Wild Courage, Micro-Actions, and Owning Your Career with Jenny Wood

In this episode of Glass Ceilings and Sticky Floors, we’re joined by Jenny Wood, a former Google executive turned keynote speaker, author, and career development expert. Her bold moves, like chasing her now-husband off a subway and launching one of Google’s largest career programs, are just the beginning of what makes her story remarkable.

Topics Covered:

• The Subway Meet-Cute: How Jenny’s bold decision to chase down a stranger changed her life.
• Building a Career at Google: From entry-level to executive leadership and founding Own Your Career.
• The Power of Micro-Moments: How small, courageous actions like following up with a VP can lead to big results.
• Wild Courage Defined: Practical tips for navigating fear, taking risks, and owning your choices.
• The Pencil Sharpener Technique: Why sharing a rough project draft within 24 hours can transform your workplace reputation.
• Not Actually Promotable (NAP) Work: How to say no to tasks that don’t move your career forward.
• The ROCK-CHALK-TALK-WALK Framework: A powerful goal-setting tool to help you identify and achieve your dreams.

Key Takeaways:

• Courage doesn’t have to look like chasing a man off a subway—it’s often found in micro-moments.
• Bias to action is one of the most underrated workplace superpowers.
• Stop doing “NAP” work and start saying yes to tasks that make a measurable impact on your career.
• Naming your goals, saying them out loud, and taking consistent steps (no matter how small) is the key to success.

Links and Resources:

• Connect with Jenny: itsjennywood.com
• Preorder her book: Wild Courage: Go After What You Want and Get It
• Speaking and workshops: itsjennywood.com/speaking

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