S3E6: Candid Leadership with Jessica Bonjorni

On this episode, Dr. Shari Dade is joined by Jessica Bonjorni. Ms. Bonjorni was appointed to the position of Chief, Human Capital Management, for the Office of Human Capital Management for the Veterans Health Administration in April 2020. In this capacity, Ms. Bonjorni leads the strategic integration of Workforce Management and Consulting; Institute for Leadership, Education, and Development; and the National Center for Organization Development to support the human capital systems for nearly 380,000 VHA employees and over 120,000 health professions trainees. In her role, Ms. Bonjorni provides guidance, information, and consultation to VHA Central Office components, VHA health care facilities, Veterans Integrated Service Networks, and external entities such as health professional organizations, Congress, and other Federal agencies.

Listen in for a discussion on the importance of showing up authentically and candidly and how this can often inspire and engage your workforce in significant ways.

Closed Caption Transcript is available at:
https://www.sharedfedtraining.org/Podcasts/TATF_S3E6.pdf
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Key Lessons:

1. Take time to ask yourself the question, “What type of leader do I want to be?”. Actively work to become that leader. Challenge yourself and have to courage to act against any behaviors that conflict with the answer to that question.
2. Candid leaders have the confidence to be authentic in their spaces. Psychological safety is needed to create pathways for candidness. Confidence is often what we want but courage/audacity is the first step we need to get there.
3. We all have a responsibility to create candidness in the workplace!

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