Jean Latting

Helping people fulfill their goals and give meaning to their lives has been the focus of my work.

As an executive-management mentor, coach, and educator, I take a “whole person” approach, focusing on maximizing strengths, authenticity, and integrity — even under challenging circumstances. The questio I hear repeatedly is “how can I advance in my career and still retain the best of who I am?”. Individuals I work with tell me that they have gained:

• increased skill in strategically analyzing their work setting,
• improved relationships and deeper understanding of their impact on others, and
• greater ease in walking their talk.

As an organizational consultant, I facilitate workgroups in becoming aligned and achieving their goals by building on each other’s strengths, bridging their differences, and developing greater mutual accountability. Teams report:

• more ease in reaching decisions,
• increased ability to surface difficult issues,
• greater understanding of how to capitalize on one another’s strengths, and
• streamlined work processes.

I am endlessly fascinated with questions about what makes us tick as human beings. I relish uncovering what it takes for us to flourish as individuals and as members of social groups. My research has helped me master the technologies of change, development, and diversity and put these into practice to demonstrate that they work in everyday life.

As a result of years of research, teaching, and consulting, my co-author and I have compiled a practical guide to removing barriers and enriching the personal and work life of anyone committed to change and leadership: Reframing Change: How to Deal with Workplace Dynamics, Influence Others, and Bring People Together to Initiate Positive Change, Praeger 2009.

I expand on these concepts on my blog at www.leadingconsciously.com and apply the concepts in my work and my life.

Leading Consciously is dedicated to helping people capitalize on their strengths so they might better accomplish their goals. We help you learn how to consciously use yourself — your thoughts, emotions, relationships (including with different others), and actions — to positively influence your organization and reach your own dreams.

Visit us at LeadingConsciously.com to learn how we can help you grow personally and professionally.