Episode 68: Bringing a human centric approach to work with Jēnna Reese

In a world obsessed with how AI will impact our workplaces, we’ve overlooked a bigger challenge. How we bring more humanity into them.It’s a problem we’ve struggled with since work became a four letter word. Work is supposed to suck. It’s supposed to be drudgery. It’s certainly not supposed to a place where you can experience love and human connection.That would be crazy. Right?🐱 People supporting each other🐱 People trying to understand each other🐱 People showing grace when someone struggles🐱 People having normal conversations with co-workers instead of hiding behind buzzwords and false politenessPfft, that’ll never work.Except it does. And today’s guest on the DesuckifyWork® podcast is living proof. Jēnna Reese started her company, Connect Centric, back in 2009 with a simple mission. To bring a human centric approach to the transactional world of consulting. And 15+ years later, she’s done just that. A successful, thriving business where people are at the heart of what they do. And their clients (who are people too!) seem to actually appreciate it.It’s hard to believe that people, working with other people, serving the needs of other people, would benefit from behaving like people. But it’s 2025 and apparently anything is possible.I, for one, am glad that Jēnna is at the forefront of this “bringing humanity to work” movement. And I think we’d all do well to join her.—————You can follow Jēnna on LinkedIn. And check out her company’s site at connectcentric.com to catch a glimpse of their human-centric approach to IT consulting.My site and my Substack newsletter are also human (and cat) centric. I’m on a mission to make work suck less and I’d love for you to join me. Want to make that desuckification happen ASAP? Let’s set up a free half hour coaching session.If you enjoyed the episode, please like, share, rate, review, subscribe or consider dropping off the grid to start a dairy farm and raising genetically modified nanny goats who yodel “let’s DesuckifyWork®” every time you milk them.Bye, everyone!#desuckifyworkpodcast #desuckifywork #humancentricwork #humanityatwork #executivecoaching Bonus Question from Jēnna to our audience:What is your work persona?🐱 Are you someone who's looking for job stability?🐱 Are you someone who's looking for work-life balance?🐱 Are you looking for an organization that's aligning with your personal values?🐱 Are you looking for an organization that is going to consistently give you a raise 🐱 every year, but you don't expect too much else?If you’d like to watch this episode on YouTube, please click here. Get full access to DesuckifyWork® at tjbennett.substack.com/subscribe