Name: When Your Boss Says You're Not Ready (But You Know You Are)
Uploaded: 2025-06-11T14:45:05.000Z
Duration: 12
Description: "I just don't think you're ready for that job." When Colleen Bowman's boss said those words, she was stunned. She'd expressed interest in growing. She'd done...

"I just don't think you're ready for that job." When Colleen Bowman's boss said those words, she was stunned. She'd expressed interest in growing. She'd done the work. But instead of an interview, she got shut down. Colleen shares the moment that changed how she approaches leadership forever. She realized two things: First, she WAS ready—she just hadn't spoken up loudly enough. Second, she never wanted to be the kind of leader who made assumptions about someone else's potential.

In the full episode of Inspiring Women with Laurie McGraw, Colleen talks about how that rejection taught her to be more proactive, why opportunities stop coming to you as you advance, and how she now creates chances for others that she wished she'd had.

If you've ever been underestimated or overlooked, this conversation will resonate. Sometimes the best leaders are forged in the moments they're told "no."

Listen to this week's episode now - https://taplink.cc/inspiringwomen

This episode of Inspiring Women with Laurie McGraw was recorded at the Transcarent Voyages Conference.

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