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Handled by The Y Variable, hosted by Yaa-Hemaa Obiri-Yeboah — founder of workplace consultancy The Y Variable — bridges the generational divide at work. Each episode translates cross-generational perspectives into practical strategies, helping both seasoned managers and emerging professionals navigate communication, collaboration, and career growth together.

  1. 20 may

    Episode 21: Why Management Is a Lonely Job — And What to Do About It

    Management looks and feels different when you're doing it alone. In the third part of the “Leading from the Middle” series, we're talking about something organizations rarely name: the fact that management is a lonely job and isolation isn't something you just push through. You need to build something that takes you out of that isolation. In this episode, we break down the three circles of your workplace village as a manager: the internal peers who give you different generational perspectives, the external network that helps you calibrate what's actually new versus what's occurred before, and the mentors and sponsors who help you see the patterns beneath the noise. We also get honest about the competition question. What's the right posture to take when your colleagues are also - potentially - your competition? If you're a manager leading from the middle in a multigenerational workplace, this episode is for you. Subscribe for weekly episodes on multigenerational workplace dynamics, practical management systems, and building teams that actually work. WAITLIST and FREE RESOURCE: The Workplace Translation Starter Guide Decode vague workplace phrases, clarify expectations, and communicate with impact, so nothing gets lost in translation. Your first look at the tools inside the Workplace Village Method Toolkit. Sign up for the free resource and join the waitlist for early access and exclusive bonuses: https://variable.gumroad.com/l/dwylk   Connect with Yaa-Hemaa: Website: https://theyvariable.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yaa-hemaa-obiri-yeboah-3231659/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itstheyvariable/ Find me on Instagram: @handledshow @itstheyvariable. TikTok: @itstheyvariable

    10 min

  2. 28 abr

    How to Manage Up When Your Boss Won't Listen (Middle Manager Guide)

    In this episode of Handled by The Y Variable, we're tackling one of the more frustrating positions a middle manager can be in: you can see the problem, your team can see the problem, but the people with the power to fix the issues aren't interested, or just don't care. This is the second part of the Leading from the Middle series. In today's episode, the generational challenge isn't coming from your team. It's coming from your boss above you. We break down the three types of resistant leadership you're likely facing: The Traditionalist  who genuinely believes the old way still works; The Dismissive Leader who is unable to see the problem because it doesn't affect or impact them directly; The Protector who agrees change is needed but has chosen not to be the one to bring about the change. You'll also get two core principles for managing up effectively: how to lead with leadership's priorities (not yours), and why you need to build your coalition before you even walk into the room. We'll talk about how to translate what your team needs into language leadership will actually hear and (hopefully!) galvanize behind.  This is leading from the middle and it is one of the most underrated, underacknowledged leadership positions in any organization. Subscribe for weekly episodes on multigenerational workplace dynamics, practical management systems, and building teams that actually work. WAITLIST and FREE RESOURCE: The Workplace Translation Starter Guide Decode vague workplace phrases, clarify expectations, and communicate with impact, so nothing gets lost in translation. Your first look at the tools inside the Workplace Village Method Toolkit. Sign up for the free resource and join the waitlist for early access and exclusive bonuses  https://stan.store/theyvariable/p/workplace-translation-starter-guide

    10 min

  3. 14 abr

    When You’re the Youngest Leader in the Room: Managing Up the Age Ladder

    You got the title and then you looked around the room during your first team meeting and realized: some of these people have been doing this longer than I’ve been working! This episode is for the younger manager navigating dynamics with team members with more experience.  This is for the millennial manager, the younger Gen X leader and the older Gen Z professional stepping into their first leadership role. If you’ve been trying to figure out how to lead people who are older, more experienced, or maybe quietly (or not so quietly) skeptical that you should be in charge, then this episode will resonate. We break down: • The three types of experienced colleagues you’re likely managing  - The Ally, The Skeptic, and The Resistant Colleague - and how to approach each one; • Why your organization probably never prepared you for this specific dynamic (and what to do about it); • The “confidence tax” younger managers carry and how you can quiet the noise; and, • The posture you can take in order to lead with authority AND respect. This is leading from the middle and it is one of the most underrated, underacknowledged leadership positions in any organization. Subscribe for weekly episodes on multigenerational workplace dynamics, practical management systems, and building teams that actually work.  WAITLIST and FREE RESOURCE: The Workplace Translation Starter Guide Decode vague workplace phrases, clarify expectations, and communicate with impact, so nothing gets lost in translation. Your first look at the tools inside the Workplace Village Method Toolkit. Sign up for the free resource and join the waitlist for early access and exclusive bonuses  https://stan.store/theyvariable/p/workplace-translation-starter-guide Connect with Yaa-Hemaa:  Website: https://theyvariable.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yaa-hemaa-obiri-yeboah-3231659/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itstheyvariable/ Find me on Instagram: @handledshow @itstheyvariable. TikTok: @itstheyvariable

    12 min

  4. 31 mar

    New Manager? The 3 Things You Actually Control (That Nobody Tells You)

    Getting promoted into management can be exciting, until you realize nobody actually told you what the job requires. Most new managers step into their new roles doing what got them recognized to begin with: working hard, staying hands-on, jumping in to fix things. And that's exactly where things can go sideways. In this episode, Yaa-Hemaa breaks down the identity shift at the heart of every new management role, as well as why the skills that earned you the promotion aren't necessarily the ones that will make you good at the job. Drawing from her own experience of stepping into management in the federal government right after maternity leave — managing several of the very colleagues who were her peers — Yaa-Hemaa walks through a clear, practical framework, identifying the three things every new manager actually controls, no matter how chaotic or unclear everything else feels. You'll hear: Why becoming a manager is a transformation, not just a title change. The three things that shift overnight (and what to do about each one). The "run the trains" reframe; and why it changes everything. How to establish the right posture with a team that previously knew you as a peer. The one system to set up in your first 30 days. How to build psychological safety before you even know what to call it. What to watch for if you're not yet a manager yet but but have leadership aspirations. This episode is part of the Workplace Village Method series — a practical framework for managers navigating multigenerational teams, identity transitions, and the day-to-day reality of being squeezed between senior leadership and their teams. If you're a new manager trying to find your footing, a middle manager who never got the training you deserved, or someone on the path to leadership, this episode's for you. 🔗 Join the Workplace Village Method Toolkit waitlist: https://stan.store/theyvariable/p/workplace-translation-starter-guide Connect with Yaa-Hemaa: Website: https://theyvariable.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yaa-hemaa-obiri-yeboah-3231659/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itstheyvariable/

    9 min

  5. 24 mar

    The Ryan Coogler Playbook: Why the Best Managers Make Coffee

    Ryan Coogler and the film, Sinners, just made history at the Oscars with 4 wins, a record 16 nominations, and a $100 million original film that wasn't a sequel, a franchise, or based on a comic book. This film came about with vision, craft, and a team of people who gave everything they had. But here's the one detail that caught Yaa-Hemaa's attention: Coogler brings his full coffee setup to set and makes coffee for his cast and crew by hand. He calls it an act of service. And that one detail tells us everything about why Sinners became what it became, and what it actually takes to lead people well. In this episode, Yaa-Hemaa breaks down the Ryan Coogler leadership playbook: how he built a culture of warmth AND high standards on set, why the people who work with him rally around him and heap praise on him, and what managers at every level can take from his approach — whether you're leading a film production or a five-person team. We also tackle the pushback head on: yes, the Steve Jobs and Elon Musk-types exist. You can get results through fear and pressure, but is that sustainable? And is that the kind of leader you actually want to be? This episode is for managers who want to get real results without burning their people out; and for early-career professionals who are trying to figure out what good leadership actually looks like up close. In this episode: Why warmth and high standards aren't opposites, they require each other; What Coogler actually built on the set of Sinners (and why it worked); What the people who work with him say about his leadership style; The myth that fear-based leadership is the only path to excellence; What the "make coffee" principle looks like in your actual workplace; How a workplace village only works when everyone (at every level) shows up fully. WAITLIST and FREE RESOURCE: The Workplace Translation Starter Guide Decode vague workplace phrases, clarify expectations, and communicate with impact, so nothing gets lost in translation. Your first look at the tools inside the Workplace Village Method Toolkit. Sign up for the free resource and join the waitlist for early access and exclusive bonuses  https://stan.store/theyvariable/p/workplace-translation-starter-guide Handled by The Y Variable is hosted by Yaa-Hemaa Obiri-Yeboah, founder of The Y Variable and creator of the Workplace Village Method and Translation Method, frameworks for bridging generational gaps in the modern workplace. Connect with Yaa-Hemaa:  Website: https://theyvariable.com/; LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yaa-hemaa-obiri-yeboah-3231659/ ; Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itstheyvariable/

    14 min

  6. 17 mar

    Different Generations, Different Playbooks — Why Implicit Expectations Are Costing You

    Picture this: A Gen Z employee asks a question in a meeting and their Boomer leader is offended. The Gen Z employee has no idea why. Neither person violated their understanding of respect, but they both violated each other's. Nobody wrote down what respect actually means on that team. This is the implicit expectations problem, and it's playing out for multi-generational teams everywhere. In this episode of Handled by The Y Variable, Yaa-Hemaa breaks down why your workplace is running five different operating systems simultaneously, why that's costing you in time, trust, and talent, and exactly what to do about it. You'll walk away with a clear picture of what "making expectations explicit" actually looks like in practice; not the aspirational values-poster version, but real, observable, enforceable clarity that every generation on your team can work from. If you're tired of mediating conflicts that shouldn't exist, losing good people to invisible rules, or watching your team operate from anxiety instead of confidence then this episode will give you the framework and the language to change that. This week's action step: Pick one area of friction on your team and ask yourself: Have we ever actually made this explicit? Have we had a real conversation to discuss the issue? Yaa-Hemaa gives you the exact language to open that conversation. 🔗 Join the waitlist for The Workplace Village Method: A Toolkit for Multi-Generational Teams at: https://stan.store/theyvariable/p/workplace-translation-starter-guide  Handled by The Y Variable is the show for managers who want to stop winging it and start building workplaces where every generation can thrive.

    12 min

  7. 11 mar

    Your Workplace Became a Village (Whether You Planned For It Or Not)

    If you're a manager who's running on empty — and you can't quite explain why — this episode names what's actually happening. The manager role has fundamentally changed. You're not just overseeing projects and hitting targets anymore. You're also expected to be a coach, a therapist, a culture architect, a conflict mediator, and a community builder. Often, you're expected to do all of these things at once and without training or additional resources. Plus you're doing all this work while squeezed between leadership demanding results and team members who need support. Here's what most people miss: this isn't a you problem. It's a design problem. For most of human history, people drew their sense of belonging from multiple sources — family, faith communities, neighbourhood ties. Those structures have eroded and the workplace has stepped into the gap— not by design, but by default. Your workplace is already a village. The only question is whether you're building it intentionally. In this episode, Yaa-Hemaa Obiri-Yeboah (founder of The Y Variable and creator of the Workplace Village Method) unpacks the forces that have transformed the manager role, explains why five generations in the same workplace creates so much friction (hint: it's not about age, it's about operating from different social contracts assembled from completely different sources), and introduces a new framework for giving managers the infrastructure they actually need. When managers have the right systems, everyone finally gets the clarity they've been missing — early-career professionals included. What you'll learn in this episode: Why the manager role expanded so dramatically  and why support systems haven't kept up; The "Workplace Village" concept and how it explains the root causes of generational friction; Why we're in a "choose-your-own-curriculum" world, and how it's changed what managers need to do; The shift from implicit to explicit workplace norms, and why that's the key to everything; What intentional village-building actually looks like (spoiler: it's not a team retreat). Join the waitlist for the Workplace Village Method Toolkit (launching Spring 2026). https://stan.store/theyvariable/p/workplace-translation-starter-guide Handled by The Y Variable is hosted by Yaa-Hemaa Obiri-Yeboah, Rhodes Scholar, former Regional Director at Global Affairs Canada, and founder of The Y Variable consulting practice. Her work helps organizations bridge generational gaps through practical frameworks that translate expectations and build clarity across every level of a team.

    11 min

  8. 27 ene

    Why You're Not Getting Promoted (The Uncomfortable Truth)

    "Pay me first, then I’ll do the work." It sounds fair, right? But in this episode of Handled by The Y Variable, Yaa-Hemaa pulls back the curtain on why this mindset might be keeping early career professionals stuck. Following up from Part 1's discussion, "What Managers Say About Gen Z Behind Closed Doors," we are diving into the solution. We explore the "broken social contract" of work and the uncomfortable truth: Managers don’t promote potential; they promote demonstrated capability. If you feel like your initiative isn't being rewarded, or if you're a manager frustrated by a lack of "ownership" on your team, this video provides the framework to fix it. In this video, you’ll learn: The 3-Question Risk Check: How to decide if you should send that "pushy" follow-up email. The "Evidence" Rule: Why you have to do the job for months (or years!) before you get the title. For Managers: How to make the "invisible visible" and coach your team toward resilience. The Script: A simple, non-annoying line to "bump" a project to the top of your boss's inbox. Stop waiting for the rules to change and start learning how to navigate the ones that exist, or build the reputation you need to find a better workplace. HANDLED BY THE Y VARIABLE Making what's invisible visible and what's assumed obvious and explicitly stated. Each week, we translate the untold rules of work into actionable insights for managers and early-career professionals. 🔗 CONNECT WITH ME Website: theyvariable.com / info@theyvariable.com Free Download: Workplace Translation Starter Guide: https://stan.store/theyvariable/p/workplace-translation-starter-guide

    10 min
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Handled by The Y Variable, hosted by Yaa-Hemaa Obiri-Yeboah — founder of workplace consultancy The Y Variable — bridges the generational divide at work. Each episode translates cross-generational perspectives into practical strategies, helping both seasoned managers and emerging professionals navigate communication, collaboration, and career growth together.

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    itstheyvariable
  • Años en activo
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodios
    21
  • Clasificación
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