The Jake Dunlap Show

Leading With Humanity: Cultivate Leadership That Puts The Human Element At The Forefront Of Business w/ Dr. Jennifer Nash (Be Human, Lead Human)

Episode Summary

How do we bring the human element to the forefront of business? That is the question that we will explore today’s episode of the Jake Dunlap Show. Dr.Jennifer Nash is an executive coach, human capital strategist, and the author of the book “Be Human, Lead Human”. Through her work, she helps individuals and organizations enhance their leadership skills and cultivate a human-centric approach to business. Join us as we explore powerful concepts like why we should show up as your whole human at work, why vulnerability in the workplace is a good thing, and how to create an environment that nurtures both professional performance and the unique humanity that fuels it. Get ready for a thought-provoking conversation that will challenge your perceptions and inspire you to be a better leader.

Episode Notes

How do we bring the human element to the forefront of business? That is the question that we will explore today’s episode of the Jake Dunlap Show.

Dr.Jennifer  Nash is an executive coach, human capital strategist, and the author of the book “Be Human, Lead Human”. Through her work, she helps individuals and organizations enhance their leadership skills and cultivate a human-centric approach to business.

Join us as we explore powerful concepts like why we should show up as your whole human at work, why vulnerability in the workplace is a good thing, and how to create an environment that nurtures both professional performance and the unique humanity that fuels it. 

Get ready for a thought-provoking conversation that will challenge your perceptions and inspire you to be a better leader.

 

Time stamps:

 

(00:00) Intro

(00:43) Be human, lead human

(05:58) Leadership: you either have it or you don’t?

(07:51) Bringing our personal self to the workspace

(11:32) To err is human

(13:50) How to maximize performance while being human?

(16:49) Figuring out what makes people tick

(21:10) Tactical levers that leaders can pull

(22:58) Leading projects vs. leading people

(28:15) Outro

 

Quotes:

 

“We have been professionally trained to engineer the human element out of the business place.”

“When we bring that human element to the forefront of business, their performance skyrockets.”

“Figuring out what makes people tick is the key to understanding their motivating drivers.”

“The role of a leader has shifted from command and control that we had in the 20th century, to an evolving role of coach and facilitator.”

 

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Connect with Jennifer:


Website: https://drjennifernash.com

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/drjennifernash

Buy Jennifer's book:  https://drjennifernash.com/bhlh

 

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