I invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 25, Jessica Bronzert discusses how she is handling the COVID-19 pandemic, shares stories about client’s creative ways to connect with employees, and advises us to learn how to be comfortable with ambiguity.

00:00 Prologue: Helping Organizations at Multiple Levels

Whether coaching an executive or orchestrating an enterprise intervention, Jessica and her team can drive needed performance change and personal growth. Jessica is the founding CEO of The Sparks Group, which offers executive coaching and transformational change.

01:17 Part 1: Invitation to Slow Down

As we experience the COVID-19 pandemic, Jessica invites us to slow down and reflect.

07:57 Part 2: Leading During the Pandemic

Jessica shares how executives lead during the pandemic and some of their creative ways to connect with employees.

16:39 Part 3: Embrace Agility

Jessica invites us to become comfortable with ambiguity and embrace being agile.

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Episode links

Jessica’s LinkedIn Profile

The Sparks Group website

The Sparks Group pages: Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube

Harvard Business Review (HBR) article: How to Lead When Your Team Is Exhausted — and You Are, Too

Gary DePaul’s website

Gary’s books:

   What the Heck Is Leadership and Why Should I Care?

   Nine Practices of 21st Century Leadership 

Background Music

You can find all the musical tracks at Envato Elements.

00:00 Theme music: Inspiring Uplifting Corporate by mixer_drummer

01:02 Relaxing Acoustic Guitar Folk by pinkzebra

07:42 Road To The Hills by JHungerX

16:23 Sunny Acoustic Folk Vibe by pinkzebra

18:12 Fun and Flirty by BrownHouseMedia

Lead on!