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...
by Nancy Jacoby | Oct 1, 2021 | Coaching, Reflections
I remember a few years ago I read an article about Sheryl Sandberg and her book, Lean In, where one of the quotes that stuck with me was, “What would you do if you were not afraid?” I think about this frequently when working with clients. As humans, especially those...
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 | 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...
