The Fall 2024 Cohort of Joyfully Managed Worklife is full.

The next cohort will begin in either November 2024 or January 2025. To join the waitlist to be notified when the next cohort will happen, please sign up below with your email address.

Is this true for you (or someone on your team)?  

Introducing the Joyfully Managed Worklife group program. 

I’m inviting you to join this cohort experience so that we can create that reality together for you. You deserve that.

This is a 6-week small group cohort that includes the support you need to really create the calm and effective work life you desire: 

• On-demand access to private community space with Jess and the others in the group for asking questions, getting support, and building your professional network with others in the cohort.
  
  
• Live, proven-to-be-effective workshops created for real people who juggle the modern stress of leading teams, managing projects, raising families, and navigating the millions of other obligations nipping at our heels on any given day.
  
  
• Planning your week live session. This workshop will support you, whether you like to get organized on paper or digitally, to put in place a proven weekly and daily planning process that works for you in your specific role and organization, including how to prioritize spending your time on the highest-leverage tasks and what to do when you inevitably must adjust because something changes mid-week.
  
  
• Getting your email under control live session. We'll take your email inbox from a place of overwhelm to a much more effective tool for you at work, including guidance on how to keep your email inbox under control moving forward. 
  
  
• Refreshing your systems at work live session. Taking time to get your work systems freshened up is critical to being able to get "in flow" at work. We'll talk about the most impactful things to get polished up and create accountability and space together to make sure that actually happens.
  
  
• Project management best practices live session. You'll leave with clarity on where your project management practices are strong and where you can take them to the next level. We'll have work time built in to plan next steps for a project your are managing right now or about to kick off.
  
  
• Managing up, down, and laterally for results live session. We'll dive into practical and research-based strategies for managing a team at work, managing up to your boss, and managing laterally to external and internal colleagues to accomplish your most important work.
  
  
• Managing your energy to avoid burnout live session. Taking time to replenish energy is key to being able to perform at our best. You will get a chance to assess their current energy levels in different aspects of life and create a realistic plan for how to rejuvenate yourself regularly.
  
  
• Weekly resources like printables, templates, and other tools for each of our 6 weeks.
  
  
• Unlimited access to asking Jess questions via email, in our live sessions, and in our community space. In the past we've covered all sorts of topics that participants need like prioritization, procrastination, browser tabs organizing, running meetings, productivity apps, getting too much mail at your house, how to setup standard operating procedures for your team, the best books to read as a team culture leader, and more. If it's related to work, go ahead and ask it!
  
  
• Recordings of all live sessions to revisit if helpful, or review if you cannot join a live session.

• You’ll feel that lovely sense of “togetherness” that comes when you feel on top of what’s happening
• Your team at work will notice how your systems and structures improve your ability to lead You will be able to work a reasonable number of hours while still getting the important work done

Frequently Asked Questions

I'm skeptical that an online cohort can actually help me get more organized. Let me share a few things that past participants have shared:

• “As a neurodivergent person this was exactly what I needed. Thank you for easy to follow steps and easy to learn tools/strategies.” - Yasmin Navarro
  
  
• "I wanted to share that this series has really helped me to unlock a new place within myself--I am still trying to put my finger on it. I have taken other highly-acclaimed trainings and spent time with Asana, Weekly Planning, and project management tools before. There's something about your candor, tone, presentation decks and built in work blocks that has been magic for me! I literally have been calmer than usual amidst several very compacted weeks. Thank you. I am feeling so grateful to be working with you!" -Drea B
  
  
• "I gained so much from the Joyfully Managed Worklife cohort! Jess did a brilliant job of choosing topics that are relevant and high impact. During every call, I got a ton of tangible suggestions that I could put into practice right away. Even amongst the seemingly nonstop requests that are coming my way, I feel so much clearer and more confident in my ability to prioritize my time and ensure the important things aren't falling through the cracks. This investment was definitely worth it!!" -Jenny M.
  
  
• "I was blown away by Jessica's workshop today - so powerful and down-to-earth. I love her approach and friendly touch to ease us all and help us organize. Jessica, thank you for delivering such an incredible tool/relief/blessing. You rock!" - Erika Gutierrez
  
  

What are the dates? When are the live sessions? 

•  The cohort will begin on Tuesday, September 3rd and run through Friday, October 11, 2024.
  
  
• The live sessions will be on 5 Mondays with 1 Tuesday to account for Labor Day (September 3rd instead of 2nd) at 11am PT/2pm ET for 75 minutes each with an optional 15-minutes for additional Q&As. In case a full list is easier to check your calendar for them (it is for me!), here you go:
  • Tuesday, 9/3 at 11am PT/2pm ET
    
  • Monday, 9/9 at 11am PT/2pm ET
  • Monday, 9/16 at 11am PT/2pm ET
  • Monday, 9/23 at 11am PT/2pm ET
  • Monday, 9/30 at 11am PT/2pm ET
  • Monday, 10/7 at 11am PT/2pm ET
    
    
• The sessions will be recorded for anyone unable to join live, so no stress if you cannot make it to a few of the sessions.
  
  
• I will offer weekly bonus get-it-done hours - these are optional but give you space and time to focus on implementing the ideas you're learning in our sessions (and a little extra Q&A time with me and your fellow cohort members!). This is a popular aspect in previous cohorts, and generally happen on Thursdays at 11am with a few Fridays instead sprinkled in for scheduling reasons.
  
  

I don’t have time to participate in this - I’m already too busy!

• I hear you. I know the Catch-22 well of wanting to find ways to make things less stressful and chaotic while not feeling capable of finding the energy and time to actually make those changes. In my experience, the support and accountability of joining a live experience is the one way that I’ve found to make changes in my life when I was struggling to prioritize those changes. 
  
  

 I've tried other organizational programs before, and they didn't work for me.

• I’m not going to prescribe that you work in a particular way. I don’t think it’s effective to tell folks they should be using this particular task management system or notebook or planner or anything specific. Our brains all work differently. What is true is that there are some high-level frameworks, best practices, and approaches that have worked for hundreds of people who I’ve coached or supported in workshops. And I believe that they can work for you too. We’ll have lots of space for you to ask questions and design approaches that fit your role, your context, and your style.

I prefer to figure things out on my own rather than relying on a structured program.

• I get it. I’m often in the same camp. And can I lovingly ask – how’s that going for you? I think the support of a group of others who are working on the same things - who GET it - is likely to feel really helpful for you and ensure you get much better results than going it on your own.

I can find plenty of free resources and tips online. Why should I pay for an live group experience?

• You certainly can google some of these topics, and I bet you’ll get some tips! The magic is in the accountability to put them to work, tweak them to make them work for you, and do it in a strategic order that makes the most sense for how our brains work. I’ve worked with hundreds of folks and have learned a lot about what helps these practices actually stick, and I’d love to get you out of the search engine rabbit hole and into a better use of your time that actually works. 
  
  

 Who is this Jessica person running the course?

• I’m based in the SF Bay Area (Brentwood to be specific), and I moved here last year after living in Oakland, CA the last 20 years. I have two kids (ages 8 and 10). I started my career as a classroom teacher, began leading teacher professional development, and then was a co-founder to a nonprofit education advocacy organization where I led for 10+ years. Now I lead workshops and retreats for teams and create online resources to help folks get organized at work and home. 

Payment Options

• You can pay online here on this page in full.
• You can pay in installments using Klarna, Affirm, or Afterpay. 
• Jessica can submit an invoice to your company or organization.