Episode Details

Jacqueline M. Baker is a speaker, author, leadership consultant and advisor known for her unique approach to modern etiquette and leadership. As the author of The Unexpected Leader: Discovering the Leader Within You and Leader by Mistake: Becoming A Leader One Mistake At A Time, she frequently speaks and writes on the leadership-for-all concept.

Her inspiration and expertise comes from more than a decade as the founder and principal consultant for Scarlet, a consultancy that provides leadership training to Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, community organizations and individuals across the globe. She also leverages her experience serving in a number of corporate board and community service roles.

An avid dinner-party hostess, Jacqueline creates space and opportunities to gather groups for compelling conversation, delicious cuisine and untraditional ways for continued leadership development. She is also the host of the podcast, Just Start™: From Ideas To Action.

Show Highlights

• Reading "mildew letters" to remind you of your greatness.

• Remember you default to cut the response time when your negative inner critic joins the discussion.

• Understanding what are the rubber balls and not the glass balls you can divvy out to help others grow on their journey.

• Giving yourself permission to see yourself as a leader, is the first step you need.

• Stop leaving your leadership qualities and the front door.

• The unexpected leader will help you level up your "leadership wheel."

• Filter your "life thesis document" to prioritize your ideas.

"Scarlet, which is now a leadership consultancy. But Scarlet First started out as an etiquette company, specifically targeting teen girls. We've grown to be a leadership consultancy over time. But there are two lessons that I wanna pull out of that question. And one is, it's amazing when you give yourself permission to start things, start a business or start your learning journey, the lessons that you get from it that you never anticipated."

-Jacqueline Baker

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