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Andrea Jacques

Andrea Jacques

Andrea is a dynamic speaker, facilitator and coach with a gift for helping people and organizations to thrive. Her 25+ years of experience in coaching and consulting bring a seasoned perspective to what your organization needs to grow outgrow good enough and become truly legendary. Andrea lives to unlock the performance of individuals and teams, inspire employee engagement, and transform workplaces into environments with the ability to grow and sustain passion, vitality, creativity and fulfillment in their employees.

  • Overwhelming number of tasks.

    Efficiency vs Effectiveness: Resisting the Tyranny of To-Do

    By Andrea Jacques
    In August 4, 2017
    On Mindsets of Workplace Transformation
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    Have you ever had a day, a week, or even a year where you have a nagging sense that, despite being exhaustingly busy, you haven’t been that productive? You’re not alone. Whether you work for yourself or someone else, it’s easy to focus on getting things done and lose sight of why any of it matters to begin with. Understanding what real productivity looks like is the key to...
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  • Slow down to speed up

    The Productivity Prison

    By Andrea Jacques
    In July 13, 2017
    On Mindsets of Workplace Transformation
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    Are you one of those leaders who’s always pressuring your team — and yourself — to get things done faster? You’re not alone. The “time is money” philosophy at the heart of this mindset is also the heart of the industrial age management philosophy on which most traditional business “best practices” are based.  If this is your management modus operandi, you’re probably just as convinced that faster is better as you...
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  • Purpose-Driven Leadership: Why and How to Make the Shift.

    By Andrea Jacques
    In June 19, 2017
    On Articles, Enlightened Leadership, Mindsets of Workplace Transformation
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    In part 4 in our Mindsets of Workplace Transformation series, we examine how purpose-driven leadership and profit-driven leadership don’t have to be at odds. In previous installments, I’ve covered three key mindset shifts leaders must make to transform their workplace from struggling to thriving: the shift from seeking status to being of service, the shift from maintaining control to fostering creativity, and the shift from focusing on survival to...
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  • Quiz: Are You a Micromanager or Do You Just Lack Systems?

    By Andrea Jacques
    In April 28, 2017
    On Articles
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    Despite knowing that micromanaging is not the most effective use of their time, most managers struggle with getting employees to uphold standards and achieve results. Find out if your lack of systems is holding you back with this quiz.
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  • Micromanagement in the workplace can leave employees feeling disengaged or like puppets.

    Why Micromanagement in the Workplace Stifles Innovation — and How to Stop It!

    By Andrea Jacques
    In April 13, 2017
    On Articles, Enlightened Leadership, Mindsets of Workplace Transformation
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    Part 3 in our Mindsets of Workplace Transformation series. Below, we cover how workplace micromanagement can severely diminish employee capacity, and what you can do about it. Picture a company where all workers do exactly as their managers ask with no feedback or resistance. Sound like nirvana? If so, you might be in need of this mindset shift: moving from control to creativity. Many leaders fall into the trap of...
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  • Servant leaders put their team first, turning communication into valuable gains.

    From Status-Seeker to Servant Leader: The Second Mindset Shift

    By Andrea Jacques
    In March 24, 2017
    On Enlightened Leadership, Mindsets of Workplace Transformation
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    This is part 2 in our Mindsets of Workplace Transformation series. Read on to discover how becoming a servant leader can transform your company. The research is in — piles of it, and growing: for businesses to thrive, work must become more than just a paycheque. It must become a source of aliveness that calls forth the potential of every employee. To achieve this, leaders need to shift away...
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  • How Fear Blocks Your Ability to Create a High-Performance Workplace

    By Andrea Jacques
    In March 7, 2017
    On Articles, Enlightened Leadership, Mindsets of Workplace Transformation
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    Part 1 in our Mindsets of Workplace Transformation series. After 25 years working with individuals and organizations to transform their work and their workplaces, I can point to hundreds of ways in which the high-performance workplace has become not only more prevalent, but more healthy. Technology has made it possible for people to work from anywhere, allowing work arrangements to accommodate a wide variety of lifestyles and schedules. Hierarchies...
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  • How to Keep Employees Happy and Productive (Without Huge Salaries)

    By Andrea Jacques
    In May 7, 2015
    On Enlightened Leadership, Meaningful Work
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    Following up on the theme of last week’s post, we’d like to focus on how employers can keep and engage core talent by keeping employees happy and productive without paying huge salaries. That’s not to say that Gravity Payments' model, which involved CEO Dan Price taking a major pay cut to boost his employee minimum pay to $70,000, didn’t get Gravity Payments workers pretty excited; however, this model is...
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  • Gravity Payments Pays Up: The Good and the Bad About a High Minimum Salary

    By Andrea Jacques
    In April 30, 2015
    On Business Systems, Enlightened Leadership, Workplace Wellness
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    The media is still buzzing after the CEO of Gravity Payments, Dan Price, announced that he was cutting his own salary to ensure that none of his employees make less than $70,000 per year. It’s a magnanimous move, and the employees, many of whom saw their salaries double instantly, are justifiably happy. For some background, Gravity Payments is a Seattle-based payment processing firm. In young tech companies like Gravity...
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  • Practical steps for dealing with a cash-flow crisis.

    3 Ways to Fix a Cash-Flow Emergency

    By Andrea Jacques
    In December 30, 2013
    On Conscious Entrepreneurs
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    Cash-flow crunches are an all too frequent feature of small business life. Sometimes this problem is the result of poor planning, inadequate financial management systems, or insufficient marketing. Your first stop when cash-flow shortages are looming, should be to call ...

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