The Big 6 – Christina’s story
The drama and dynamics of the workplace family is chapter 8 in my book, The Freedom Bus, a memoir of my life and work. As the founder of Feel Good Leadership Ltd, the company I started in 2009, and within my role as a corporate leadership coach, I’ve spent over 30 years helping people solve their personal and professional issues. And this has given me a huge insight into what makes us tick. My skills, knowledge, and experience are equally relevant to any human being because
The issues of leadership are the issues of life.
From the boardroom to the psychiatric ward, human issues are much the same.
My work has taken many turns over the years, but my passion remains the same: relating to people as human beings, listening to their stories, and assisting in their hour of need. Nothing makes me happier than helping people feel good and achieve their dreams. Generally, people that I work with hire me because they like me, they trust me and I give them what they need.
My career has not been dissimilar to many in the corporate world. The difference perhaps is that, as well as enthusiasm for the task at hand, I’ve had a parallel passion for people, doing what’s right, and speaking the truth. This has put me in some tricky spots with tough consequences but none that I haven’t been able to handle without too much bother.
During my 30 years in business and corporate life, I’ve come to a profound understanding of the real issues people face in the workplace, and it’s on this depth of insight that I base a large part of my work. Knowing how to resolve conflict, and understanding how family and organisational systems work, all helps.
Where there are people, there is drama, and it is the relationship dynamics, and dysfunctions, of work and family life that get us all in the end.
Workplace issues are human issues, and not one of us is immune.
Problems at work can be complex and extremely difficult to handle, even for the best of us. Luckily, most of the issues we experience at work are resolvable—even if that means finding another job.
In many respects, there is no better way to think about the issues facing organizations than in terms of families. The problems families face domestically are mirrored in offices, factories, and other work hubs. And, as with any system, they are full of history, complexity, challenge, and change.
12 Corporate lessons: The drama and dynamics of the workplace family
- Imbalances of power
- The belonging rules
- Exclusion
- Hierarchy
- Office Politics
- Toxic Work cultures
- The privilege of power
- Parentification
- Losing our place and falling from grace
- Ambiguity & confusion
- Nuance & cover-up
- The fear of speaking up
The Freedom Bus. The freedom self-discovery brings
As an adoptee, my search for understanding myself was perhaps greater than most. Even so, it’s a journey many people need to make. Within the book, I write from my personal perspective and as a corporate leadership coach. Sharing the process I take my clients through to help them make sense of their situations and find solutions to their biggest questions. Please do not be mistaken. All these 12 corporate lessons are ones that we all face at one time or another, regardless of age, race, or gender. Not one of us is immune.
All Aboard the Freedom Bus
As a corporate leadership coach with over 30 years of helping people solve their personal and professional issues, Jenny gives a heartfelt account of the drama and dynamics of the workplace family with practical tips and coaching techniques on how to resolve them.
As she unlocks the Road to Freedom, we shake off the shackles of the past and embrace the future.https://www.feelgoodleadership.co.uk/project/the-freedom-bus-roadshow/
If you would like to know more about Jenny’s brand new 6-8 week Coaching programme aimed at unlocking leadership superpower and raising behavior from average to outstanding please see The Leadership Burst
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