Enlightened Leadership
Rock Solid Results
Make a Strategic Transformation
Effective leadership blends empathy with strategy to navigate relationships and perform with political savvy.
This is where I step in, ready to help leaders build self-awareness, strengthen emotional intelligence, and sharpen strategic thinking, while cultivating stress management and conflict resolution skills.
This approach equips leaders with the confidence, objectivity and resilience needed to drive meaningful change, spark innovation, and deliver lasting results.
The Leadership Workout
Enlightened leadership starts by strengthening the skill of accurate self-observation, the essential ingredient for increasing self-awareness. Learning to observe your behavior objectively builds self-awareness and forms the foundation for emotional intelligence.
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As you build the skill of self-observation, you will develop the ability to accurately identify your habitual emotional reactions, track the situations or people that trigger them, and learn to step back, detach, and self-regulate.
“It’s not the stress that kills us; it is our reaction to it” (Hans Selye). Selye coined the term “stressor” to distinguish the triggering event.
No one is immune to stress. It can elevate your performance or overwhelm and debilitate you. Learning to manage your automatic emotional and physical reactions will prepare you to handle stressors, threats and events, and quickly reestablish equilibrium.
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Once “stress triggers” are identified, practicing Diaphragmatic Breathing is one of the most effective ways to bring the body back to a state of rest, or homeostasis, which is essential for well-being and strategic thinking.
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The first step to sharpen strategic thinking is to learn how to observe and regulate your automatic thoughts, habitual self-talk and inner dialogue.
Through awareness and purposeful control of these thoughts, you will become more deliberate and strategic about your inner dialogue and subsequent behavior, which will impact interpersonal dynamics and influence leadership capacity and authority.
The ability to manage conflict and defuse tension is a vital leadership skill that creates a safe, positive, and productive workplace.
Leaders who recognize and regulate their own emotions and understand the feelings and perspectives of others--even when they don’t share them--demonstrate the emotional intelligence needed to effectively manage conflict.
Understanding your primary conflict style is an essential first step. It allows you to develop competence in other conflict-handling styles, and provides the flexibility needed to assess each situation and choose the most effective approach. This enables you to steer conflict in the direction that best serves the circumstances, and supports strong outcomes for individuals and teams.
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The ability to build high-performing teams is an essential leadership competency for achieving sustainable results.
The key is to engage, empower, and align team members so they can leverage each other’s strengths while minimizing unproductive efforts.
Teams that share a clear and common purpose, foster strong collaboration, and follow effective work processes are best positioned to thrive and to succeed more quickly in today’s complex and rapidly changing environment.
Executive presence is
the ability to earn trust,
inspire confidence, and
command respect.
By speaking with focus and purpose, delivering clear and concise messages, and communicating with credibility and authenticity, leaders can articulate a compelling vision grounded in facts, real-life examples, and relatable stories.
This approach enables leaders to build meaningful connections, deepen engagement, and strengthen their influence, enthusiasm, and the trust of others.
About Jane Zimmerman, Ph.D.
Jane combines the political savvy of a seasoned marketing and communications executive with the insight and empathy of a Clinical Psychologist. Outcome oriented, dynamic and pragmatic, Jane works with leaders to help elevate self-awareness, hone emotional intelligence and strategic thinking, and master stress management skills.
Jane partners with clients in her private practice to address key issues and achieve behavioral and business results aligned with the bottom-line objectives and values of the organization. Passionate and committed to her coachee's success, she is dedicated to enhancing the effectiveness of today’s leaders facing complex business challenges and diverse workplace cultures.
At Lee Hecht Harrison, a global leadership development and workforce transformation organization, Jane serves as a Certified Executive Coach and group facilitator to senior leaders in the corporate sector. Clients include Bayer, AstraZeneca, Northwell Health, Intermountain Health, Amex, HSBC, Rite Aid, Crocs, PVH, Panera, John Templeton Foundation, WeWork, MoMA, and others.
Jane works with nonprofit and public sector leaders in her affiliation with Harris Rand Lusk, a national executive recruitment firm. She conducts assessments and evaluations, provides change management, conflict resolution, team building, communication and staff integration services, and works one-to-one with senior executives. Clients include World Animal Protection, SPCA International, Center for Biological Diversity, Project for Public Spaces, The New York Academy of Medicine, Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy, Pace University, Maimonides, and others.
As Chief Communications Officer, Jane worked at the Physician Affiliate Group of New York, designing and overseeing leadership programs for physicians and thought leadership retreats for Board members.
As Chief Marketing Officer at the Mount Sinai Medical Center, she led integrated marketing, communications, and brand strategy to elevate national reputation and increase utilization of service-line sub-specialties.
As Sr. Vice President at NYC Health+Hospitals, the largest public hospital system in the country, Jane led H+H’s and Metroplus Insurance’s first ever multi-lingual, multi-media advertising and marketing campaigns, and its first customer satisfaction program, which included 16,000 users across eight service lines.
As Associate Commissioner for NYC Department of Mental Health, she led media advocacy for the Community Reinvestment Act mental health legislation, and created Youth Against Violence: Choose to DeFuse, a citywide youth violence prevention community and school-based public education program.
At Safe Horizon, she directed its first branding initiative to raise funds and position the organization as the nation’s leading victim’s assistance provider.
She also worked with the Scientist’s Institute for Public Information where she developed a forum for Nobel Laureate Scientists and Television News Directors: TV News: The Cutting Edge. A Briefing on Breaking Stories in Science, Technology and Medicine.
Jane earned her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Arizona, specializing in self-awareness, and the development of behavioral self-observation, a methodology to monitor behavior objectively.
She also specialized in Environmental Psychology and was awarded a grant from the Solar Energy Research Institute (now the National Renewable Energy Laboratory) to conduct dissertation research on the Values and Lifestyles of Solar Users applying the technology of behavioral self-observation.
Jane served as Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, at NYU’s Langone Medical Center and as Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, at Mount Sinai Medical Center. She trained at the University of California-San Francisco, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and the Graduate Center of CUNY.
As a pre-doctoral student, Jane was awarded a AAAS Mass Media Science Fellowship and produced award-winning social commentaries and documentaries at CBS News, where she began her career.
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What You Should Know
Dr. Zimmerman offers a comprehensive suite of services to senior executives, drawing on her expertise in Leadership Development, Executive Coaching, and Clinical Psychology. Her integrated approach emphasizes self-awareness, emotional intelligence, strategic thinking, and effective stress management skills -- empowering leaders to perform at their highest level while producing meaningful and sustainable results.
With a unique blend of experience as a seasoned Marketing and Communications Executive and a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, Dr. Zimmerman brings emotional intelligence, strategic insight and political savvy to her work. This combination enables her to navigate complex business challenges, identify growth opportunities, and serve as a trusted partner in driving transformative leadership outcomes.
Dr. Zimmerman partners with a diverse range of clients, including C-suite executives and senior leaders across corporate, nonprofit and public sectors. Her work spans multiple industries -- healthcare, finance, fashion, retail, the arts, education, environmental initiatives, animal welfare, and more, reflecting her ability to support leaders navigating complex and varied organizational landscapes.
Yes, Dr. Zimmerman specializes in addressing critical issues that influence both individual behavior and organizational performance. She partners closely with clients to deliver outcomes that support professional development goals while advancing the strategic objectives and overall success of their organizations.
Your first session will be an open and candid conversation focused on understanding your unique challenges and goals. Dr. Zimmerman will explore your key performance and behavioral strengths, identify areas for growth, and clarify desired behavioral outcomes. This session also lays the foundation for a personalized coaching plan and strategy designed to meet your specific needs.
Working with Dr. Zimmerman over the long-term fosters meaningful personal and professional growth. Her proven approach builds self-awareness, objectivity, compassion and deeper self-understanding, while enhancing critical leadership skills such as emotional intelligence, strategic thinking, conflict resolution, and stress management. With her ongoing guidance, leaders build the resilience and key competencies needed to navigate complex challenges and achieve sustained success.
Fees for Dr. Zimmerman’s services vary based on the scope, duration, and type of engagement. Each executive coaching or consulting relationship is tailored to the client’s unique goals and professional needs. Please contact Dr. Zimmerman to discuss your objectives and receive a personalized proposal and fee structure.
To begin working with Dr. Zimmerman, please contact her directly via the email provided. An initial online consultation will be scheduled to discuss your specific needs and how her services can be tailored to support your leadership goals and professional objectives.
