How to Lead When You’re Being Crowded Out | Capable but Crowded Out | Launch Point Leader Podcast

Ever feel like you’re doing your job, but someone else keeps stepping into it? 

In this episode of the Launch Point Leader Podcast, hosts Lori May and Beau Noblitt respond to a listener letter from Capable but Crowded Out, a driven employee who’s facing a common but tricky challenge: a more senior team member keeps inserting herself into their work, decisions, and projects.

She’s not the boss, but she’s constantly overstepping, leaving the listener second-guessing their role and how much they’re really trusted to lead. Lori and Beau unpack what to do when hierarchy and politics get in the way of clarity, and how to advocate for your own space without turning it into a power struggle.

Whether you're managing up, dealing with peer overreach, or trying to reclaim your job description, this episode offers practical leadership tools, real-world context, and strategic language to use with both your boss and your team.

 

What You’ll Learn:

✅ How to advocate for your role using your original job description as a boundary-setting tool

✅ Why over-communication (and a bit of empathy) might change the dynamic entirely

✅ What to do when your boss isn’t helping clear the path and you still need to lead

 

🎙 Podcast Quote: "This is going to reflect on me. So this is my project, I’d be delighted to have your help, but I need you to understand that." – Beau Noblitt

 

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