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tap into the Conscious Leader in you.
Dear Solopreneur, Entrepreneur, or Small Business Owner,
- Jennifer Connell
- What will happen if you are achieving the same level of results and success in five years?
- Where will your business or team be in five years?
- In five years, will you have enhanced your leadership capacity or will you have been passed over for a promotion or gained little or no market share?
- With you current practices and pace in life, will you be more energetic in five years or more drained of energy and forced to spend less time with loved ones?
As a savvy business person you know that you are charged with motivating yourself and your staff/employees to achieve effective results and success, and ensure long term employment, job growth, and organizational survival.
If you study successful leaders — Richard Branson, Oprah, Walt Disney, Anita Roddick, Max DePree, Andrea Jung — you will find they have something in common. They are wildly successful and they embrace a holistic approach to leadership that demonstrates humanistic values such as self awareness, empowering others, and recognizing the interdependent relationships amongst those who are a part of their business (vendors, outsourced partners, staff, business partners).
These characteristics taken together are termed conscious leadership and it is a solution for creating enhanced engagement, more productivity and effective results.
- Operate from a place of authenticity, and create effective results?
- Create a vision for professional growth?
- Identify which self-limiting beliefs derail your effectiveness, and stop sabotaging your success?
- Be more confident in your decisions?
- Foster creative problem solving?
- Develop healthy communication & more accountability with colleagues, employees, vendors, and outsourcing partners?
- Inspire employees to be more aligned with your vision?
- Influence disengaged and/or unproductive employees?
- Transform meetings (aka ‘information dumps’) from a waste of time to a productive use of time?
- Create or deepen your commitment to your values of personal development and business transformation?
We know your time is limited, yet, if you implement a few strategies into action you will boost your success immediately, and when you join other leaders in the Success Track to Conscious Leadership: Simple Strategies for Leaders Who Want Effective Results and Sustainable Success — Live 4 week TeleCourse from which you will quickly learn how to integrate time tested methods common to successful leaders.
In addition to being YOUR Conscious Consultant, Jennifer Connell is an experienced business woman who has been successful in owning a small business, starting and working with entrepreneurial ventures, and holding leadership positions in organizations. Her experience is replete with lessons, blessings and gifts that she is thrilled to share with you so you, too, can become a conscious leader, and in turn, become someone who makes competent decisions, strengthens personal and employee engagement, and achieves effective results and sustainable success!
Jennifer shares why she is passionate about conscious leadership…Traditional forms of leadership — those that focus on structure and task, power and control, top down decision-making, competition, and authority foster unhealthy communication, fuel disengagement, and thwart effective results and sustainable growth. One doesn’t have to look far to learn how this type of leadership can have profound negative impacts on individuals and in small businesses and organizations: Enron. AIG. Goldman Sachs. BP. Toyota. Fannie Mae. Arthur Andersen, etc.
Jennifer Connell
Early in my career I worked in firm based in the United Kingdom that had the same fate as the aforementioned organizations. I started out in commission-only sales (no sales, no paycheck). The CEO and sales director of this organization were demanding, and rather than support or develop people who continually produced lackluster results, they chastised them. They showed no interest in the employees’ well-being unless they were one of the sales ‘rock stars’ (translation: generating big profits). Their behavior perpetuated an ‘US vs THEM’ milieu. After working there for a few months, I noticed a level low morale and energy among many of the steady performers. Their enthusiasm had waned and complaints and absenteeism increased. They were paid no attention nor offered professional support unless they had a great week marked by closing a big sale. In addition, there was also a revolving door through which people coming in with big dreams would leave shortly thereafter feeling completely discouraged (I know this because I had ‘off the record’ conversations with many of them prior to their departure).
I felt in my heart that I could make a difference for those people who were not being cared for and approached the CEO with an idea. I believed that if the salespeople were offered training and development, they could start off their employment in this organization with a foundation, and over time this would reduce the turnover and increase the morale on the sales floor. This in turn, would increase sales. I proposed to design and implement a training program to coach existing salespeople and onboard new salespeople. The outcome was to inspire and equip them for a successful sales career in this organization. He agreed and a formal recruitment and training program was born…by me!
I did not know it at the time, but I was demonstrating qualities of conscious leadership (self awareness, eliciting potential in others, and recognizing the interdependent relationships in system) and within a few months, the communication between the leadership and staff improved, the salespeople became more engaged and evolved into a sustainable, high performing team.
A couple of years after initiating and implementing the cultural change, I learned of unethical practices the executive leaders engaged in that negatively impacted their customers, clients and staff. Suffice to say that the leaders’ lack of integrity left an indelible mark in my heart, and I resigned as soon as I learned the news. Eighteen months later they were out of business. After I resigned, I started my own business…more on that experience as we get to know each other!
The gift for me (and now for you) from all of this is that despite the non-fairy tale ending to that experience, I grew and learned so much about myself and the core competencies of effective leadership, and herein lies the reason I made the life-enriching decision to inspire and elicit conscious leadership in others so individuals can flourish and small businesses and organizations can achieve effective results and sustainable success! I did not know it then, but I was practicing conscious leadership! Since that time, I have studied conscious leadership formally, and have embraced it personally. I have assisted individuals and organizations achieve incredible transformations in personally and professionally simply by their willingness to be open to the humanistic concept of conscious leadership.
“Jennifer Connell has one of the most amazing minds I have ever encountered. She is sharp, practical, intelligent, non-judgmental, compassionate and objective. Her intellect is fluid and her heart is ever-present. I have known Jennifer for several years and worked with her in many different capacities – she was my personal coach, a leader for workshops I attended and a speaker for our network. I have also worked with Jennifer to create events together and she serves on the Advisory Committee for our Company, Powerful You! Inc.
Having experienced Jennifer in these various capacities, I highly recommend her as a colleague, a leader, a teacher and a friend.”
Sue Urda, President & Co-Founder, Powerful You!
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As a result of Jennifer’s journey, you don’t have to spend time in the learning curve….She has created a brand new program — the FIRST EVER Success Track to Conscious Leadership: Simple Strategies for Leaders Who Want Effective Results and Sustainable Success to help leaders just like you enjoy the successes from making competent decisions, strengthening personal and employee engagement, and fostering sustainable results and growth both personally and professionally.
Join other leaders for the:
Success Track to Conscious Leadership: Simple Strategies for Leaders Who Want Effective Results and Sustainable Success
During which you will learn the secrets that conscious leaders embrace to create effective results and achieve success!
“Jennifer is a true innovator who is on the forefront of conscious leadership. I am very fortunate to have been exposed to her intuitive abilities as a leadership development consultant, organizational change agent and gifted speaker. She is very committed to seeing her clients achieve sustainable success. If you have been looking for someone who is passionate, engaging and heart centered to come into your organization and bridge the gap between disconnected company leaders and disengaged employees – Jennifer is the consultant for you.”
Garrick Gibson, Sr Visual Communications Consultant, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida
- Strategies to increase awareness of yourself, others, and external factors which will enhance your understanding your circumstances and help you decide how to respond in effective ways
- Develop and steward a passionate and purposeful vision
- I will share how to leverage your activities to manage your energy and maintain alignment with your goals — You will be invited to prioritize or reprioritize your goals
- Identify which self-limiting beliefs derail leadership effectiveness, and stop sabotaging your success
- Learn secrets to conduct effective communication and conversations with your colleagues, staff, vendors, outsourcing partners, etc. that produce accountable actions (peace of mind) and synergy
- Learn how to change your meetings from time wasters to a productive use of time
- Learn effective ways to elicit the potential in your team members, and assist them to develop achievable goals
- Strategies for creative and effective problem solving
- Learn ways to foster creativity and encourage synergy
4 x Live 75 minute training calls on the telephone (convenient–right from your desk). The first 50 minutes will be Jennifer walking you through the information packed course curriculum; the remainder 25 minutes is devoted to program participant questions
“Jennifer is a unique blend of intellectual and intuitive excellence. She is efficient, competent, dependable and driven. Blend these attributes with a wonderful sense of humor and personal magnetism and you have a consultant who is truly one in a million. Her insights about a range of disciplines were invaluable. Her expertise ranges from human behavior to personal development to marketing. I whole-heartedly recommend her and attest to her expertise.”
~ Laura Nash, CEO, Tuning In, LLC
Module 1: Creating a Critical Foundation: Self Awareness
According to Inc Magazine, self-awareness is one of the most valuable leadership competencies. It has been identified as one of the most critical competencies to be developed in order to have the greatest impact on creating greater leadership effectiveness. Cultivating self-awareness can earn you the trust of others and increase your credibility — both of which will increase your leadership effectiveness.
Self awareness encourages individuals to be reflective, which is critical to an individual’s success. We will:
- Explore ways to stimulate your capacity for Self Awareness
- Learn the strategy to create a passionate and purposeful vision to set the stage for effective results
- I will share how to leverage your activities to manage your energy and maintain alignment with your goals;
- Identify which self-limiting beliefs derail your effectiveness, and stop sabotaging your success
“Conscious leaders are awake at the wheel…they orient themselves to both internal and external worlds…in a continual process of self-discovery and learning”
Ackerman-Anderson and Anderson
Module 2: Manage Your Energy, NOT Your Time:
Strategies to Increase Your Effectiveness and Success!
Research suggests that our professional lives demand increasing performance to keep up and remain competitive. Yet, putting in longer hours is backfiring on us and causing exhaustion, disengagement, and illness. Individuals need to recognize the costs of energy- depleting behaviors and take responsibility for changing them. It is time to invest in yourself to maximize and enjoy effective results and success!
Don’t underestimate the power of minimal shifts for maximum results… get ready to explore simple and effective strategies to rejuvenate your energy to increase your effectiveness and bottom line. It is time to recognize and energize every aspect of your ‘humaness’–we will dive into:
- Physical Energy Tips
- Mental Energy Tips
- Emotional Energy Tips
- Spiritual Energy Tips
“Sixty-eight percent of individuals who participated in an energy renewal program at Wachovia reported it had a positive impact on their relationships with clients and customers, and seventy-one percent it had substantial impact on their productivity and performance”
~ Harvard Business Review
Module 3: Build Trust and Inspire Creativity with Conscious Communication
Much of our success depends on our ability to communicate. And so often we hear people exclaim that the root of problems in their organization (or family for that matter) is a “lack of communication.” Jennifer’s experience indicates that leaders who are effective in being disciplined, strategic alignment, empowering others and managing to his or her values are conscious communicators. In most cases, it is not a lack of communication, rather the quality of the communication, i.e., dysfunctional communication that creates ineffectiveness, perpetuates problems, and fuels frustration.
In this module you will learn about a method to enhance your communication that builds trust and fosters effective outcomes! You will know how to:
- Effectively communicate with your colleagues, staff, vendors, outsourcing partners, etc. that produce accountable actions (peace of mind) and synergy
- Change your meetings from time wasters to a productive use of time!
“Now meetings start by first stating their purpose, followed by developing a shared understanding and have an expectation that, at the end of a meeting attendees will take responsibility for seeing certain agenda items through to completion.”
~ School Superintendent, PA
Module 4: It’s a Universal Truth…Effective Leaders are
‘Learner-Leaders’!
If you are not continuously learning and growing, you are dying–you have likely heard this before and in this economy where people are paid to think under such rapidly changing conditions, there is tremendous pressure to learn more. Effective leaders are not simply surviving, or just getting by–they are learning and growing! They continuously gather and digest new information and learning from others to maintain their competitive edge and achieve success.
Having set the foundation for conscious communication, in this module you will build on the strategy and learn to:
- Foster a learning environment for yourself and your team members that taps yours and their potential, encourages collaboration and promotes shared participation to create positive results for your desired outcomes
- Become flexible enough to ‘unlearn’ when necessary to foster sustainable success
“Rather than our traditional vendor show, we opted to have a conversation with our VIP clients and vendors to allow the opportunity to share best practices, common goals, and business challenges in a forum setting. Ms Connell facilitated the conversation with style, elicited rich information and engaged everyone so that each individual was not only heard, but understood as well. The conversation was a huge success and we could not have asked for a more powerful outcome for all involved. We have continued the dialogue among and between vendors and clients with a view to customizing solutions for their business needs.”
~ Kyle Bergin, Production Systems Specialist, IKON Office Solutions a Ricoh Company
“I just wanted to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude to all of you for the past 3 months. To say that it has been miraculous for me is probably an understatement. I came in to the program with high hopes and expectations and a great deal of skepticism, and all I can say is that you have delivered exactly what you had promised and then some. I can say without hesitation that I am a new person and I truly feel that there are no limits to what I can achieve. I look at the world completely differently. My attitude is completely different. I no longer see myself as an angry underachiever. I now accept things as they are and I have complete trust and faith in the universe, the present moment, and most importantly myself. You have given me the tools I needed.
I would wholeheartedly recommend any course given by Jennifer (and her designated partners)!”
~ Jeff Blum, Magical Songwriter
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4 x Live 75 minute training calls on the telephone (convenient–right from your desk). The first 50 minutes will be Jennifer walking you through the information packed course curriculum; the remainder 25 minutes is devoted to program participant questions
