Happy Productive with Jennifer Dawn: Where Business Success Meets Personal Fulfillment

New and seasoned people leaders alike can take a page from Juli Geske-Peer’s playbook for handling tough conversations.
As an author and business consultant, Juli has had a lot of success melding directive feedback with kindness. Making expectations clear while being kind to your people is integral to their development within your organization. If you’re struggling with performance conversations and developing your employees, you have to listen to this episode of the Happy Productive Podcast.

Show Notes

👩 Author of Five Senses for Success: Juli helps companies and individuals to lift performance and coach leaders. 01:26
📈 The transition from solopreneurship to leadership: delegating, the balance of leadership, and clarity elements. 04:37
😇 Hiring new people starts with the interview: expectations from the first conversation and entrepreneurs, make time to bring people on the right way. 08:05
▶️ The first few weeks after onboarding: welcoming, necessary holding hand, checking points, and having open conversations. 09:43
✌️ Acknowledge if and when you were not clear about the expectations: you can contribute to someone else’s success too. 12:58
🎯 Developing relationships ahead of time: the hard conversations are the ones where we hold people accountable and growth sometimes requires change. 15:16
⚠️ How to deal with people who react defensively. 16:26
🙅 What is driving the ‘mean girl behavior’, and what happens when the manager is not addressing it? 20:25
👍 Always make sure you are validating the positive: when we give credit to employees, we build trust. 25:08
🤔 When you lie to me - you get fired… or maybe that is not a proper reaction?  25:48
🤩 Directness and kindness melded together to make the best conversations: using specific phrasing is important. 28:11
😎 Leadership is a journey, and we learn from each situation that we encounter. 31:14
🤓 When hiring new team members always go through your team's cultural expectation settings. 36:05

Links
👉 Connect with Juli: www.peerperformancesolutions.com/author/mktgkate
✌️ Connect with Juli: www.juligeskepeer.com
🌟 Connect with Jennifer:www.jenniferdawncoaching.com
🏕️ Retreats:www.jenniferdawncoaching.com/our-retreats

What is Happy Productive with Jennifer Dawn: Where Business Success Meets Personal Fulfillment ?

Happy Productive with Jennifer Dawn

Welcome to the Happy Productive Podcast, where business transformation meets personal fulfillment. Hosted by Jennifer Dawn, Business Coach and founder of Jennifer Dawn Coaching, this podcast delivers actionable insights and heartfelt guidance to elevate your productivity, align your goals, and enhance your time management skills - all while keeping joy at the forefront.

With 30 years of entrepreneurial expertise and her unique Inside Out Results Roadmap™, Jennifer offers a blend of practical advice and genuine support to help you break free from the grind and create a sustainable, thriving business. Each episode is designed to empower you and your team with resilience, authenticity, and a positive mindset.

Join us and discover how to transform your business and your life, one episode at a time. Learn more at www.JenniferDawnCoaching.com