Meet Dr Karen Jacobson

We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Dr Karen Jacobson. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Dr Karen below.

Dr Karen, so great to have you on the platform and excited to have you share your wisdom with our community today. Communication skills often play a powerful role in our ability to be effective and so we’d love to hear about how you developed your communication skills.
I was six years old when we moved to Israel. While I remember the move and my family and living with my grandfather for several months, I have no memories of my time in kindergarten. All I remember from that time was that I could not speak the language. We moved to a neighborhood that had a few American families with kids my age. and in first grade we had to take extra classes to learn Hebrew. It was hard being different, so I made it a point to learn the language quickly. Aside from that I was a bit scared of the teacher that taught us Hebrew, so I wanted to be done quickly.

As a young child, I was a bit of a “book worm” and that helped me with my vocabulary. I was also highly competitive which pushed me to excel. I developed an interest in other languages as well. From phrases to songs, I learned what I could.

My original language barrier as a young child helped me develop empathy towards others with communication issues. From hearing impaired to foreigners, I always made a point to listen to them and help when needed.

Thanks for sharing that. So, before we get any further into our conversation, can you tell our readers a bit about yourself and what you’re working on?
Back in 2012 after more than 20 years as a Family Chiropractor, I started a second business as a consultant and coach. It was supposed to be my “Exit Plan” from Chiropractic. My goal has always been to support people in unlocking their ultimate potential and showing up as High-Performers.

As the business evolved, we shifted from individual client work to companies and their leadership teams. Realizing that by working with teams, they have the opportunity to create a bigger impact on an organization and a community at large.

Drawing from my background in the Israeli army, my years in healthcare, and my experiences as a competitive Latin Ballroom Dancer have provided a unique approach towards working with clients. Through the High-Performance Triad, we developed a method to provide people with a competitive advantage by aligning their mindsets, skillsets, and habits.

These days whether delivering a keynote on stage or facilitating a leadership retreat, we work with organizations in the STEAM area (Science-Technology-Engineering Architecture – Math)

One of the most powerful things is to watch leaders transform. To see the “aha” moment as they embrace a new idea and then implement it with their team members.

If you had to pick three qualities that are most important to develop, which three would you say matter most?
The three qualities that have been most impactful in my own journey aside from my communication skills are resilience, adaptability, and innovation. Looking back at the challenges in my life from an early age and what I needed to do to face adversity with strength and grace. One area specifically that can be helpful to others is what I call “your Bouncability Factor”.

You’re probably wondering what that means.

Let’s face it, as we live life, we will all encounter challenges – having a positive outlook and the ability to find a point of light in a challenge and turn things around is your “Bouncability Factor”.

A simple action is to take a deep breath when faced with a problem, calm your emotions, and step outside of the issue so you can begin to look for solutions.

Do you think it’s better to go all in on our strengths or to try to be more well-rounded by investing effort on improving areas you aren’t as strong in?
I absolutely LOVE this question. As someone who focuses on High-Performance this issue comes up often with clients. I do believe there are things that we can work on and improve, especially when it comes to leadership and communication areas like Active Listening, empathy, or delegation.

We all have strengths and the wise thing to do when running a business or working with a team is to focus on strengths and delegate the weaknesses. think of the old saying “Jack of all trades master of none” No one will ever be perfect. attempting to fix too many shortcomings can be a waste of time.

As an example, I am great at coming up with ideas and systems but terrible at performing repetitive administrative tasks. I probably type no more than 25-30 words a minute if we don’t count my typos. Why not hire someone who is great at that task and let them do the work instead of attempting to “get better” – in the process I’m also providing someone with a job.

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