FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 24, 2024
CONTACT
Jessica Walter, jessica@leadingperspectives.org
NEWS RELEASE
January 24, 2024 – Jessica Walter, a former communication executive and global leadership consultant, made an unexpected discovery in her research into the shifting expectations around work life and the environments employees are willing to work in.
“Three characteristics were continually appearing in the research as I looked at the differences between the work environments of high-performing teams and low-performing teams. The teams experiencing connection, protection, and appreciation at work were more likely to perform at higher levels over the long term,” Walter explained.
According to Walter, the same three characteristics – connection, protection, and appreciation – also showed up in employees’ reasons for leaving a position or staying at their current job. “What was unexpected is that these characteristics were also a perfect match to how we define the desired experience of ‘love’ in relationships outside of work.”
Walter’s study included input from more than 200,000 employees from a variety of job types, industries, and locations. She translated the insights from the study into a model of society’s new requirements for work life and a new leadership system. Both are included in her book, Shifting the Energy: How Love Leads Remarkable Teams, published earlier this month.
“The pandemic completely changed the landscape of the work world, and I wanted to give leaders a playbook for effective leadership in this new era,” Walter shared.
Walter previously spent 15 years on the executive teams of government, non-profit, and publicly traded businesses before transitioning into research and advisory roles, including senior positions at a global consulting firm.
She studied executive influence at the Wharton School, earned a master’s degree in leadership at Duquesne University, and earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communication from Towson University. She holds the Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) and certifications as a Leadership Coach and a Hogan Assessments Advisor.
Her new book, Shifting the Energy: How Love Leads Remarkable Teams, is available on Amazon and Audible.
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BOOK EXCERPTS
Audio clip on YouTube – “When/how ‘love’ revealed itself as the antidote to burnout, toxic cultures, and bad bosses” (TRT 2:58)
Audio clip on YouTube – “Landscape of the work world was permanently changed” (TRT 0:21)
PDF of manuscript – Chapters 1-3
Image from manuscript – “We wanted to fill life with more purpose and joy”
Amazon listing – includes additional portions of manuscript
PHOTOS
Author Jessica Walter at McDaniel College, Westminster, Md. Photo by Kelly Heck Photography.
AUTHOR’S SOCIAL MEDIA
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicawalterapr/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejessicawalter/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadingPerspectives
- “Love at work? What the reserach says” (TRT 2:12): https://youtu.be/J1nYi9Cmh2s
- “How ‘love’ showed up in the future of work life” (TRT 1:19): https://youtu.be/jXgjVrcLhgg
JESSICA WALTER’S EXTENDED PROFESSIONAL BIO
A former communication executive and global leadership advisor, Jessica Walter has been helping leaders solve culture, engagement, and communication challenges since 2002.
She spent 15 years on the executive teams of government, non-profit, and publicly traded businesses before transitioning into research and advisory roles, including senior positions at a global consulting firm.
Her research includes leading multiple studies on communication, relationships, and leadership effectiveness that included input from more than 200,000 employees across multiple industries, job types, and geographic regions. She recently published the insights from her research in her book, Shifting the Energy: How Love Leads Remarkable Teams.
Walter has presented practical and perspective-shifting advice on leadership and communication to a variety of audiences, including the annual conferences and leadership summits for psychologists, CEOs, emergency responders, communication teams, financial services employees, and government leaders.
Jessica studied executive influence at the Wharton School, earned a master’s degree in leadership at Duquesne University, and earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communication from Towson University. She holds the Accreditation in Public Relations (APR) and certifications as a Leadership Coach and a Hogan Assessments Advisor.
She lives near Gettysburg and is the mom to a former U.S. Army Paratrooper from the 82nd Airborne Division.
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