by Jessica | Sep 14, 2018 | Conscious Professional Blog
Congratulations! You’ve finished your meeting. You should be proud of all the hard work you put into planning and facilitating an effective meeting. Most meetings don’t produce the value you have created. But the work isn’t over yet. Just a few more things to do and...
by Jessica | Sep 14, 2018 | Conscious Professional Blog
“Meetings are the linchpin of everything.” —Patrick Lencioni, author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and Death by Meeting Leading a meeting is no small task. Once you figure out what conversations really need to happen, plan for them, and set up for success, (if...
by Jessica | Sep 14, 2018 | Conscious Professional Blog
Meetings… love ’em or hate ’em, they’re not going away any time soon. Most of us long to get meaningful work done during meetings, but the distractions, disruptions, and lack of meeting management derails us. Leverage your frustration with poor meetings as a catalyst...
by Jessica | Sep 14, 2018 | Conscious Professional Blog
Thank goodness you don’t actually have to believe in yourself to do things in the world. Frankly, I’d never get anything done if I had to believe in myself first. I believe in a lot of things. I believe in the power of our intention, and I believe in feeling the fear...
by Jessica | Sep 4, 2018 | Conscious Professional Blog
How to confront someone at work is one of the biggest challenges I am asked about. But it doesn’t have to be a problem! In fact, the positive results of thoughtful candor can change work lives in wonderful ways. Conflict isn’t good or bad. It just happens when people...