by Nancy Jacoby | Aug 1, 2025 | Coaching, Leadership, Professional Development
Have you been given unexpected, constructive feedback? I’ve been there and here are five tips to navigate through that situation. First: Don’t react and don’t try to defend yourself. It’s very tempting to do it and it’s sometimes very hard not to do. You’ll have...
by Nancy Jacoby | Jul 28, 2025 | Change Management, Coaching, Professional Development
Getting laid off? You’re not alone. Layoffs are happening seemingly everywhere now; across industries, sectors and titles. My clients have navigated successfully through and I’ve been there as well. Here are five tips to emerge stronger on the other side:...
by Nancy Jacoby | Oct 22, 2024 | Coaching, Leader Development, Leadership
It’s hard to hear honest feedback about something close to us. For leaders, hearing about our team’s shortcomings can be brutal–particularly if we know there is truth to it. Watching Get Up this morning, my ears tuned in to Mike McCarthy’s...
by Nancy Jacoby | Jan 3, 2022 | Coaching, Reflections
You can’t avoid the transition to a new year without reading about everyone’s resolutions and goals. Revenue goals, volume targets, weight loss, exercise, personal savings. Are you exhausted already? I was just thinking about it, and I certainly was. The...
by Nancy Jacoby | Nov 30, 2021 | Coaching, Leader Development, Professional Development
I remember starting one of my first new jobs right out of grad school and knowing right away it wasn’t working. It seemed my boss was not pleased with me no matter what I did (or did not do). I felt like I didn’t know what the expectations were, that I couldn’t do...
by Nancy Jacoby | Nov 17, 2021 | Change Management, Coaching, Reflections
I knew a coach who would frequently say, “There’s no failure, only feedback,” anytime someone experienced a setback. I remember hearing it for the first time at a very young age, before life handed me several tough challenges to reckon with. Reflecting on my younger...
