“You have to build a relationship with someone, and you have to recognize that when you make a hiring decision, you’re changing the course of someone’s life, you’re impacting their family, their finances, their resume, all of that, so when you just have partly hire someone and you hire someone for a job that they’re …
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“Change is hard for any organization. People are often averse to change as they are comfortable in the ways in which they live and work. However, in order to remain relevant and competitive in today’s world, change is essential. Therefore, as leaders, it’s crucial that we lead the changes in our organizations the right way. …
In this episode, Jennifer and Danny talk about “Conversational Intelligence” and the 7 Deadly Sins of Leadership. We discuss how to avoid these pitfalls and how to recover if you have gone astray. We also take a short dive into neuroscience and talk about how fear hi-jacks the brain. 0:00:00.1 S1: What’s up, guys? This …
You’ve heard me say that leadership is a people business. That applies to every aspect of your organization. This includes hiring, onboarding, talent development, performance feedback, and succession planning. Many leaders, however, don’t take ownership and they try and outsource their leadership responsibility to HR. My guest today is Jennifer Thornton. Jennifer is a leadership …
Can you list what is wrong with your team? If so, have you also asked “what am I doing to create that?” 0:00:03.9 S1: In business and life relationships are everything. Welcome to the People Catalyst podcast, where we interview top business leaders and learn how they build relationships with their teams, clients and those …
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Jen speaks to Lisa and Liz about how fear is just a chemical reaction and doesn’t mean anything. Listen to hear what to do when fear takes over your brain. It may not be what you think. 0:00:11.4 S1: Welcome to Bossy, Brilliant and Badass, a weekly conversation that business, careers and personal development, designed …
This episode is packed full of interesting and insightful information regarding communication strategy, pitfalls and concrete advice on conversational intelligence, the future of communication and how you can sidestep getting caught in the “Addiction to Being Right” trap. 0:00:02.1 S1: Entrepreneurship is not for the faint of heart. You’re the first one in, last one …
We’ve all heard of addictions. From the usual suspects, drugs and alcohol, to the odd, eating cigarette ashes and broken glass. But did you know that there are some folks who are addicted to being right? Our guest, Jennifer Thornton of 304 Coaching talks to us about this addiction and gives us strategies on how to handle …
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Welcome to Episode 249 of the Today’s Leader Podcast. Our special guest today is JENNIFER THORNTON, A.C.C., FOUNDER and it was a great conversation. As Jen says, running a high-performance team always boils down to two things, Adopting a “perfect fit” hiring process and developing each hire according to his or her own individual and …
