by Nancy Jacoby | Sep 20, 2021 | Coaching, Leader Development
I was staring at my desk late one Friday night, shaking my head. I had six yellow legal pads full of notes stacked up, a pile of papers begging to be filed, and a neglected assortment of unread journals teetering precariously at the other end of my desk. Somewhere...
by Nancy Jacoby | Jul 9, 2021 | Change Management, Consulting, Retention
There has been quite a bit of chatter recently about return to work—although we never really stopped working through the pandemic, we just did it differently. What people really mean is navigating hybrid teams, virtual work environments blended with onsite time....
by Nancy Jacoby | May 24, 2021 | Change Management, Leader Development
Anyone who knows me knows that I love anything to do with food, baking and cooking. You wouldn’t be surprised to learn that I’m a huge fan of the Great British Baking Show (The Great British Bake-Off in the UK), and that I watch it on repeat. I learn something...
by Nancy Jacoby | May 3, 2021 | Coaching, Consulting
When Less is More: How thinking Lean got me unstuck I was working on a deliverable for a prospective client this past week. I had sketched out a strawman and was translating it into a narrative format so the client could review with their senior leader. You would...
by Nancy Jacoby | Apr 7, 2021 | Coaching, Reflections
I recently returned to physical therapy to address the arthritis that developed in my right big toe. It was really cramping my style (excuse the pun) while exercising, and I was over it. When I was first diagnosed by my podiatrist (this is not my first rodeo with foot...
