{"id":12211,"date":"2024-07-26T10:46:22","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T17:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=11405"},"modified":"2025-01-07T16:14:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T00:14:54","slug":"jen-buck-skills-of-effective-leadership","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/resources\/jen-buck-skills-of-effective-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Jen Buck on Developing the Skills of Effective Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this episode of The Dental Economist Show, host Mike Huffaker is joined by Jen Buck, an acclaimed keynote speaker, leadership trainer, and COO of the One Hundred Angels Foundation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Join them as they discuss:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transformative leadership<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Training methods that can benefit dental organizations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The importance of clear communication and non-punishing feedback<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Navigating generational differences in the workplace<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jen Buck is an acclaimed keynote speaker and leadership trainer. She is also COO of the One Hundred Angels Foundation, who aim to bring comfort and dignity to rural communities in need. Jen has been a Business Development Consultant for Synergistic Development since 1998 and is the author of several books, including:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resilient Women in Life and Business<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18 Successful Business Women Share Their Best Thinking and Strategies to Build an Inspiring Life and Business<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Art of Being Assertive: Become Positive, Effective and Successful The Assertive Way<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OGKHty62KRk?si=cD5rVlwyxavQ-WUc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><b>Episode Highlights<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>\u00a0Great Leaders Are Made, Not Born: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jen believes that anyone can be a great leader, saying they are \u201cmade\u201d rather than \u201cborn.\u201d She also emphasizes that leadership is a skill that can be developed, and while some individuals may have innate qualities\u2014for instance, the ability to inspire others\u2014that make them more inclined to be effective leaders, honing the necessary skill set is essential. Jen emphasizes that great leaders are defined by their priorities and their focus, whether that\u2019s about them or the people they lead. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Assertive vs. Aggressive:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Jen says that it is healthy to be concerned about creating fear in others and that leaders should focus on being assertive rather than aggressive. She emphasizes the importance of clear communication and non-punishing feedback. Directness, specificity, and non-punishing approaches are the foundations of effective communication in leadership. Jen says that adults should not be in fear when they&#8217;re in the workplace. They shouldn&#8217;t be afraid to speak up to admit failure to go to their leader when they&#8217;re insecure\u2014this is not a sign of good leadership.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Crossing the Generational Divide: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jen explains that there are currently four generations in the workplace, and each has different needs and expectations. While older generations may prefer formalities and traditional leadership styles, younger generations value flexibility, face-to-face interactions, and a sense of making an impact. Jen emphasizes that fairness, respect, honesty, dignity, engagement, and effective communication are essential across all generations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Development as a Cornerstone of Leadership:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Jen highlights the value of making development a cornerstone of leadership, whether through training, digital programs, conferences, mentorship, or employee resource groups (ERGs). She cites the example of Jeff Weiner, the head of LinkedIn, who spends an hour and a half every day talking with his people and just talking about their goals as a human being and how he can support them. Although this focus on development may take more time initially, Jen stresses the benefits in the long-run.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Like and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-dental-economist-show\/id1725109317\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2GG6pL2h3sSuoWYmPWDCKw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.bcast.fm\/the-dental-economist-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bCast<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of The Dental Economist Show, host Mike Huffaker is joined by Jen Buck, an acclaimed keynote speaker, leadership trainer, and COO of the One Hundred Angels Foundation.\u00a0&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12258,"template":"","categories":[80,1427,128,88,146],"tags":[43,57,147,75],"resource_type":[1336],"class_list":["post-12211","resources","type-resources","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dental-industry","category-dental-service-organization","category-dso","category-planet-dds","category-practice-management","tag-dso","tag-planet-dds","tag-practice-management","tag-training","resource_type-podcast"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resources\/12211","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resources"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/resources"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12211"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12211"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12211"},{"taxonomy":"resource_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planetdds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resource_type?post=12211"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}