Taking risks takes practice and experience to feel comfortable with. Since risk-taking is essential in business, I appreciate how playing games like Fantasy Football can build that risk-taking muscle. If you are struggling to trust your experience and strengths so you aren’t taking risks, now is the time to bring a coach onto your team
Say ‘Yes And!’ A client story about using improv to increase confidence
People can be surprised when they hear I have sent a few clients to improv classes. The reason I do this is not to push them into a new hobby, it’s actually to build CONFIDENCE and experience in taking decisive and collaborative ACTION. Improv is a big challenge at first for some clients, but by
Coach JoyGenea’s 47-point daily SOP
Last week, I mentioned that I have a 47-point SOP for my daily tasks, and you all wanted to know what all is on that list! Let’s talk about it. This list helps me stay on track with work tasks, health reminders, and everything in between. Transcription: There has been a very interesting
When Memory Isn’t Your Superpower: Why Smart Leaders Use Lists and Technology
Written by JoyGenea Schumer with support from Notion AI, Nano Banana PRO, and ChatGPT When memory isn’t your superpower: Why smart leaders use lists and technology I have a reverse packing list. Yes, you read that right. Not only a list of what to pack before I leave home. A list of what
Traveling without messing up your systems
When I am on the road, I have specific items I bring to help keep me on track and soothe my senses. For me, the top three items are a heated eye mask, earplugs, and a little aromatherapy. What is in your travel toolbox? Transcription: Well we’re here at the airport again, and this
Staying in sync with your team while traveling
Unconventional leaders are often traveling around, making new connections, working on different projects, and exploring! This is fuel for a lot of these creative thinkers, and it requires some strategizing on how to stay in touch and supported by their teams. Are you struggling to keep things running smoothly on your team while you travel?
Hidden Potential at Work: Unconventional Leadership for Different Thinkers
Written by Coach JoyGenea with assistance from Norton AI Leaders aren’t born polished. They’re made in the awkward middle, where experiments feel clumsy, feedback stings, and progress is hard to see up close. Inspired by Adam Grant’s Hidden Potential, this article blends key ideas from the book with my field notes coaching Different Thinkers,
Different thinkers are the future of leveraging AI for business
In this time of AI being implemented across industries, leaders MUST realize how much they need different thinkers on their teams. Having a diverse set of perspectives working together is how innovation is born and problems are solved. If you want a team that learns fast and keeps great people, I know how to attract
An audiobook for leaders who want to build their weekly rhythm
Stop hunting finished products. Design environments where potential is visible, fast. You can double the learning on your team this quarter with this practice. Adam Grant’s Hidden Potential inspires making shifts like this that will unearth the success you didn’t realize you could have. I highly recommend the audiobook! Get my free Unconventional Leaders playbook
My favorite kind of ‘awkward’ at work? The kind that leads to breakthroughs.
Make awkward normal. That’s where hidden potential shows up. If you are keeping your progress private until everything is perfect, you’re aren’t allowing your team to support the process and help identify what needs improving sooner. If working in the ‘messy’ stage is hard for you, schedule a meeting with me to talk through how