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Jardena London

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If your message is drowning in buzzwords, you’re not being clear — you’re being forgettable. This week, we cut through the noise and sharpen your impa

The Soulful Lens at Work: Like a Hot Knife Through Butter - Sharpen Your Message 🔪🧈💬

In This Edition Of The Soulful Lens at Work: Most people are either too vague or too detailed. Being concise and specific means that you can be brief while still being tangible. SOULFUL: Stop crushing listener’s souls with meandering and gauzy words. Decoding what your message is exhausting people. PRACTICAL: Reclaim time wasted in sloppy communication, and channel them into real business impact. THE CONNECTION: Ditch six empty buzzwords and watch your message land with maximum force. TRY...
If your message is drowning in buzzwords, you’re not being clear — you’re being forgettable. This week, we cut through the noise and sharpen your impact.

The Soulful Lens at Work: Like a Hot Knife Through Butter - Sharpen Your Message 🔪🧈💬

In This Edition Of The Soulful Lens at Work: Most people are either too vague or too detailed. Being concise and specific means that you can be brief while still being tangible. SOULFUL: Stop crushing listener’s souls with meandering and gauzy words. Decoding what your message is exhausting people. PRACTICAL: Reclaim time wasted in sloppy communication, and channel them into real business impact. THE CONNECTION: Ditch six empty buzzwords and watch your message land with maximum force. TRY...
Fixing the wrong things feels productive — until it drains your team and changes nothing. This week, we’re trading busywork for meaningful impact.

The Soulful Lens at Work: Why Your Improvements Are a Waste 🔄 🚫

In This Edition Of The Soulful Lens at Work: Most improvements feel good, but only the right ones actually move the needle. SOULFUL: Fixing anything feels good, but fixing the right things is where integrity (and soul) live. PRACTICAL: Using a blunt instrument for Transformation wastes capacity. Nothing comes without a cost. THE CONNECTION: Don’t let proxy metrics fool you; measure impact, not activity, and let data speak for you. TRY THIS: Pressure-test one improvement this week — forecast,...
Fixing the wrong things feels productive — until it drains your team and changes nothing. This week, we’re trading busywork for meaningful impact.

The Soulful Lens at Work: Why Your Improvements Are a Waste 🔄 🚫

In This Edition Of The Soulful Lens at Work: Most improvements feel good, but only the right ones actually move the needle. SOULFUL: Fixing anything feels good, but fixing the right things is where integrity (and soul) live. PRACTICAL: Using a blunt instrument for Transformation wastes capacity. Nothing comes without a cost. THE CONNECTION: Don’t let proxy metrics fool you; measure impact, not activity, and let data speak for you. TRY THIS: Pressure-test one improvement this week — forecast,...
When crisis hits, we often discard processes that could help. This week, learn why good processes in high-stakes situations are essential for success.

The Soulful Lens at Work: Should you Abandon Process in High-Stakes? 🤔🚨

In This Edition Of The Soulful Lens at Work: When things get intense, do you drop the process—or lean on it?This newsletter explores how soulful, crisis-ready process can protect your people and your outcomes when it matters most. SOULFUL:How do we hold soulfulness when everything feels uncertain? PRACTICAL:What’s your plan when the usual process breaks under pressure? THE CONNECTION:Are you unintentionally adding risk—by cutting the structure that holds people together? TRY THIS:What can do...
When crisis hits, we often discard processes that could help. This week, learn why good processes in high-stakes situations are essential for success.

The Soulful Lens at Work: Should you Abandon Process in High-Stakes? 🤔🚨

In This Edition Of The Soulful Lens at Work: When things get intense, do you drop the process—or lean on it?This newsletter explores how soulful, crisis-ready process can protect your people and your outcomes when it matters most. SOULFUL:How do we hold soulfulness when everything feels uncertain? PRACTICAL:What’s your plan when the usual process breaks under pressure? THE CONNECTION:Are you unintentionally adding risk—by cutting the structure that holds people together? TRY THIS:What can do...

The Soulful Lens at Work: Too Busy to Think? Let’s Fix That. 🧠⏳

In This Edition Of The Soulful Lens at Work: This week we’re looking at why we don’t have time to think, and what it’s costing us. The good news is, we can change it! SOULFUL: Remember when deep work felt good? Flow isn’t fluff—it’s soul fuel. PRACTICAL: No thinking = no edge. Thinking time looks unproductive—until your competitors outpace you. THE CONNECTION: Want to move up? Start thinking like the strategist you’re becoming. TRY THIS: Don’t just hope for time to think—build it in, name it,...
This week, we dive into the importance of thinking time and how it fuels both your career and your soul. Plus, learn how to make thinking a habit.

The Soulful Lens at Work: Too Busy to Think? Let’s Fix That. 🧠⏳

In This Edition Of The Soulful Lens at Work: This week we’re looking at why we don’t have time to think, and what it’s costing us. The good news is, we can change it! SOULFUL: Remember when deep work felt good? Flow isn’t fluff—it’s soul fuel. PRACTICAL: No thinking = no edge. Thinking time looks unproductive—until your competitors outpace you. THE CONNECTION: Want to move up? Start thinking like the strategist you’re becoming. TRY THIS: Don’t just hope for time to think—build it in, name it,...
Ideas often get shut down due to threat responses, not the idea’s merit. This week, we explore defusing those reactions and keep innovation alive.

The Soulful Lens at Work: I Just Got Shut Down in a Meeting! What Now? 🚪🤔

In This Edition Of The Soulful Lens at Work: Having your contribution shut down in a meeting ranks among the most soul-crushing experiences at work. How you handle it can make-or-break the outcome. SOULFUL: Part of the soul-crushing feeling is your power being taken. Take the power back by turning the shut-down into a question. PRACTICAL: Cutting off contributions deprives the organization of ideas and maintains its fragility. Identifying where the system is fragile can help you navigate...
The Soulful Lens at Work Newsletter by Jardena London

The Soulful Lens at Work: Is Experimentation Waste? 🤔💡

In This Edition Of The Soulful Lens at Work: This newsletter has a new format! Let’s walk through what each section means so you’re ready for the next issue. SOULFUL: Learning can feel exhilarating! Trying different things until something works is fun. PRACTICAL: Uncertainty can be a competitive advantage if you can learn and adapt quickly. And it results in a better offering. THE CONNECTION: There is delight in surprises, and a surprising result means you’ve uncovered new information. TRY...