Manipulation Is Out. Good Workplace Politics Are In.

September 10, 2026 · 54:05 read

Category: Business & Economy

Show: In The Room On Purpose

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In this episode of *In The Room, On Purpose*, Alyssa sits down with career coach and founder *Ashley Rudolph* to talk about ambition, career growth, workplace politics, leadership, and taking more agency over your career.

Ashley shares lessons from her career in tech and operations, including navigating difficult leadership dynamics, building strong relationships across an organization, and learning to tell the story of her own work.

We also talk about asking for growth, leading before you have the title, productive conflict, feeling overlooked, managing up, and the importance of understanding what you actually want from your next career move.

Ashley also opens up about being the youngest person, only woman, or only Black woman in the room, and how those experiences shaped the kind of leader she wanted to become.

IN THIS EPISODE:

* Good workplace politics and relationship building

* Asking for a promotion with confidence

* Managing up and leading across

* Navigating difficult managers and internal dynamics

* Feeling overlooked and knowing when you’ve outgrown a role

* Leading before you have the title

* Ambition, comparison, and career agency

* Building community for ambitious women

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