Jennifer Cross
Jennifer Cross

Jennifer Cross

Jennifer shares her energy and enthusiasm with organizations who value people as their greatest asset. Leadership Consultant. Board Certified Executive Coach.

Editor of It's Your Turn
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Faux Leadership

When I was a little girl, we spent lots of time with our extended family. It’s how we were raised — surrounded all the time by aunts and…

Apr 1 · 4 min read

What is Your Mirror Telling You?

We are living in unprecedented times with the spreading of this virus. I won’t write more about that specifically as there is enough…

Mar 23 · 4 min read

Builder or Wrecker?

I am home from work today with the flu. One good thing about being sick is that if forces you to stop moving and just lie around. As a…

Feb 10 · 4 min read

How are you Delivering your Message?

In today’s age of information overload, it can feel like you are in a constant fight for the attention of your consumer/audience. More and…

Jan 21 · 3 min read

If I have to do your job…

Chasing. Nothing drives me crazier than having to chase people for things that they are responsible for that I am depending on.

Oct 27, 2019 · 3 min read

Are You Going Under?

I was driving back to the office last week from a work trip. A song by Evanescence came on the radio that had in intriguing lyric which…

Aug 23, 2019 · 2 min read

Patience is a virtue

If there was one theme that dominated this week, it was patience.

Aug 16, 2019 · 3 min read

Time to Fly?

Something really cool has been happening at our home this summer. A couple of months ago, a Robin built a nest outside of our back door…

Jun 26, 2019 · 5 min read

Have time or make time?

This week I had the privilege of spending two days with a large division at a University for their annual three-day retreat. Multiple…

May 25, 2019 · 3 min read

Is is time for you to Graduate?

Graduation season is here! The university near my home had their commencement a couple of weeks ago, and now it will be time for the local…

May 18, 2019 · 4 min read

The Work Behind the Work

I’m bored. I’m not challenged enough. Every day is the same.

May 3, 2019 · 3 min read

Contribute or Ignore?

It’s been a busy day already. I have spent much of my morning rushing around town to three different meetings in three different locations…

Apr 25, 2019 · 3 min read

What does RFP stand for in your Organization?

Our company has been invited to submit for two projects this month through institutional RFP processes. RFP stands for “request for…

Mar 30, 2019 · 6 min read

The Power of Gossip

I’ve had a couple of situations arise lately that have me thinking about the root causes of gossip.

Mar 20, 2019 · 3 min read

What is Right?

I have become fascinated recently with the concepts of “right” and “wrong”. So much in our society right now is seen one particular way by…

Mar 12, 2019 · 3 min read

Are you a Monster?

I’m listening to music today while I’m working. I have U2 on shuffle. The sun is out — and I’m in a flow state and feeling good.

Mar 7, 2019 · 2 min read

The Value of Community

Sometimes you hear words that stay with you. On Monday, a young man named Matt Steyers gave his high school senior speech to his…

Feb 27, 2019 · 3 min read

The Choice is Yours and Yours Alone

You see a person in your company lying on the floor of their office. It’s a colleague that you don’t particularly care for. Do you…

Feb 25, 2019 · 3 min read

Leading Change

It’s been said that the only constant in life is change. Well I can actually think of a few other things that are constants. Such as:

Jan 28, 2019 · 4 min read

Delayed Awe and Wonder

When was the last time you sat? Just sat without doing anything at all. No phone in hand mindlessly scrolling. No mantras or thoughts…

Jan 24, 2019 · 3 min read