How to Treat Nervous System Regulation as the Vital Sign of Leadership with Jenn Adamson

<p>Jenn Adamson built a career that doesn't fit into a single job title. She's a registered nurse, an executive coach, a TEDx speaker, and an author, and on this episode of A Category of One, she explains what all of it actually has in common.</p><p></p><p>Jenn spent years on the front lines of healthcare, including leading a team of 75 nurses through some of the hardest days of the pandemic. That experience shapes the way she now coaches senior leaders and founders. She talks about the moment a doctor walks into a room and everyone's vital signs shift, and how that same effect happens with leaders, whether they realize it or not.</p><p></p><p>Jenn and Leslie get into what it actually takes to lead from a regulated place instead of a performed one. That includes an honest look at ambition, the role ego plays in leadership, and why the most regulated person in a room tends to be the one people trust.</p><p></p><p>In this episode:</p><ul><li>Why a leader's nervous system state affects everyone around them</li><li>The difference between ego that protects and ego that drives</li><li>How to tell if ambition is coming from alignment or from proving something</li><li>Why journaling became Jenn's most consistent tool for staying regulated</li><li>What it means to let a calling take more than one form</li></ul><p><br /><b>Connect with Jenn Adamson:</b></p><p><b>Website: </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.jennadamson.com" target="_blank"><b>https://www.jennadamson.com</b></a></p><p><b>LI: </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamjennadamson/" target="_blank"><b>https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamjennadamson/</b></a></p><p><b>IG: </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/iamjennadamson" target="_blank"><b>https://www.instagram.com/iamjennadamson</b></a><br /></p><p><b>Connect with Leslie Silverman:</b></p><p><b>IG: </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/lesliesilverman/" target="_blank"><b>https://www.instagram.com/lesliesilverman/</b></a></p><p><b>LI: </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-silverman-hive180/" target="_blank"><b>https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-silverman-hive180/</b></a></p><p><b>FB:  </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/leslie.a.silverman" target="_blank"><b>https://www.facebook.com/leslie.a.silverman</b></a></p><p><b>Website: </b><a rel="noopen