Employees generally agree that leaders with a passion for excellence, quality and accomplishment benefit their organizations. These qualities place leaders at the top of their fields. No one faults managers who give their all and make sacrifices, but too much of a good thing can also pose problems. Perfectionistic leaders may be as damaging as…
With the impact of the Coronavirus and so many people “sheltering in place” for weeks, maybe months to come, balancing work and home in new ways is paramount for leaders forging a new normal for the time being. So many of us – yours truly included – grapple with striking a balance between work and all the other joys life has to offer. Here’s the common thread from the leaders I’ve talked with: our balance gets thrown off because we have this notion that we can’t be fully human at work. Personable, yes – but showing our messy edges? Nope. Here are three things you can do now to find work-life balance in times of crisis – and continue raising your leadership bar.
In a time when leaders are busier than ever and have no energy to spare, how do they raise their leadership bar? I’ve been writing about this in recent posts. The third step in learning to Raise Your Leadership Bar is to be more intentional. In Leading with Emotional Courage: How to Have Hard Conversations,…
Annie L. – Managing Toxicologist
Jenna’s coaching approach is the perfect blend between active listening with compassion and direct feedback when you need to hear it the most. I have many colleagues who have worked with Jenna, all with very different work styles, and they’ve all had similar success with their coaching sessions. If you are hesitant at all to open yourself up to coaching, Jenna is the perfect coach for you…
Darrell W. – Inorganic Chemistry Expert
Jenna helped me learn how to communicate powerfully by taking into consideration what the other person needs and how to create an open dialogue for them to share their ideas. Our coaching conversations not only provided me different ways to get the results I was looking for it gave me the momentum to experiment with other communication approaches…
