Jeanet Wade is an Expert EOS Implementer, the founder of Business Alchemist, and the best-selling author of The Human Team: So, You Created A Team But People Showed Up! Her coaching framework allows leadership teams to simplify complex problems and drive bottom-line results. Jeanet has over 25 years of leadership experience, which fuels her passion for helping entrepreneurs maximize the growth and effectiveness of their businesses.
Jeanet’s facilitating, teaching, and coaching style has made her a prominent EOS Implementer and one of the Top 100 People to Know to Succeed in Business by St. Louis Small Business Monthly. She resides in Missouri with her business partner and husband, Marshall Wade.
How did you come up with the title for your book The Human Team: So, You Created a Team But People Showed Up?
It started out with the frustration that managers have when people “show up” on their team. Many leaders and managers don’t know how to handle “humanness.” That was the working title in my head, the “but people showed up” line. That became the subtitle. The Human Team came out of my belief that we create healthy business growth and healthy teams the same way; by seeing the people on our teams as human and “activating” their human potential.
How do you find your passion?
I find my passion in making things better for others, especially when I’ve been in their shoes. I always think, “There has to be a way that is better for humans and businesses.” So when I was frustrated by not being able to achieve my own potential in toxic workplaces, I became driven to solve this so that we have healthier workplaces for all.
What is one of the key motivators that you feel drive employee morale in today’s work environment?
I believe that all six of the human needs I’ve identified are factors in motivation and morale. But the one I would say is the key motivator is Consideration. When we feel considered for our value as a human, and we are treated with consideration and appreciation, we are naturally motivated to strive and contribute.
What was your biggest challenge in writing your first book, and how did you overcome that challenge?
I had an ongoing mental dialogue about whether or not my work was valuable enough to warrant a book and if another book was really needed in the world. I only wanted to do it if it would be valuable. When I ran it by a few trusted colleagues, I knew I had to do it. I also believed that it would be most valuable if it was simple, accessible, and easy to understand and apply. I think complexity is easy; simplicity is hard. I was driven to simplify, and the book was the outcome.
Now that the first book is out and doing well, is there another book in the works in 2023 or what, in general, is the next step for you and your business in 2023?
I’ve been creating a series of eBooks as companions to The Human Team. These are focused on responding to current business challenges and trends and are meant to augment the broader focus of the book. The first one, How to Maximize Your Company’s Greatest Asset, is available to download here, and the second, written in collaboration with the Charter Certified Human Team Activators, will be released in January 2023. I’m continuing to speak to audiences about The Six Facets of Human Needs™, and of course, my core commitment will always be working with teams to create healthy teams and growing businesses.
