Undercover Boss
As Super Bowl fever sweep the country, it was the new show called Undercover Boss that followed that caught my attention. That officially makes me an Organizational Development geek, right? The premise of the show is that a top company executive goes undercover to work in the trenches of the organization.\n\nThe first show featured, Larry […]
New Clients: Cal Pac Sheet Metal and OC Metals
\n Mari Kurtz, CEO/President of Cal Pac Sheet Metal and OC Metals has retained Janine McDonald and Linda Krall to help position her two companies for readiness as the economic recovery starts. To kick off 2010 Kurtz retained McDonald and Krall to help find creative solutions to diversify and grow the businesses while taking care […]
Crafting a Vision Statement Together
J9 Leading Solutions partnered with Linda Krall to co-facilitate a retreat for over 70 staff and Board members for a non-profit that provides counseling for children and their families. Like many organizations they had recently transitioned leadership when their long-time Executive Director stepped down. This can be a time of uncertainty and unrest for employees, […]
President’s Leadership Academy Kicks Off
Anticipating a rebound in the home building industry, BIA/OC has chosen Janine McDonald, CEO of J9 Leading Solutions to train emerging leaders from Orange County’s premier builders and developers. The President’s Leadership Academy is designed to enhance leadership capabilities.
J9 Writes Article for Hybrid Mom Magazine
\n\nMother your ambitions. The founding vision of Hybrid Mom is to provide moms with the inspiration, tools, and opportunities they need to fulfill their personal and professional ambitions. A recent article highlighted several moms that started successful businesses for under $1,000. I was asked to provide advice for their readers that might be thinking about […]
J9LS Launches Program with United Way
In partnership with Boeing, Pelican Hill Resort, The Island Hotel and Irvine Community Apartments an initiative to help women move toward economic self sufficiency in Orange County has been launched. The United Way identified key areas of need including transportation, career skills and financial literacy for many lower wage working women. Participants will be offered […]
Association of Professional Consultants Featured Speaker
\n \n \n \n The APC has invited us to be their featured speaker for their October event. Along with my business partner Linda Krall, author of The Wild Idea Club, we will be facilitating an interactive workshop sharing tools for better consulting, better teams, and better outcomes. \nBecause we often work “outside” of the […]
Welcome to J9 Leading Solutions
\n \n I have officially entered the final frontier…the blogsphere. A writer at heart, I am excited to share insights and information about management and leadership development. I hope you find this blog to be relevant and interesting, and more importantly fun. If it’s not, I hope you’ll be the first to let me […]