Episode #59: Coaching Through Career Transitions & Challenges with Etta Jacobs
On #InVinoFab Ep. 59 we welcome Etta Jacobs to the pod. Etta is the Founder and Principal of Power in the Middle, an executive coaching and training organization that specifically focuses on empowering mid-level managers and their teams. Patrice & Etta talk about coaching, building a business, and facing realities at work.
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On #InVinoFab Ep. 59 we welcome Etta Jacobs to the pod. Etta is the Founder and Principal of Power in the Middle, an executive coaching and training organization that specifically focuses on empowering mid-level managers and their teams. Prior to becoming an executive coach, Etta gained her corporate expertise as an award-winning design executive at two Fortune 500 companies. Etta draws upon this 20+ years in the corporate world, to help her clients reach their highest potential—guiding them to build a career that is aligned with their strengths, talents, and values.
Learn more about her work and connect with Etta via:
Take a Career Spa Day to reflect about your ideal day at work. How can you make this ideal day happen in your own career in the next 18 months? Ask yourself these questions:
- What does your ideal day at work look like?
- How can you make this ideal day at work be realized?
“What holds people back is they’re trying to solve all the details.” ~ Etta Jacobs
Interested in reaching out to learn more about Etta’s coaching? Here’s where you can find out more about her work:
- Executive Coaching for Mid-Level Managers https://www.powerinthemiddle.com/
- Coaching for Career Transitions http://hermespath.com/
“There is wisdom in the group, and that you all are more successful if you work together.” ~ Etta on peer group coaching and community building.
Advice: Small talk and networking DO matter! Don’t shy away from events, conversations, or small chats when you are at any social or professional gatherings! It’s those tenuous connections with people who you meet and get to know that will help your career or future career plans!
Amy Edmonson -- Communities of Psychological Safety [article PDF]
Women in the Enterprise of Science & Technology https://www.westorg.org/
A few #InVinoFab Book & Wine Recommendations:
- The Culture Map by Erin Meyer https://www.erinmeyer.com/book/
- Mindset by Carol Dweck https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40745.Mindset
- Thanks for the Feedback by Douglas Stone & Sheila Heen https://stoneandheen.com/books#thanks-feedback
- “Martini Time” with or without drink to have a conversation with your partner
- James Bond’s Vesper Martini Recipe