You know the drill. We get a lot of requirements from stakeholders, ideas from people all around us and suddenly our backlog is so large there is no way we can keep the overview let alone get everythi[...]
Getting better at what we do not only makes our daily life easier, it increases our motivation. Simply put, we feel a rush when we improve. The Intent-Based Leadership principle: Don’t be good, get [...]
Many of the leaders we work with are frustrated that their people don’t speak up and share their ideas or issues that they see. “Why do I always find out later?” and “Why are our team members [...]
The impact of our words on our thinking is clear. When we talk about the great people working with us in our organizations as “resources,” it turns people into objects. Objects that can be moved a[...]
Think out loud to share ideas, observations, worries, and questions in any kind of change. Learn how one company is “thinking out loud” as a way to implement their new operating model. In this sho[...]
Learn how the impediment buster board helps make it easier to remove blockers in your organization. In this video, Jenni shares: How one simple tool makes it easy to make obstacles transparent in the [...]
Research shows giving feedback doesn’t work. For feedback to work, we need to want it. Asking for feedback enables us to improve. In this video, Jenni shares: Why asking for feedback is the secret t[...]
The next time somebody is telling you about their situation and you want to comment, think before you speak: is what you are about to say helpful? In this video, Jenni shares: Why sometimes we don’t[...]
Our brains have evolved over thousands of years to see the danger around us. Hardwiring these negative connections has allowed us to survive as a species. And it has also made it easy for us to say, [...]
Though it may seem counterintuitive, slowing down when all you want to do is speed up may be the smartest thing to do. In this short video, Jenni shares: The importance of pausing to make space for th[...]
Optimal thinking depends on the right levels of stress. How does stress affect productivity? What can leaders do to help their team be more effective? In this video, Jenni shares: Why we need to have [...]
Don’t let people fend for themselves in a change, remove the frustration by supporting and encouraging people through the change instead. In this video nudge, Jenni shares: The importance of support[...]
Trying to control what others do or what we cannot control is not only frustrating, it’s bad for your health & happiness. In this video, Jenni shares: Why trying to control what you cannot contr[...]
When was the last time you caught someone in the act of doing something right? Sometimes in this busy world we live in, we forget to acknowledge when people are doing things right. In this video, Jenn[...]
Our brains make us focus on errors. What if we could focus more on successes? In this video, Jenni shares: That our brains are trained to focus on errors Why a move-toward-reward mindset makes more se[...]
Feel like a broken record? You might, however your audience doesn’t hear it that way. In this video, Jenni shares: Why consistently repeating your message bring clarity Advice on how to think of how[...]
Hard time focusing on a task at hand? Take a break. In this video, Jenni shares: Why taking a break is good for our thinking Why continuing a cognitive task when you’re out of energy doesn’t make [...]
In an out-of-your-control, irritating situation, you can choose to stay irritated, or…try another response. In this video, Jenni shares: That we are in control of our responses Choosing to see the p[...]
If giving up control is hard, start by giving just a little bit of control. In this short video, Jenni shares: How to help your inner “control freak” let go of control Feel safer giving up control[...]
Stop following the fixed plan. Delivering value to your customers requires pausing to evaluate along the way. In this short video, Jenni shares a back-of-the-napkin explanation for: Why we should stop[...]