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 | 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 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 | Mar 18, 2021 | Coaching, Leader Development
I was working with an extremely motivated client recently. He had proactively solicited feedback from his managers and peers via an assessment and received some fantastic input. It was compelling, specific and actionable. The best kind. As he was very eager to get to...
by Nancy Jacoby | Jul 21, 2020 | Coaching, Leader Development
I was facilitating a group discussion recently about how to handle difficult conversations. We were talking about managing self as one of the tools for a successful outcome. I was giving them examples; one of them being not having a conversation when of the parties is...
by Nancy Jacoby | Jul 9, 2020 | Leader Development
In Part 1 of my Processes, People and Teams series, I talked about Processes, so now I’ll talk about People… People. People who need people…wait, this is not a song (sorry Barbra). I won’t sing. An organization’s people are their most important...
