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Jennifer joins Tammy Gooler Loeb on Work From the Inside Out.

Jennifer Fondrevay told me something that I have never before heard from a guest. As a young child, she wanted to become the Ambassador to France and even more remarkably she continued to have that goal throughout her college years into graduate school. Jennifer’s father is French and her grandmother lived with them until she was three years old, so she learned French first, English second. She majored in French and political science undergrad and then continued with her graduate studies at the Thunderbird School Of Global Management where she studied international business, specializing in marketing and advertising. Jennifer figured if the ambassadorship didn’t materialize, her fallback plan was in marketing or advertising. It appears to have worked out extremely well, although Jennifer’s Dad still hopes that she’ll pursue the diplomacy route one day.

In this week’s Work From The Inside Out podcast, learn more about Jennifer’s journey: 

• When her Harvard Business Review (HBR) article, “After a Merger, Don’t Let “Us vs. Them” Thinking Ruin the Company” went viral, Jennifer recognized the power and interest in a human-centric approach to business transformation, where employees are at the heart of the change. 
• In addition to HBR, Jennifer also shares her expertise as a contributor to Fast Company, Inc, Thrive Global, and Forbes.

Jennifer returns to the Master Communicator podcast, joining host Stacey McKibbin for a fast-fire 6 questions in 10 minutes.

I was interviewed on the podcast, GOING SOLO: Building Your Own Successful Business After a Late Career Job Loss. Listen to host David Shriner-Cahn and me discuss strategies for listening for important clues about gaps in the marketplace LISTEN HERE

We discuss:

• The people challenges of Mergers & Acquisitions [03:29]
• A premortem: getting all senior leaders on the same page [07:50]
• Taking into account the future that employees envision for themselves [09:48]
• The stages that employees go through during a merger [12:05]
• How to let go of past achievements and pivot how you can contribute to the future [15:30]
• The part about Mergers & Acquisitions no one’s talking about [18:04]
• If you’re passion about it, that can make you a force for good [20:58]
• Drilling down on a niche [22:51]
• Why you need to be a good consultant [24:27]