S9-Ep36: Be Human, Lead Human

Guest: Jennifer Nash

In corporate America through the years, CEOs lost sight of something: humans. Humans fell so far off the radar that, when corporate leadership was analyzed, the majority of executives were actually leading processes and procedures, not people!

 

Do you work for one of those execs? Are you one of them?

 

There’s hope! Some leaders – like Ford’s Alan Mulally – began putting humans back in the equation, making their companies stronger. Dr. Jennifer Nash joins us to discuss Mulally’s techniques and other ways to lead with humanity, along with the benefits you’ll see.

Here's what Jennifer and Maureen cover:

1. What human leadership means;
2. Why it gets better results than the stereotypical uncaring bureaucracy; and
3. How to help leaders who aren’t cruising on the status quo, and actually want to be better leaders!

 

Other episodes you'll enjoy:

• Informed Leadership: The Power of Trauma with Rachael Kelly
• The Bonobo Sisterhood: Ape Society’s Lessons for Leadership with Diane Rosenfeld
• The Human Energy Crisis at Work with Joshua Freedman

For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads and Twitter, too!

 

RESOURCES:  

Jennifer’s book, Be Human, Lead Human, is available on Amazon. Paperback is https://amzn.to/3qPZXx7, Kindle is https://amzn.to/45BNtbl.

 

You can learn more about the book and Jennifer’s work on her website: https://drjennifernash.com.

 

Our host, Maureen Metcalf, posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. 

 

She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. 

 

 

Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

• The Five Lost Superpowers: Why We Lost Them & Hot to Get Them Back by John Reid, et al
• Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle
• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin
• Snow White & the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson & Jimena Sanchez

 

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OUR PODCAST TEAM:  

Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli

Ever Mindful of Our Humanity: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox

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About Our Guest:  

Jennifer Nash, PhD, MBA, PCC is a leadership expert and consultant to Fortune 50 organizations such as Google, Ford, Exxon Mobil, JP Morgan, IBM, The Boeing Company, and Verizon. She is Founder & CEO of Jennifer Nash Coaching & Consulting, a leadership advisory firm helping successful leaders connect people and performance to deliver exceptional results.

Jennifer’s 25-year resume includes serving in executive and leadership roles at Deloitte Consulting and Ford Motor Company and as adjunct professor at the University of Michigan. She contributes to Harvard Business Review, has presented her research at Columbia University, and is a Harvard/McLean Institute of Coaching Fellow.