Coaching You Up

Coaching You Up
Podcast Description
Welcome to the Coaching You Up Pod, the show where we dive deep into leadership coaching and development as well as personal and professional growth. We will explore real time solutions to workplace challenges and overall professional growth! Whether you’re an aspiring leader, executive leader, celebrity with influence, or just a curious learner, we’ve got you covered!
Join Dr. Jumanne Sledge (JR), national leadership expert with over three decades of leadership experience in education, government, corporate, and non profit, as we bring you bi-weekly episodes filled with interviews, discussions, stories about specific themes or topics covered in the workplace and throughout life.
Expect in-depth analysis, raw storytelling, parking lot conversations, light humor, and amazing guests.
Hit subscribe & like and tune in – let’s transform missteps, hiccups, and failures into success as we learn and grow together!
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast delves into themes of leadership coaching, personal development, and professional growth. Episodes tackle specific workplace challenges, strategies for overcoming hurdles, and insights on effective leadership practices, with examples such as the discussion on self-awareness and identity in Episode 1, featuring Jewel's journey and lessons on authentic leadership.

Welcome to the Coaching You Up Pod, the show where we dive deep into leadership coaching and development as well as personal and professional growth. We will explore real time solutions to workplace challenges and overall professional growth! Whether you’re an aspiring leader, executive leader, celebrity with influence, or just a curious learner, we’ve got you covered!
Join Dr. Jumanne Sledge (JR), national leadership expert with over three decades of leadership experience in education, government, corporate, and non profit, as we bring you bi-weekly episodes filled with interviews, discussions, stories about specific themes or topics covered in the workplace and throughout life.
Expect in-depth analysis, raw storytelling, parking lot conversations, light humor, and amazing guests.
Hit subscribe & like and tune in – let’s transform missteps, hiccups, and failures into success as we learn and grow together!
Episode 2 : Reframing Failure for Growth
Dr. discusses the importance of reframing failure as a tool for growth and self-reflection, especially for leaders and overachievers. He emphasizes the need for support systems, such as mentors and coaches, to help professionals navigate failures and learn from them. The conversation also touches on the challenges faced by minority leaders, particularly black male leaders, in organizations and the importance of perseverance in the face of setbacks. Dr. highlights the value of using failure as an opportunity to address blind spots and improve self-awareness, while cautioning against confusing growth with conformity in organizational settings.
The conversation also touches on systemic barriers faced by minority leaders, particularly African American men, and the importance of creating cultures of learning in organizations through vulnerable leadership and storytelling.
✨ Hit subscribe and tune in to learn how to own your narrative, center your voice, and lead with intention.
Website: https://coachupnow.org/

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