Grounded leadership for complex workplaces, career transitions, and purpose-driven professionals.
Grounded leadership for complex workplaces, career transitions, and purpose-driven professionals.
Jaketha Farmer is a grounded leadership, organizational development, and workplace wellness consultant who helps purpose-driven professionals and organizations navigate complex workplaces, career transitions, culture challenges, and leadership growth. Her work brings together public sector leadership, training and development, employee engagement, organizational culture, and holistic resilience. With more than 28 years of experience across public service, …
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For years, much of my professional work, writing, and reflection has been shaped by my experience in libraries, public service, technology leadership, and organizational operations. If you have spent time on Jaketha.com, you may notice older posts that speak directly to library leadership, public service, staff development, workplace culture, and operational challenges within library environments. …
I recently had the opportunity to present two sessions at the Louisiana Library Association (LLA) Conference—an experience that led to meaningful conversations with colleagues across the profession about leadership, collaboration, and workplace culture in libraries. My breakout session, “Breaking Down Silos: Leading with Collaboration,” explored how organizational silos can develop within institutions and how leadership …
Mindfulness in libraries often gets misunderstood as something soft, slow, or optional. In reality, mindfulness at work is a clarity skill—especially in high-interruption environments. It’s not about being calm all the time.It’s about not carrying every moment into the next one. Three practical ways mindfulness shows up at work: Before opening an emailPause for one …