Meet Jesse Jacoby, Change Leadership Guru
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Today, you're going to meet the change leadership guru. Jesse Jacoby is the founder of the business consulting service Emergent, which focuses on organizational change management and business transformations. Jessie is exactly the subject matter expert we need right now, to help us all transition into this new way of doing business. We will benefit from his experience, and expertise to navigate this new normal, and avoid pitfalls along the way.
02:28 – How Jan and Jesse met
04:39 – Jesse’s background – developing a strong work ethic
06:30 – Joining Accenture to satisfy curiosity about workings of large corporations
07:47 – Started consulting business, Emergent
10:10 – Why so many change efforts fail
13:45 – Qualities of authentic leaders
17:29 – Figuring out a flexible work model, companies with a culture of trust have a huge advantage
21:51 – Remember this is an ongoing process
25:56 – The dangers of inconsistency
29:26 – The importance of leading by example
34:09 – Remembering the human element of change
38:35– What Jesse would say to his 25-year-old self
41:38 – How Jesse starts his day
Please share your thoughts on this episode, email me at Jan@gravitasdetroit.com, I'd love to hear from you.
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