The Management Minute with Dr. Donita Brown

Delivering Excellence - Interview with Jonathan Barnes

Dr. Donita Brown Season 3 Episode 9

This episode's interview is with Jonathan Barnes, Founding Partner of Work Heartily, LLC and Executive Coach with Full Focus.

He shares stories and advice based on his management experiences, including the importance of:

  • Having a regular cadence of one-on-one meetings 
  • Conducting task audits to ensure you are spending at least 85% of your time in the "Desire Zone"
  • Defining what excellence looks like and then proceeding with that plan
  • Understanding and reflecting on what you need to keep doing, improve upon, start doing, and stop doing individually and as a team
  • Carving out time to think strategically about the business

He answers the same questions as each podcast guest:

  • How do your values impact your management philosophy?
  • Who or what has had the most impact on your management style?
  • What book has made the biggest impact on you?