Meet Jesse Jacoby, Change Leadership Guru

Today, you're going to meet the change leadership guru. Jesse Jacoby is the founder of the business consulting service Emergent, which focuses on organizational change management and business transformations. Jessie is exactly the subject matter expert we need right now, to help us all transition into this new way of doing business. We will benefit from his experience, and expertise to navigate this new normal, and avoid pitfalls along the way.

02:28 – How Jan and Jesse met

04:39 – Jesse’s background – developing a strong work ethic

06:30 – Joining Accenture to satisfy curiosity about the workings of large corporations

07:47 – Started consulting business, Emergent

10:10 – Why so many change efforts fail

13:45 – Qualities of authentic leaders

17:29 – Figuring out a flexible work model, companies with a culture of trust have a huge advantage

21:51 – Remember this is an ongoing process

25:56 – The dangers of inconsistency

29:26 – The importance of leading by example

34:09 – Remembering the human element of change

38:35– What Jesse would say to his 25-year-old self

41:38 – How Jesse starts his day

Please share your thoughts on this episode, email me at Jan@gravitasdetroit.com,  I'd love to hear from you.