Grounded leadership for complex workplaces, career transitions, and purpose-driven professionals.
Grounded leadership for complex workplaces, career transitions, and purpose-driven professionals.
I recently heard a statement that resonated with me: “A giant looks in the mirror and sees nothing.” I didn’t hear that as a story about someone who needs to become bigger, someone who is lost and needs to find their way, someone whose humility should be mistaken for weakness, or someone who needs to …
Over the past year or so, I have been thinking differently about professional growth. For a long time, many of us are taught to think about career advancement vertically: work hard, perform well, earn another credential, accept greater responsibility, and eventually someone recognizes that effort with the next opportunity. Sometimes that happens. Sometimes it doesn’t. …
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. …