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Behind The NumbersWinning with Talent: The Strategy Behind Business Success – Jennifer ThorntonProudly brought to you by The NEW ROI: Return on Individuals - www.NewROI.com
In this episode of Behind the Numbers, host Dave Bookbinder sits down with Jennifer Thornton, CEO of 304 Coaching and host of the Let’s Fix Leadership podcast, for a deep dive into the critical role of talent strategy in business success.
Jennifer shares her journey from retail leadership to becoming a sought-after expert in HR consulting and talent development. Together, they explore how aligning talent strategy with business objectives can drive sustainable growth and resilience.
The conversation covers:2025-03-1900 min
Behind The NumbersWinning with Talent: The Strategy Behind Business Success – Jennifer ThorntonProudly brought to you by The NEW ROI: Return on Individuals - www.NewROI.com
In this episode of Behind the Numbers, host Dave Bookbinder sits down with Jennifer Thornton, CEO of 304 Coaching and host of the Let’s Fix Leadership podcast, for a deep dive into the critical role of talent strategy in business success.
Jennifer shares her journey from retail leadership to becoming a sought-after expert in HR consulting and talent development. Together, they explore how aligning talent strategy with business objectives can drive sustainable growth and resilience.
The conversation covers:2025-03-1900 min
Behind The Numbers With Dave BookbinderWinning with Talent: The Strategy Behind Business Success - Jennifer ThorntonIn this episode of Behind the Numbers, host Dave Bookbinder sits down with Jennifer Thornton, CEO of 304 Coaching and host of the Let’s Fix Leadership podcast, for a deep dive into the critical role of talent strategy in business success.
Jennifer shares her journey from retail leadership to becoming a sought-after expert in HR consulting and talent development. Together, they explore how aligning talent strategy with business objectives can drive sustainable growth and resilience.
The conversation covers:
✔ The evolving landscape of leadership and how it impacts company culture
✔ Why flexible work environments matter...2025-03-1930 min
Therapists IRLWounded Healers Series: Kristi Thornton, on Being an Orphan, Hummingbirds & Coping with Medical AnxietySend us a textHi Listeners! Meet one of Steph's all-time favorite people, Kristi. Welcome to Episode 40 of Therapists IRL. Kristi shares openly about what it is like to be orphaned, having lost her mom as a toddler and her father a few years ago. She also shares about the impact of Long COVID on her overall health, and the anxiety that comes from living with unexpected and frightening impacts, and her quest for wellness. (As you listen, you may notice we reference the upcoming holidays a lot... that's because this episode has been sitting in th...2025-02-271h 02
Business, Bourbon and CigarsRecruitment Gone Right: Strategies for Nailing Hiring with Jen ThorntonWhat role does a company's culture play in talent acquisition and retention? Also, what strategies can leaders use to build trust in a fast-growing company?Today’s guest is Jen Thornton, a talent strategy wizard with over 20 years of experience in leadership development and organizational growth. She’s not your typical HR professional; Jennifer has a knack for aligning business goals with the right talent, helping companies thrive in competitive environments.Join Scott and Jen as they explore: * The importance of aligning talent strategy with business objectives....2024-10-1752 min
Inspire GreatnessJen Thornton on the Inspire Greatness PodcastIn this episode of Inspire Greatness, I interviewed Jen Thornton, founder and CEO of 304 Coaching. 304 Coaching is a business consulting company that helps organizations by expanding the positive impact of progressive leadership.During our discussion, Jen explained her three proven methods for inspiring greatness in team members—understanding how social change drives the evolution of leadership, developing the ability to self author, and becoming a creative leader, rather than a reactive leader. If you want to read the show notes for this episode, you can find them on my website:https://matt...2024-08-2224 min
Homes That Heal | Transform Your Home Into a Health and Wellness Sanctuary3 Ways to Create Happiness and Expand Your Capacity to Feel Good with Siri Baruc ThorntonIs it hard to work on yourself when you’re always trying to meet other people’s demands?It’s a tough spot to be in. You’re always told to achieve, do better, and meet expectations. And in the chaos, your needs and growth often take a back seat. This constant battle inside can leave you feeling drained and disconnected from your true self.This episode is part 2 of my conversation with Siri, my soul sister where she digs deeper into the importance of creating a space in your home that allows you to elevate...2024-08-2037 min
Homes That Heal | Transform Your Home Into a Health and Wellness SanctuaryThe Healing Power of Breathwork, Nature, and Sacred Spaces with Siri Baruc ThorntonFeeling like stress is taking over your life? Our busy schedules can lead to mental and physical burnout. But did you know that spending time in nature and practicing breathwork can help alleviate stress?Think about the peace and energy you could achieve by simply breathing and connecting with nature. Ah, Breathwork! That is how my soul sister and dear friend, Siri Baruc Thornton, releases negativity and experiences joy and vitality.In this episode, I am sharing a conversation with my soul sister on the importance of living in a home that promotes p...2024-08-1346 min
The Find Your Leadership Confidence Podcast with Vicki NoethlingJen Thornton on Part 3 – Keeping Global Teams MotivatedSubscribe to Our PodcastHow can leaders effectively manage and motivate global teams in an ever-changing corporate landscape? In the final episode of a three-part series on the Find Your Leadership Confidence Podcast, host Vicki Noethling sits down with Jen Thornton, a renowned executive leadership coach specializing in mental resilience and creativity. Jen shares insights from her extensive experience leading international teams and challenging the status quo to foster innovation and adaptability. The discussion covers the unique challenges and opportunities presented by global teams, especially in the wake of the pandemic, and emphasizes the importance of effective management training...2024-06-1631 minThe Find Your Leadership Confidence Podcast with Vicki NoethlingJen Thornton on Part 2 – Building a Bench for Your OrganizationSubscribe to Our PodcastIn this episode of the Find Your Leadership Confidence Podcast, host Vicki Noethling continues her enlightening conversation with Jen Thornton in the second of three episodes. Jen Thornton, an executive leadership coach, shares her expertise on creating an environment of innovation and adaptability by developing leaders with exceptional mental resilience and creativity. This episode, titled “Building a Bench for Your Organization,” delves into the importance of succession planning and developing a strong leadership pipeline. Jen discusses why companies and managers need to focus on building a bench, common pitfalls in the process, and the real bene...2024-06-1624 minThe Find Your Leadership Confidence Podcast with Vicki NoethlingJen Thornton on Perfectionism is a Tool of FearSubscribe to Our Podcast“How does fear create perfectionism and kill innovation?” In this first of three episodes with Jen Thornton who is interviewed by host, Vicki Noethling of the Find Your Leadership Confidence Podcast. Vicki has a wonderful conversation with Jen who is an executive leadership coach renowned for developing leaders with exceptional mental resilience and creativity. Jen shares her journey from leading international teams for world-class retailers to challenging corporate norms and driving change. Discover how Jen uses neuroscience to transform leadership and how she believes in creating environments where every employee has the potential to lead and...2024-06-1630 min
The Authentic Creative: expanding our capacity to feel goodHow to Create a Home that Heals with Jen HellerJen Heller is deeply rooted and a trusted resource in the holistic health and wellness space plus a wealth of knowledge when it comes to optimizing your home into a wellness sanctuary. She’s an expert in detoxification and her main wheelhouse is infrared saunas. She of course has a sauna in her home, but also owned/operated a wellness center and sauna studio for many years in Southern Wisconsin. Years ago, her personal health struggle with weight, a stroke that left her paralyzed plus a massive burden of heavy metal toxicity inspired her to take control of her ow...2024-06-1554 min
Dominate Your DayStrategies for Building High-Performance Teams with Coach Jen ThorntonOn this episode, i am joined by Jen Thornton, a Dallas-based Gallup CliftonStrengths coach who leveraged her 20 years of HR and team development experience to start her own business, 304 Coaching, in 2017. Jen talks about her journey from corporate HR to entrepreneurship, the challenges and rewards of starting her own business, and the passion that drove her to make the leap. She discusses the importance of building strong relationships, strategic planning in business and talent development, and her commitment to creating better work environments for a better world. Jen also talks about the interesting backstory of...2024-06-1329 minDominate Your DayStrategies for Building High-Performance Teams with Coach Jen ThorntonOn this episode, i am joined by Jen Thornton, a Dallas-based Gallup CliftonStrengths coach who leveraged her 20 years of HR and team development experience to start her own business, 304 Coaching, in 2017. Jen talks about her journey from corporate HR to entrepreneurship, the challenges and rewards of starting her own business, and the passion that drove her to make the leap. She discusses the importance of building strong relationships, strategic planning in business and talent development, and her commitment to creating better work environments for a better world. Jen also talks about the interesting backstory of...2024-06-1329 min
Let's Fix LeadershipA Lesson in Customer Loyalty: How to Shift From Quid-Pro-Quo to Serving People w/Jenn McMillenWhether we’re talking about our customers or teams, loyalty is the currency of successful relationships. In the business world of yore, loyalty was one-sided, it was buy something or do something to get something. Today that quid-pro-quo style falls flat. Just like Taylor Swift…brands who do well understand that having customers and employees is a privilege, and they aim for relational loyalty, not transactional relationships. How do we put authentic loyalty at the heart of our businesses? What has changed about leadership as the world of work continues to evolve...2024-05-0240 minLet's Fix LeadershipHow to See the Gifts in Workplace AdversityYou know that job that makes you miserable, that boss who makes your life hell and that co-worker who’s difficult to work with? They are specially wrapped gifts that can work in your favor. Hear me out… Do these situations suck? Do they test our patience? Yes and yes. But, what you might not see in that moment are the skills, competencies, and empowering opportunities these difficulties give you. I mean, I can personally attribute starting my own business to my own workplace adversity! Difficult bosses and pee...2024-04-2507 minLet's Fix LeadershipNot Making a Decision IS Making a Decision...Here's WhyDecisions, decisions…the hallmark of good leadership is swift and impactful decision-making. But let’s be real, amidst the whirlwind of emails, meetings, projects, and strategic pivots, the decisions we have to make can be so overwhelming, that we can decide not to decide at all. Here’s the problem though, not making a decision can be just as detrimental as making the wrong one. It causes projects to stall, innovation to wane and it erodes trust and competence. So whenever we’re holding off on making a choice - we have to be c...2024-04-1808 minLet's Fix LeadershipHow to Master the Art of InfluenceInfluence is a powerful currency for motivation and success…it’s no wonder why influencer marketing has become a literal billion-dollar industry! Being influential doesn’t just work on social media. In a workplace, it’s the lifeblood of leaders who can propel the collective without demanding, manipulating, or dictating. A combination of trust, inspiration, and communication - influence is the silent force that packs a mega punch, and the more influential a leader you are, the more success you’ll have. What are some of the effects of influential leaders? How do we be...2024-04-1107 minLet's Fix LeadershipHow to Fix Your Addiction To Being Right“My people don’t do what I ask them to, they don’t listen and they don’t come up with innovative ideas.” Leaders say it all the time, and if I had a penny for everytime I heard this, I could buy my own private island! But before you point a finger at your team, what if this is all because you’re addicted to being right. Yes, like sugar and shopping, being right can be the drug of choice for leaders, and because they are so accustomed to getting it, they alienate their teams. How do yo...2024-04-0442 minLet's Fix LeadershipTriangulation: Stop the game, build trustWhen conflict arises at work, there are two ways people deal with it. Go directly to the person in question or tell other people about it first. Many times, we take the latter route, and it never goes well. If you ever played telephone as a kid, you’ll know that the original message always gets twisted somewhere along the way. At work, the stakes are much higher though. The result: gossip, miscommunication, damaged team dynamics, a toxic work environment, and the question you can’t shake: is everyone talking about everyo...2024-03-2806 minLet's Fix LeadershipHow to Lead Through All the NoiseEver tried to have an insightful conversation in a room with loud music? It’s noisy…and that’s what leading feels like today. From the oceans of emails flooding our mailboxes, back-to-back meetings filling our calendars, to the urgent but not important tasks that demand our attention. There’s a lot to wade through in today’s world. When we’re distracted and living in the noise, we get stuck there, and sometimes, we don’t even notice it…maybe that’s why they invented noise-canceling headphones. If we want to stay focused on w...2024-03-2107 minLet's Fix LeadershipThe Neuroscience of Leadership: How to Eliminate Fear and Create Safety w/Danny LanglossNow that we know a lot more about how the brain works, a lot of what we’ve been taught about leadership is just plain wrong. We have to throw it out the window and never look back. From a neuroscience perspective, there are 2 categories of chemicals constantly firing off in our brains - happy hormones and fear hormones. The old school model of leadership did nothing but trigger a good old cortisol hijack - induce fear and kill innovation. In order to have cultures that bring out the best in people and produce great re...2024-03-1452 minLet's Fix LeadershipContagious Emotions: How to Harness This Perfectly Natural Human PhenomenonLike an illness on a playground, emotions are contagious, and in a business setting, they can spread fast! It’s how the annoyance of one colleague can catch on and bring the whole office down, and how a good vibe can have a huge ripple effect. Being a great leader is understanding that humans are going to human, that our people have emotions, and that they will affect the climate of our organizations. How do we navigate emotional contagion and use it to better our organizations? How do we use our own...2024-02-2907 minLet's Fix LeadershipYour Culture Isn’t Your To-Do List, It’s The Long Game w/Rosa Ponce de LeonUnlike the next meeting, deliverable, or deadline, working on our culture isn’t as simple as penciling it into our calendars. It’s a living, breathing process that never ends, it’s the long game that has to be front-of-mind for leaders. We know the world is busy and how easy it is to get bogged down in the to-do list, but the more we can step out of the routine of our roles, the better our organizations get. Weaving culture into every single facet of our teams takes a conscious reassign...2024-02-2226 minLet's Fix LeadershipConscious Leadership: How to Create the MindsetNot sure who said that, but the statement has inspired a lot of thought, reflection, and furious rabbit-hole research. So I thought to myself, why not share all my findings and musings with you? Leading in today’s world requires approaches that transcend traditional management practices. It’s about fully understanding the intersection between ourselves, our teams, and our organizations. Self-awareness, emotional intelligence, curiosity, and system thinking…these are all things that lend to conscious leadership. How do we bake this concept into our mindsets and actions? In this episode, I talk abo...2024-02-1508 minLet's Fix LeadershipHow to Create a Performance-Based, Value-Based Culture w/LBJ BiggersMany leaders have the epiphany that it’s not culture if you have to micromanage to achieve it. It becomes culture when people perform when no one’s looking. That begs the question: how do you turn culture from something you have on paper into something weaved into everything your organization does? In order for an organization to drive forward, we need a strong culture and values, but performance also needs to be part of that deal. That’s where the concept of performance and value-based company comes in. Ho...2024-02-0835 minLet's Fix LeadershipDigital Curiosity: The Skill Every Leader Needs (Like Yesterday)Here’s a mind-blowing fact for you…a lot of the technology we use and rely on today, didn’t exist a few years ago. Which means, tomorrow’s technology might still just be a big idea in someone’s brain. ….I’ll let that sink in. Technology is moving faster than it ever has, and it’s going to continue to speed up. What we know how to use today is going to be outdated in a blink. As leaders, we have to keep up, both in our competencies...2024-02-0107 minLet's Fix LeadershipStop Calling Them Opportunities, Say This InsteadIf there’s one word I want to gently pluck out of the vocabulary of leaders, it would be…. “opportunities”. Why, you ask? I mean it seems like a totally innocent and well-meaning word, right? Well… sometimes, when we tell people on our team what their opportunities are, we actually end up messing with their superpowers. Instead, we can manage their strengths so they show up with their best foot forward. In this episode, I share a better way to think about opportunities as a leader. 2024-01-2505 minLet's Fix LeadershipY’all…It’s Messy at the TopBefore you became a leader, you thought every executive had it all together. They are confident, always know what decision to make, and turning ideas into execution happens at the snap of a finger. You just walk around telling everyone how to execute the plan, how hard could that be? Insert the laugh track here… Leading is messy…we have to communicate effectively, approach problems from multiple perspectives, turn creative chaos into a cohesive plan and a whole lot more. That is a feature of the job, not a bug, and it is….A LOT...2024-01-1808 min
Hypnosis for Permanent Weight LossEp 228 Cancer Champions Interview with Jen MiramontesIn the world of cancer care, the journey is a complex weave of emotional, mental, and physical challenges that demand utmost support. This episode explores a compelling conversation shedding light on the transformative impact of Cancer Champions, a non-profit orgnaization working on a holistic approach to cancer support. Through an intimate dialogue, this action step reveals the profound value of coaching in navigating the intricacies of the cancer journey. Anchored by personal experiences, this episode emphasizes the importance of having a dedicated support system accessible at every step of the journey, providing insights into the positive ripple e...2024-01-1533 minLet's Fix Leadership2024…The Year to Start Breaking ThingsYou can’t make a delicious omelette without breaking a couple of eggs. You can’t break through without shattering something. As we set intentions for this year, what if we could commit to breaking things? So many of us are on autopilot in different areas of our lives. Deciding to break things shakes us out of complacency, allows for massive growth and yes, it fixes leadership! Old systems, mindset, behaviors and habits - we can dismantle them all and build back up better. How do we get comfortable with breaking things? How does this make...2024-01-1106 minLet's Fix Leadership“What's One More Thing?” The Simple Statement That Sparks Openness, Clarity and AlignmentHere’s a real head-scratcher for you. You leave a meeting thinking, “the team has got this''. Then you go to execute, and you find out that you weren’t, in fact, on the same page. You asked “any questions,” and no one responded, so surely there was clarity and alignment…so what gives? Well, I hate to break it to you, but that very question could be the thing blocking them from getting clarity. You could be triggering fear without even knowing it. How do we create room for curiosity and questions an...2023-12-1406 minLet's Fix LeadershipYes, Decision Fatigue Is a Thing: Here’s How to Mitigate Its ImpactDo you ever feel like you can’t make one more decision even if your life depended on it? Does decision-making get more difficult as the day or week goes on? What to wear, what to eat, whether to overtake or not. Who to hire, what tasks to work on, the strategic direction of the organization. The average adult makes an exhausting and astounding 35,000 decisions a day. It’s no wonder we get so tired of it. From minor day-to-day choices to high-stakes pivots, we’re making decisions literally every day. Just like...2023-12-0711 minLet's Fix LeadershipFallen Prey to False Priorities? Here’s How to Get Them in CheckFollowing a rigid hiring rule over filling a position with a great candidate. Or proving your co-worker is hard to work with over your own performance. How about, focusing on that pet project to the detriment of the company’s financial stability? False priorities show up all over the place at work, and we’ve all been guilty of them, because guess what? They often make things easier - but only in the moment. False priorities take us off course; costing time, money, innovation and growth. Simply put: when we fall prey to...2023-11-1609 minLet's Fix LeadershipTurn An Uncomfortable Conversation into a Heartfelt Dialogue About Disability w/Jen GriffinLeading the whole person is a non-negotiable requirement for every leader. To make everyone on our teams feel seen and supported, we have to get comfortable with uncomfortable conversations. This is especially true for disability, something a large percentage of the workforce lives with. Disability isn’t easy to talk about because we’re afraid we’ll say the wrong thing, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have the conversation. We don’t feel awkward asking people what their dietary restrictions are, so why do we feel uncomfortable asking how we can support a disabled cow...2023-11-0937 minLet's Fix LeadershipConnecting Career Dots: How a Single Thread Can Become An Amazing Path w/Jeannie BarsamWhen we’re starting out in our professional lives, we never know where this adventure known as a career is going to take us. What may seem like stray conversations, nuggets or threads can ultimately weave together and form something amazing in the future. …Like working as an inventory manager, seeing how much of that inventory gets wasted and thinking, “wait a minute, I can build something and make a difference!” That’s what happened to Jeannie Barsam. The founder of Gifting Brands can trace that pivotal decision to the many threads that...2023-11-0233 minLet's Fix LeadershipThe Self-Authoring Leader: A MUST For A Modern Business LandscapeIf you’ve hung out with me for some time, you’ve heard me use the word self-authoring, but what does it actually mean, and why am I so passionate about it? In a world where we’re constantly making complex decisions, and challenges come by the minute, we can’t let things just happen to us. We can’t be reactive - we have to stand firm in our vision and proactively decide how we’re going to show up. This is self-authorship. It’s not getting swayed by what gets served up t...2023-10-2610 minLet's Fix LeadershipCreativity, Let It Drive Your LeadershipIf people were just their job titles, how boring a place the world would be! We are whole people - with hobbies, humor, and creativity. Instead of reserving those pieces of ourselves for when we get home, showing them at work is highly valuable. Powerful things happen when we up our creativity - it sparks innovation and ideas that supercharge our workplaces. How do we bring more of our wholeness to work? Why is vulnerability so important in leadership? In this episode, comedian, creative and the COO of Pear Analytics, Tracie Mendoza shares...2023-10-1929 minLet's Fix LeadershipCrazy Big Idea Meeting: How to Get Your Team Innovating Without FearHave you ever wondered why the room goes dead silent when a leader asks the team to share their big ideas? It’s brain science. The fear that kicks in makes it impossible to get those creative, innovative, creative ideas flowing. To make our teams more innovative, we have to reduce fear and create an environment where it feels safe to share ideas. So, next time you want to trigger creativity and innovation, hold a crazy, big idea meeting! How do we create a situation where the prefrontal cortex opens up and starts ex...2023-10-1210 minLet's Fix LeadershipIt’s Your Career, Play To WinNo one’s going to do our career push-ups for us. If we want to reach and even exceed our goals, we have to take full control and ownership of our professional development. That means self-authoring everything we do, and investing in the necessary skills that will take us to the next level. Taking charge of our careers comes with its challenges, but ultimately it’s a rewarding exercise that will accelerate growth. Feeling stuck on ways to develop and level up your own career? In this episode, I share a few idea...2023-10-0506 min
For The Love With Jen Hatmaker PodcastFor the Love of Funny: Laughing Toward The Light: Comedian Kevin James Thornton Finds Himself at 50We’re keeping the laughs going as we continue our For the Love of Funny series–and this week we’ve got Kevin James Thornton, a comedian and entertainer, who, after spending his youth in a fundamentalist church in the 90’s, found a lot to laugh about. After moving to LA to make his way on stages at the Comedy Store and as an actor, Kevin wasn’t sure he was happy with how his life was going. After a move to Nashville and some serious contemplation about where to go next, the pandemic hit. Bored at home, Kevin discovered a...2023-10-0439 minLet's Fix LeadershipHistory of Leadership and Where it’s GoingWe interrupt your regularly scheduled podcast for a history lesson - a history lesson on leadership, that is. Ever wondered why I called this show Let’s Fix Leadership? Or why every generation in the workplace feels like the next one “just doesn’t get it”? Well, that’s because leadership isn’t static, it’s always evolving. It doesn’t look the same from generation to generation. First, we had the “great man theory,” where it was believed that only men are born leaders (yes, I’m rolling my eyes too). Then with social change came...2023-09-2807 minLet's Fix LeadershipYou Need Your Own Board of Directors… How to Build ItWho says you have to be a Fortune 500 company to have a board of directors? After all, you are the CEO of your own career, why wouldn’t you want a team of intelligent, dynamic, and talented people in your corner? Especially in today’s evolving world. It’s like having The Avengers assembling for the good of your professional life… How do we build a board of directors, and how do we enrich and nurture those relationships? In this episode, I share the power of creating and curating your own b...2023-09-2106 minLet's Fix LeadershipYesterday It Was Benefits, Today It’s Total Rewards with Lauren WinansEmployee benefits used to be pretty standard, boilerplate stuff. A 401k here, health insurance there and maybe a generous time off allowance thrown into the mix. Today, we recognize that we’re humans (shocker, right?) and that work and life have become so intertwined. We need benefits programs that actually serve the whole person and enhance their entire lives. Enter lifestyle accounts, flexible work schedules, gym subscriptions, takeout vouchers, and now you’ve got a benefits program that’s more in line with today’s employee. How can employers create programs that meet employees where they are...2023-09-1418 min
Simply Worth It: Physician Negotiations with Dr. Linda StreetPhysicians Who Lead Part 3: Leading People Doing Jobs You're Not Familiar With w/Jen ThorntonHaving an exceptional clinical skill set doesn’t magically translate into great leadership in a world that’s evolving at breakneck speed. At some point we’ll find ourselves leading people whose jobs we don’t know how to do, but that doesn’t mean we can’t be effective leaders. Whether we’re working with different specialties or people with an entirely different skill set and perspective, we have to approach the challenge like CEOs. How do we gain the confidence to lead in an unfamiliar area? ...2023-09-0717 minLet's Fix LeadershipLeading the Whole Person (Because We’re a Lot More Than Our Job Titles)Remember when we could leave our personal lives at home, and leave work at the office? Simpler times, am I right… Then came technology, laptops, phones, and watches that give you meeting reminders and email notifications and it became impossible to separate professional you from the other parts of your life. Back then, work had no interest in our lives outside of our working hours - we had two lives and they never crossed each other. Now, everything is all mushed together and we can’t clearly define the two worlds. For leaders, the reality of ba...2023-09-0708 minLet's Fix LeadershipGo From Perfectly Polished to Authentically YouWhen it comes to communicating at work, long gone are the days where leaders had to be perfectly polished, overly formal, and cold. People want authenticity from their leaders - they want to hear your unique voice and feel their unique voice is being heard too. As leaders, we might not be aware of how we’re coming across and how that’s impacting our teams. When we become aware of this, we can make the small shifts that allow us to communicate confidently. How do we communicate better as leaders? Can an...2023-08-3129 minSimply Worth It: Physician Negotiations with Dr. Linda StreetPhysicians Who Lead Part 1: The First Step to Effective Leadership with Jen ThorntonAs physicians, we’re seen as leaders, but leading in an industry that has become more corporate is challenging. Even though we’re accomplished in our careers, administrative leadership doesn’t always come naturally to us. Adding to this the barriers we encounter as female physicians, leading well can be especially important. Unfortunately, we’re still using leadership techniques from generations past, so we have to create something new so we can thrive. How do we lead effectively in this new world without sacrificing who we are? In this episode...2023-08-2420 minLet's Fix LeadershipLeading People Doing Jobs You Don’t KnowOnce upon a working world, the best person doing a job was consistently promoted to the boss of others doing that same job. Now…well, it’s a lot more complex. Conventional wisdom used to be that a leader must possess mastery in the fields they oversee. The world is evolving fast, and that norm is gradually giving way to something more flexible - where leaders must adapt. Ultimately, who knows if your current skills will be relevant to your organization in 6 months? You can easily find yourself at the helm of an operation that isn’t...2023-08-2407 minLet's Fix LeadershipBreak Free From the Blame Game“That wasn’t my fault”. Or how about, “I didn’t do it.” Or maybe “that mistake is totally on that coworker.” We play the blame a lot at work, and though we don’t like to admit it, we like it. We sit in blame because it feels pretty darn good for something to be someone else’s fault. What a relief it can be. Here’s the problem though, blame makes for bad work environments. It kills collaboration and smothers innovation. How do some teams get weighed down by blame? More importantly, how do we overcome it? I...2023-08-1707 minLet's Fix LeadershipBefore You Jump to That Conclusion: What Else Could Be True?Remember how I said that our brain loves to play tricks on us, and how fear is its device of choice? Well, that shows up all over our careers, and if we’re not careful, that big mean old liar could set us on a downward spiral of paranoia, making assumptions and acting out in ways we aren’t proud of. What if you could short-circuit all this drama and tell yourself something more constructive? In this episode, I share one simple question and one simple statement that will put fear in its place...2023-08-1006 minLet's Fix LeadershipHow to Level Up Your Career Like a Video Game“How did I become so bad at a game I was doing so well at just a second ago?” That’s what it feels like when you start a new level in a video game….or when a new career opportunity challenges you. It’s daunting and discouraging at first, even downright terrifying, but that doesn’t mean we can’t master this new level. After all, fear is nothing more than a chemical reaction, and when we refuse to back down from a new challenge, we grow professionally and personally. How do we face a new level, and...2023-07-2709 minLet's Fix LeadershipFace It, You're Addicted to Being Right: Here’s How to Cure ItAlcohol, nicotine, coffee, sugar, and….being right. Yes, being right is something you can be addicted to and unfortunately, a lot of leaders are. You could hold a blue crayon in front of them and they’d swear it’s yellow. You can never introduce a fresh thought or new idea. They are never open to learning from their teams. If it’s not their way, it’s wrong. You don’t want to be addicted to being right, historically it hasn’t worked out for organizations, and it can wreak havoc on your team. How do you kick the...2023-07-2007 minLet's Fix LeadershipInvest in Your Best: How to Develop Top PerformersHere’s a scenario that plays out far too often in our organizations. A resignation letter lands on your desk, and you’re surprised: a top performer is leaving. Wait, what? All this time you thought they were happy, doing great work, here for the long haul. They’re paid well, advancing in your organization, so what gives? Well, dear leader, you’re losing them because you’ve failed to invest in developing them, and now you’re paying the price. How do we stop this scenario from playing out o...2023-07-1308 minLet's Fix LeadershipJust Like an Onion: The Layers of Communication Every Leader Must Master“Communication is key.” It’s a statement we hear so often, it borders on cliche. Well, in the workplace, the power of communication can never be overstated. It can be overwhelming to think about all the different ways and different reasons we are required to communicate to be successful leaders. What if we looked at competencies we can leverage across all types of communication? That’s what we’re going to do in this episode, as we dig into the many layers of communication that work amazingly well together. 2023-07-0609 minLet's Fix LeadershipMake Learning Cool: How to Foster a Culture of DiscoveryDo you create an environment where it’s cool to learn or do you shut down learning and discovery? Software, business trends, consumer habits, books, podcasts, legal requirements, and more. Keeping up with all the new things we need to learn is like an Olympic sport, but it’s a *must* if we want to run great teams. If we and our teams aren’t learning, we aren’t growing. If we’re not leaders who learn, it’s hard to get our team excited to learn new things. How do we make learning part...2023-06-2907 minLet's Fix LeadershipThe Cost of Conflict: How to Foster Alignment & Collaboration on Your TeamWhere humans are involved, conflict is sure to be present. On a team, conflict not addressed becomes a toxic, invisible coworker no one wants to be around but is forced to work with. As a leader, you might think conflict is a normal part of running a team, but this could be hampering innovation and growth. What effect does unchecked conflict have on team dynamics? How do we mitigate conflict or get rid of it entirely? What’s the cost of conflict? And what will it cost you, your team, and the business over...2023-06-2208 minLet's Fix LeadershipForget Executive Presence, It's Time for Dynamic ComposureRemember when executive leadership was all the rage? It was the one-size-fits-all attribute that was necessary to advance in an organization. Well…I think it’s time we retire executive presence for something more fitting of today’s dynamic world. You see, in today’s rapidly evolving world, there are endless types of companies with endless types of culture. One type of leadership just won’t cut it. This is where dynamic composure comes in - two words that don’t seem to go together but totally do. In today’s episode, I talk...2023-06-1507 minLet's Fix LeadershipExecutive Amnesia: A Common Illness and How to Cure It“That’s not how I remember the conversation……” “I forgot that we made that decision…...” If you’ve ever said any of these statements to your team, you may have a case of executive amnesia. Many leaders struggle to remember every detail, decision, and piece of information they encounter, and who can blame them? You have to wrap your mind around so much data and make so many decisions, it leads to mental overload. Executive amnesia has a significant impact on an organization’s effectiveness, but the good news is, we can do something about i...2023-06-0807 minLet's Fix LeadershipDealing With a Disappointing Leader (Without Damaging Your Career)Let me paint an all too familiar picture for you. A new leader comes into your organization, you’re so excited to work with them and learn from them. Then you discover they don’t have the leadership skills you thought they would have. We’ve all been there. Maybe they lack vision or they are terrible with accountability or they don’t take responsibility for their actions. Either way, a disappointing leader can knock the wind out of your sails, and if you’re not careful, your career too. 2023-06-0106 minLet's Fix LeadershipBack by Popular Demand: 15 Questions That Drive DiscoveryA few weeks ago, I shared 15 questions that drive innovation, and y’all loved them. (If you missed them, you can check them out here) I wanted to share more powerful questions that will change perspectives, challenge assumptions, instill trust, and get you out of trapped thinking. Whether you’re a leader or a team member, these questions will pull your organization forward. In this episode, I’ll give you questions to add to your innovation bank, so you can be the leader people describe as “the leader who ask the best questions!”. 2023-05-2510 minLet's Fix LeadershipAre You Reacting or Responding? The Mission-Critical Skill Every Leader Must MasterWhen things go wrong in our organizations, the common immediate reaction is panic… and when we are in a state of panic, we stop thinking clearly, and then we react. Unfortunately, this sequence of events doesn’t make for a good outcome. Because, when we react, we aren’t in a place to make the best decisions. We’re more likely to act in fight or flight mode. If we respond, we are able to self-author the situation and create better solutions. In this episode, I share how we can get ourselves out of reaction-mode and into a...2023-05-1806 minLet's Fix LeadershipFeedback Isn’t Always a Gift: Here's How It Can Hamper Your GreatnessFeedback, they say, is always good for us. It’s necessary, strengthens our weaknesses, and makes us better, right? Well…not always. Sometimes feedback, even if it’s well-meaning, can do more harm than good. It can inadvertently make us suppress our superpowers, and no one wants that! Whether you’re giving or getting it, be careful not to kill all the goodness with feedback. In this episode, I talk about how sometimes feedback can be a curse, and how to avoid this. Three Things To Take Away From This Episode ...2023-05-1109 minLet's Fix Leadership15 Awesome Questions to Drive Your InnovationAs leaders, we can either have a team full of innovative thinkers or a team too scared to share their thoughts and ideas. This distinction is driven entirely by the kinds of questions we’re asking. We can stifle creativity or encourage it based solely on what we say. As a gift to you, I’ve compiled a list of 15 questions that will create tons of creativity and innovation, while fostering the kind of environment that will help your organizations thrive. So grab a notebook, start using these questions, and see what they will do for y...2023-05-0412 minLet's Fix LeadershipAre You Leading With Purpose or Leading Not to Lose?There are two ways to lead - from a place of purpose or from a fight-or-flight place where you’re just doing everything you can to not lose. Newsflash: one way sets your organization up for bigger and better outcomes, and the other one…well, let’s just say, it causes chaos, division, and many other issues that make for a toxic work environment. Now, you might be asking; How do I know if I’m leading not to lose? In this episode, I’ll share how to pivot to a m...2023-04-2711 minLet's Fix LeadershipDon’t Be A 'Straight A' AdultThis episode goes out to all my perfectionists out there (you know who you are). Everything you do needs to be A+++ work and nothing less, and you’re constantly stressed, burnt out, and overwhelmed because of it. Here’s a controversial thought that will surely scare that high-performing brain of yours: what if you turned in B work or even C work (gulp)? Not all your work has to be absolutely perfect and a passing grade is still a pass. How do we distinguish between A, B, and C work? How do we overcome our...2023-04-2010 minSimply Worth It: Physician Negotiations with Dr. Linda StreetGreat Leadership Begins with Language: How to Choose it Wisely with Jen ThorntonIn negotiation and in our jobs in general, the importance of our words and the language we use can’t be stressed enough. Our language can make the difference between mutual success and stalled progress. Whether we’re talking with our leaders, or we’re the leaders ourselves, there are ways to use conversational intelligence to get on the same page with whoever we’re talking to. What language choices are helpful and beneficial at work? How do we make the transition from being led to becoming a leader? In this...2023-04-1321 minLet's Fix LeadershipThe Fallacy of False Priorities & How to Start Focusing on What MattersAre false priorities holding you back from what you truly want? Do you find that the thing you should be focused on gets overshadowed by something not as important? I can give you countless examples of areas where this shows up...choosing social approval over honesty from our teams. Allowing underperformers to negatively impact the organization instead of having the tough conversations. Choosing to be overwhelmed instead of asking for help. Having false priorities does a lot of damage, so why on earth do we do it? Well…the scientific answer is...we’re hu...2023-04-1310 minLet's Fix LeadershipVanity Work: How to Banish it From Your Workplace ForeverSpending hours on busy work that doesn’t impact the business? Attending meetings we shouldn’t be in because our ego wants us there? Filling our to-do lists with meaningless tasks because we *have* to? These, my friends, are all the height of vanity work, and we’re all guilty of it, maybe by choice or by association. Not all work is created equal - some is vital to the success of the organization and other work…we really shouldn’t be giving the time of day. So how do we tell the difference, and most importantly, how do we g...2023-04-0613 minLet's Fix LeadershipSynthesizing: A Must-Have Superpower & How You Can Develop ItHave you ever wondered how some people can take the most disparate dots floating all over the place and connect them into one cohesive, powerful idea? Like some sort of computer, they see intersections where others see separate concepts and have a knack for finding the missing links that transform everything. That project your team has hit a wall on? They can see the solution instantly. That plan you thought was iron-clad? They can (lovingly) poke holes in it in seconds. Ever wonder how in the world did they do it? These people ar...2023-03-3010 minLet's Fix LeadershipThe Workplace Nemesis: Clock Your Cortisol and Stay True to YouHave you ever had a workplace nemesis? Just thinking about one of my old supervisors can send my nervous system into a bit of a tizzy. I can remember it like it was yesterday, sitting stalwart, staring at my laptop, shut down to any motivation for my job, day after day. It was like the man had reached into my soul and fundamentally changed who I was as a person. I felt petty; I felt judgemental; I felt angry. I truly let this guy get the best of me. I was acting out of character, always in...2023-03-2315 minLet's Fix LeadershipThink Horizontally and Make Decisions VerticallyWe’re all used to the idea of vertical leadership, a leader and their team. Everyone in the group looks up to the boss, and the boss looks up to their boss, and so on, and so on. We understand the hierarchy. What many of us don’t expect, as we move up the ladder, is that the higher the climb, the more we must look laterally: other leaders at level, other teams below them. A manager who moves to an executive role must start to think horizontally and think vertically. It’s not enoug...2023-03-1616 minLet's Fix LeadershipHow to Cultivate Creativity and Encourage Innovation on Your TeamAre you the kind of leader who demands innovation from your team, but kill new ideas through your language? Being an idea killer only stifles creativity and makes it really hard for people to have the kinds of conversations that move an organization forward. How do we become leaders that welcome innovation and give it a comfy and roomy seat at the table? In this episode, you’ll learn what stunts innovation, and how to change it with one sentence…. “I don’t see it, but change my mind”. Three Things To Take Away...2023-03-0915 minLet's Fix LeadershipWinning Words vs. Losing Language: How to Shape the Mindset of Your TeamFor better or worse, the language we use as leaders creates the world our people work inside of. Based on what we say, we can make them feel like they’re on a winning team or a losing team, especially on long-term projects. Our teams need to feel like they are winning in some way every day, and if we’re not allowing them to celebrate the smaller milestones, success will always feel out of reach. So how do we create a winning environment through our words? In this episode, I’m talking about using our la...2023-02-1610 minLet's Fix LeadershipPerfectionism is a Tool of Fear: Here's How to Move Past ItTo download the free worksheet accompanying this episode, visit https://304-coaching.ck.page/1c7e31eac7. Perfectionism might seem like a benign or even a positive trait to bring to work, but it does more harm than good. It holds us back from our best work, hinders creativity, and when it spreads to our teams, it kills all innovation and productivity. If it feels like the world will crumble if you don’t do A++ work every single day or if you’re hyper-focused on getting every tiny little thing right, remember that perfectionism is only...2023-02-1419 min
Hypnosis for Permanent Weight LossEp 127 Becoming A Happy WomanWhat are all these alcoholism, food, and body weight issues doing to your peace of mind and freedom? After all these years of trying to lose weight, you're again back at it, gaining more than what you've lost. And the cycle goes on, and here you are, feeling you're never getting away from it for the rest of your life. Maybe a case of you are doomed to be that way forever or simply because you've never looked within and let your authentic self shine. Without realizing it, for most of your life, y...2022-07-1837 min
In the Word, On the GoEpisode 263: How can I make my life count? Jen Pollock Michel on Psalm 90:12In this episode of "In the Word, On the Go," award-winning author Jen Pollock Michel comments on getting a heart of wisdom from Psalm 90:12. Jen says, "Wisdom values the right things. Don't waste your life on the things that don't really matter, but make the Lord and what He values your most important priorities."Special Guest: Jen Pollock Michel.2022-06-0610 min
The Ambition Incubator PodcastEp #53 - Talent Strategy, with Jen Thornton, CEO of 304 CoachingJen Thornton has developed her expertise in Talent Strategy & Leadership Professional Development over her exciting 20+ year career as an HR Professional. She’s led international teams across Greater China, Mexico, the U.K., and the U.S. to expand into new markets, managing franchise retailers, and developing key strategic partnerships - all while exceeding business objectives and financial results. The rapid growth of her consulting firm 304 Coaching has been largely due to Jennifer’s unconventional approach to building innovative workforce development solutions for companies who are facing breakthrough growth and accelerated hiring patterns.Jen provides some great resources that will help...2022-04-1125 min
The HRart of ItCultural Onboarding with Jen ThorntonOur current go-to onboarding plan has so much room for improvement. On this special episode of the HRart of It Podcast, Samm hosts Talent Strategy & Leadership Development expert Jen Thornton in a conversation on cultural onboarding. Learn why we should care about neuroscience when doing culture work and when forming retention strategies, as well as how fear plays too great a role in terms of onboarding, culture, and retention. We close this episode with a Q & A with our live audience.
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Trina TalkTalent Strategy w/ Jennifer Thornton - TT 159Jennifer has developed her expertise in Talent Strategy & Leadership Professional Development over her exciting 20+ year career as an HR Professional. She’s led international teams across Greater China, Mexico, the U.K., and the U.S. to expand into new markets, managing franchise retailers, and developing key strategic partnerships - all while exceeding business objectives and financial results. The rapid growth of her consulting firm 304 Coaching has been largely due to Jennifer’s unconventional approach to building innovative workforce development solutions for companies that are facing breakthrough growth and accelerated hiring patterns. She is a sought-after business strategist, specializing in start...2021-10-2547 min
The ResearchWorks PodcastEpisode 32 (Jen Prior)The paradox of normalization through rehabilitation: growing up and growing older with cerebral palsyLaura R Moll , Cheryl A CottPMID: 23066918DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2012.726689AbstractPurpose: To examine the experience of normalization through rehabilitation for persons growing up & growing older with lifelong physical impairment (cerebral palsy [CP]).Method: A qualitative methodology consisting of narrative inquiry informed by the Life Course Perspective. Multiple (3-4), in-depth interviews were completed with each participant in order to co-construct their life stories. Data were systematically compared for themes and...2021-10-2451 min