
#18: Sticks and Stones - A sample from my book!
Nov 21, 2024
#17: Which came first, the merger or the layoff? (mini-episode)
Nov 14, 2024
#16: Making the Leap from Operations to Entrepreneurship - with Diane Lam
Nov 05, 2024
#15: Better Capitalism with Paul Knowlton and Aaron Hedges
Oct 29, 2024
#14: The moment I realized I was tone-policing myself (mini-episode)
Oct 22, 2024
#13: Get unstuck, find your voice, and take aligned action - with Creativity Expert Steph Sheldon
Oct 08, 2024
#12: No budget. No approvals. No problem!
Sep 24, 2024
#11: Let's Retire 1990s Manager Mentality
Sep 10, 2024
#10: Ask Me Anything - Listener Questions Answered!
May 14, 2024
#9: How to Build Healthy Management Culture and Why Management Is Like Kayaking - with Brian Walch
Apr 30, 2024
#8: Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Meetings and How to Fix Them
Apr 16, 2024
#7: Mindful Leadership and Bringing Your Whole Self to Work - with Dina Berman
Apr 02, 2024
#6: Demystifying How Corporations Promote Employees and What To Do When They Don't
Mar 19, 2024
#5: When People Do Well, Businesses Do Well - with Jessica Walker
Mar 12, 2024
#4: Coaching the Next Generation of Leaders - with Jod Kaftan
Mar 06, 2024
#3: Hell No, RTO
Feb 27, 2024
#1: Is Corporate America OK?
Feb 11, 2024
#2: Coaching Beats Feedback
Feb 11, 2024