As you rise in your career, you gain more responsibility.
You need more skills to go along with it.
But no one is teaching you what you most need to know.
- How do you manage UP as well as down? How do you tell your boss tough stuff? Or persuade previous peers?
- How do you motivate people, especially those who arenât self-starters?
- How do you navigate conflict, interpersonal tension, and team dynamics?
- How do you give clear direction and delegate effectively?
- How do you give hard feedback without damaging trust?
- And most of all: how do you get everything done? How do you strike that tricky balance of prioritizing urgent issues without working all the time? How do you stay big picture without losing sight of details? And how do you become a âgood bossâ for others amidst the frantic pace of it all?
Discover Your Leadership Profile
This self-assessment will help me create key insights and personalized tips to help you become more effective, reduce stress, and improve your leadership presence. Itâs fun, informative, and designed to help you lead with greater confidence and impact.
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You need The Leadership Lab.
The Leadership Lab is where you learn essential ânext levelâ skills no one taught you, with personalized coaching to integrate them in a way that is authentic to YOU.
YOU WANT TO FEEL COMPETENT. *CONFIDENT*
but you might be coming at it the wrong way.
Many smart and resourceful women try to fix their confidence issues by doing more.
Or they fall into the trap of believing they need to know more.
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This looks like holding onto legacy tasks you know how to do, because youâre an expert at them.
And trying to learn more about areas that are your weak spots.
The result? Overwhelm.
You get busier, youâre overloaded. This isnât strategic or sustainable.
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You don't need to prepare more or work harder. You just need some simple skills to implement quickly to help you rise out of overwhelm.
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You donât need to work faster, or harder.
You need to lean into your own brilliant natural leadership skillset -Â
Iâll help you find it.
And layer on leadership lessons to start scaling your efforts effectively.
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The result? You'll be unstoppable.
A FRAMEWORK THAT GETS RESULTS
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Know Your Unique Leadership Skills
Leverage your strengths. See your blind spots.
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Learn Effective Leadership Practices
High-impact lessons you need - But no one ever taught you.
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Master the Lessons with Mentorship
Personalized attention to integrate lessons into daily practice.
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JOINÂ THE LEADERSHIP LAB!
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A comprehensive, self-paced course with simplified tactics for every leadership challenge you face. Youâll put into practice specific techniques to see improvement immediately in your interactions, productivity, and presence.
Simply put, my clients become confident leaders. They manage tricky relationships - and themselves(!) with simple frameworks that make work less stressful. Achieving results brings confidence, and more confidence helps them take further risks. It's a powerful, uplifting cycle.
Start in the Leadership Lab and youâllâŚ.
 â Know how to handle difficult people and challenging interpersonal situations
â Naturally build confidence as you manage distressing emotions and tricky circumstances more capably.
â Get a handle on your workload*, and get things done while feeling lighter and freer.Â
â Get a raise, a promotion, or simply not-quit your high-level position because you're so stressed.
*Disclaimer: this might mean you do less, delegate more, ask for help, or make clear requests! All good things.


Workshops
The shortest path to creating a dynamic, results-driven team is to teach them HOW to work together, HOW to get things done.
Your team may have functional expertise â they know their stuff â but no one ever taught them how to work interpersonally, with different personalities, in stressful environments.
The result? People end up holding back. They donât fully engage or share their best ideas. They lean out to avoid conflict or because itâs easier to hold the status quo.
When really smart people donât share their best ideas, itâs time to stimulate a positive change.
You can get your team energized and on track. Even one 90-minute session can turn things around, and get people to connect, share more boldly, and even have a little fun at work.
What types of topics do Google and UCSF most request?
Managing Change in Stressful Environments
Navigating Conflict with Respect
Giving Feedback UP and DOWN for Healthy Team Culture
Leadership Comes from Any Role
About Jo as a facilitator:
For over 30 years, Iâve led interactive, engaging workshops that enhance necessary skills. I make leadership problems easy-to-solve with memorable tactics. My goal? For each person to come away from a session with an impactful lesson; something simple they can integrate immediately to become more effective.
And to laugh a little, feel connected to each other, and even have a good time while learning.

WAYS TO WORK WITH ME

Group CoachingÂ
The Leadership Lab is the online program with every leadership lesson you need and 2x weekly calls to integrate them...
in a small community with like-minded supporters.

One-On-One Coaching
Everything inside the The Leadership Lab Group program...
 Plus âśď¸ Private, tailored, weekly coaching for laser-focused results.
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Facilitated Workshops
Uplevel the skills of your entire team in these impactful, interactive, and inspiring workshops.
Learn together and create shared reference points for future interactions.
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