In this episode of Bad Boss Confessional, Beth Fahey sits down with Raina Fryer, head of talent strategy at Titus Talent Strategies. Raina's confession takes her back to a training room early in her career, where she was young, eager to prove herself, and co-facilitating alongside someone she was supposed to be developing.
Every time her teammate made a misstep, she stepped in. Mid-sentence, in front of the room, again and again. She told herself it was about safety. Looking back, she knows it was also about ego. Two months later, her teammate quietly asked for a new manager. That was the moment that stuck.
Her lesson is simple and hard-earned: the points that actually count are the ones that make people feel safe enough to trust you.

Timestamps
00:00 Introduction to Raina Fryer
03:19 Raina’s Bad Boss Confession
09:54 The Impact of Imposter Syndrome
13:01 Training and Role-Playing for Managers
16:47 Titus Talent’s Holistic Approach
19:26 Top People Issues: Accountability Chart
23:07 Culture Integration & Manager Elevation
28:56 Continuous Learning & Personal Insights

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