{"podcast":{"title":"DesuckifyWork®","slug":"desuckifywork-6618854","podcast_index_feed_id":6618854,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/231640.rss","website_url":"https://tjbennett.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/231640/3d2b622c33f3bcc1b6ef9659f287cef9.jpg","author":"TJ Bennett - Executive Coach, Chief Desuckifier","episode_count":136,"summary":"We spend about half our waking lives working. Let’s make that time a bit better, shall we?","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T06:17:15.765550+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/desuckifywork-6618854"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 114 | From C-suite burnout to creating a better world with Erica Rooney.","slug":"ep-114-from-c-suite-burnout-to-creating-a-better-world-with-erica-rooney","published_at":"2026-01-06T16:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/desuckifywork-6618854/ep-114-from-c-suite-burnout-to-creating-a-better-world-with-erica-rooney","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/desuckifywork-6618854","url":"https://tjbennett.substack.com/p/ep-114-from-c-suite-burnout-to-creating","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/183631153/c183c9bb6f51f2cdd4852c3b1a543431.mp3","summary":"Be careful what you wish for. You may aspire to an executive job, maybe even the C-suite. And there’s certainly a lot of good that can come with that kind of role. But it ain’t all sunshine and roses. That’s certainly been the experience for Erica Rooney , this week’s guest on the DesuckifyWork® Podcast. Erica is an author, speaker, coach and fractional CPO who spent years climbing the corporate ladder, only to find herself asking, “why exactly did I want this craziness?” The work was intense and nearly never-ending. The system felt rigged against her (and other women leaders). And her ability to balance all of that with her role as a mom was simply a pipe dream. It was her then 2-year-old daughter who ultimately inspired Erica to choose a better path. She realized she did not want her child to go through what she was dealing with. So, Erica created something new so she could change the world for the better. Now, it’s her mission to help more woman get into power and stay there. This is how things will change. And if you spend more than 2 minutes with Erica, you will 1000 percent believe she can make this happen. She’s smart, strong and full of an infectious energy for her work. She’s written a book, “ Glass Ceilings and Sticky Floors ” that speaks to much of her experience. Some of here key points include: 🐱 Language matters and shapes culture. “People leader” says something very different from manager. “Works with” is not the same as “works for.” So choose your words appropriately. 🐱 Ditch the highlight reel style of communication and be willing to share some of the tough stuff. You’re only setting others up for failure if you tell them the bar is Insta-level perfection. 🐱 Let people work where, when and how they work most effectively. And judge folks based on outcom…","meta_description":"Be careful what you wish for. You may aspire to an executive job, maybe even the C-suite. And there’s certainly a lot of good that can come with that kind…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3103,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/desuckifywork-6618854/episodes/ep-114-from-c-suite-burnout-to-creating-a-better-world-with-erica-rooney/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/desuckifywork-6618854/ep-114-from-c-suite-burnout-to-creating-a-better-world-with-erica-rooney.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}