In this enlightening episode of Manager to Manager, host Kamaria Scott welcomes Tieska Jumbo, a communications and strategy leader at a global fintech company. Tieska shares her journey from high school English teacher to corporate leadership, and how understanding strengths-based approaches transformed her management style.

The conversation explores how leaders can better influence their teams by:

• Recognizing and adapting to different communication needs based on team members' strengths
• Customizing messaging to resonate with various thinking styles and preferences
• Avoiding common communication pitfalls during organizational transformation
• Creating messages that are clear, compelling, and connected to larger objectives

Tieska offers practical insights on balancing transparency with timing, managing team dynamics, and fostering genuine connections through personalized communication.

She emphasizes the importance of understanding both your own strengths as a leader and those of your team members to build stronger working relationships.

Whether you're an experienced manager seeking to refine your approach or new to leadership, this episode provides valuable strategies for communicating more effectively and moving your team to action.

Show Notes

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In this eye-opening episode of Manager to Manager, Kamaria sits down with HR consultant Dawn Sipley to explore the fascinating concept of "parentification" – when children take on adult responsibilities too early – and how it shapes workplace behaviors long into adulthood.

Dawn shares her remarkable personal journey from raising her sister at age 13 to building successful businesses, revealing how her early experiences created both superpowers and challenges in her professional life. Together, they unpack how parentification manifests in the workplace through high achievement, boundary issues, and complex relationships with authority.

If you've ever wondered why some team members seem to take on every challenge yet struggle with delegation, or why others excel at crisis management but resist support, this conversation offers powerful insights. You'll discover practical strategies for:

• Identifying signs of parentification in your high performers
• Creating psychological safety for team members with colorful backgrounds
• Approaching unexpected behaviors with curiosity instead of judgment
• Building consistent leadership that supports everyone's growth

Whether you recognize these patterns in your team members or in yourself as a leader, this episode provides a compassionate framework for understanding the deeper stories behind workplace behaviors – and how to lead with greater awareness and impact.

Show Notes

Guest Bio: Dawn Sipley is the founder of Simply the Best, an HR consulting company focused on helping businesses hire, fire, and lead their people effectively. Drawing from her background in staffing and her personal journey through childhood adversity, Dawn brings a unique perspective on how our formative experiences shape our professional lives.

Connect with Dawn on LinkedIn.

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In this special episode of Manager to Manager, guest host Dr. Emme Devonish turns the tables and interviews Kamaria Scott about her leadership journey—from watching managers show up for their teams at AOL to navigating global teams as an I/O psychologist and people leader.

Kamaria shares the pivotal moments that shaped her approach: the chaos that revealed what real support looks like, the humbling 360 feedback that made her reset how she led, and the patterns she’s seen over two decades of helping managers figure it out without a playbook.

Together, they explore:

• How “comfort carts” during peak chaos at AOL sparked a lifelong fascination with workplace dynamics
• Why Kamaria calls management a “full-contact sport” that requires support—and why that truth matters
• The feedback that stung (and stuck) and how it led to building real-time feedback loops with her team
• Why knowing your people as individuals matters more than any generational trend
• The vision behind creating Manager to Manager—a space for reflection, clarity, and community

This episode is for every manager trying to balance team needs, organizational demands, and their own humanity—all at once.

Show Notes

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Guest Host: Dr. Emme Devonish Founder & Executive Coach, Creative Compliance Communication Services

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