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Every yes you can’t sustain is a no you’ll pay for later. The most capable person in the room is usually the one handed more, and the fear of saying no to a boss can feel so intense it hits you in the gut. Emilia Smith and Bianca Thomas talk directly to the high performers and people pleasers who keep taking on more, and they are clear that this conversation is not for anyone looking to do less work.

In this episode, we unpack how to say no to your boss without fearing the worst. Through a real story about a top performer stretched across multiple roles, Emilia and Bianca explain how boundaries protect what you value, why burnout quietly drains the talent organizations depend on, and what Price’s Law shows about the few people who carry most of a team’s output. You’ll learn how to weigh the short-term and long-term trade-offs of saying no, how to see your boss’s view of the whole system, and how to frame your no as a team-focused conversation about priorities and deadlines instead of a flat refusal.

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Show notes:
(0:00) Intro
(1:28) Saying no without fearing the worst
(3:45) The top performer wearing every hat
(9:04) Boundaries protect what you value
(12:36) Resentment, burnout, and the high performer
(18:31) Kaylee shares her experience as a member of the Evolve Ventures
(19:24) The math behind Price’s Law
(21:37) Holding both sides of the business
(26:54) Framing your no around sustainability
(32:08) Making your no a team-focused no
(34:14) Outro

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(Stay tuned for this coming Monday's episode!)