Jane Adshead-Grant
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Jane is a listening and people leadership specialist. She helps individuals develop their leadership gifts and skills with compassion, courage, and commitment to foster environments where everybody matters. Her gifts are to encourage and to listen. Listen free from interruption and judgement, encouraging others to step into who they were meant to be. She has more than 30 years’ experience in people-focused roles in the corporate environment. Jane is an MCC coach with the ICF, Accredited Coach, Facilitator, and Teacher of the Thinking Environmentâ and Ambassador of Truly Human Leadership. Additionally, she is the author of Are you Listening or Just Waiting to Speak?
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Why Leading with Care Matters More than Ever
"Embracing caring leadership isn’t just about professional responsibility; it’s about building a more resilient, adaptable, and united organisation." ...
Why Team Communication Can be So Messed Up Sometimes
"As leaders and team members, we all have a role to play in fostering a culture of open, inclusive, and judgement-free communication." ...
Engage Every Voice: The Impact of Generative Listening in Team Meetings
"Generative listening is more than just a meeting technique—it’s a way of cultivating deeper collaboration and a culture of respect across the team." ...
Listening Across Cultures; the Similarities
"They described the experience of being listened to as making them feel happy, valued, respected, motivated, desire to continue sharing." ...
The Impacts of Deep Listening in the Chaos of Interruption and Distraction
"By prioritising this skill, individuals and communities can foster understanding, connection, and growth amidst the chaos of constant interruption and distraction." ...
One of the Greatest Gives Give Another – Our Attention
"As you reflect on the nature of generative attention. Where and to whom will you decide to give one of the greatest gifts you can give another?" ...
Listening in Grief
"And today, in writing to you, sharing my experience of listening in grief, I am reminded of this gift that we all have." ...
How Do We Evolve as Coaches and Leaders?
"We evolve when we LISTEN generatively to ourselves and others, fostering the finest independent thinking honouring our own and others’ dignity." ...
Are You a Lazy Listener?
"The single most significant strategic strength that an organisation can have is not a good strategic plan but a commitment to strategic listening on the part of every member of the organisation." ...
How to Navigate Times of Transition with More Ease
"Be slow to speak, and only after having first listened quietly, so that you may understand the meaning, leanings, and wishes of those who do speak. Thus you will better know when to speak and when to be silent." ...