{"podcast":{"title":"Leman Tech Leadership Podcast","slug":"leman-tech-leadership-podcast-7045357","podcast_index_feed_id":7045357,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6343272/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/leman-tech-leadership-podcast--6343272","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6e916786180afeb919935cb2e31f561f.jpg","author":"Aleksandra Lemańska","episode_count":166,"summary":"Leman Tech Leadership Podcast Welcome to the Leman Tech Leadership Podcast, your ultimate guide to developing exceptional tech leadership skills. Whether you're a seasoned tech leader or just stepping into a managerial role, this podcast is designed to provide you with actionable insights and best practices to create a thriving work environment that people won't want to leave. Learn how to do it with host Aleksandra Lemańska, founder of LemanSkills, speaker, PCM leadership mentor and facilitator that works with hundreds of leaders each year to elevate their potential into the next level. Join Alex as she delves deep into the secrets of effective leadership, from mastering essential tools to implementing cutting-edge techniques. Each episode brings you invaluable knowledge, practical advice, or unique perspectives through engaging interviews with leaders that have their experiences and lessons to share. Discover the dos and don’ts of tech leadership, learn about the habits that drive success, and gather strategies to foster a motivated and engaged team. Follow Alex @aleksandralemanska on LinkedIn for more inspiration and actions that you can take as a transformational leader. Check…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leman-tech-leadership-podcast-7045357"},"episode":{"title":"#163 | “I Know I Should Say No. So Why Can't I?”","slug":"163-i-know-i-should-say-no-so-why-can-t-i","published_at":"2026-05-26T03:30:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leman-tech-leadership-podcast-7045357/163-i-know-i-should-say-no-so-why-can-t-i","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leman-tech-leadership-podcast-7045357","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/163-i-know-i-should-say-no-so-why-can-t-i--72128222","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72128222/163_i_know_i_should_say_no_so_why_can_t_i.mp3","summary":"#163 | “I Know I Should Say No. So Why Can't I?” In this solo episode of the Leman Tech Leadership Podcast, Aleksandra Lemańska takes on one of the most persistent gaps between what tech leaders know and what they actually do: saying no. Almost every leader Alex works with already knows, intellectually, that they should say no more often. They've read about it. They've advised their own team to do it. And then a stakeholder drops something on their desk, a peer asks for support just outside their remit, or their manager adds one more thing to the quarter, and they say yes. Again. The frustration afterward is real. And it's almost never about weakness or conflict avoidance. Alex identifies the three real roots of the problem. The first is identity: for most tech leaders, saying yes was the behavior that built their reputation and career as individual contributors, and the psychological cost of saying no now feels like a betrayal of who they are. The second is the absence of a clear enough set of priorities to say no to: a Contracting failure that leaves every incoming request feeling equally valid. The third is simply not having the language: knowing what you want to decline but having no way to do it that doesn't feel like a fight or a relationship risk. If you've ever walked out of a meeting having said yes to something you knew you shouldn't have, this episode gives you the understanding and the tools to change that pattern. ✉︎ FOLLOW ME ON: ⤵︎ LinkedIn: @aleksandralemanska TikTok: @aleksandra_lemanska X: @lemanskills Startup Community Poznan: @startup-community-poznan-scp www.lemanskills.com Join Leadership Pulse! https://lemanskills.com/pulse/","meta_description":"#163 | “I Know I Should Say No. So Why Can't I?” In this solo episode of the Leman Tech Leadership Podcast, Aleksandra Lemańska takes on one of the most p…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":945,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/leman-tech-leadership-podcast-7045357/episodes/163-i-know-i-should-say-no-so-why-can-t-i/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leman-tech-leadership-podcast-7045357/163-i-know-i-should-say-no-so-why-can-t-i.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}