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JESS CISCO

Jess is the founder, managing partner, and main facilitator for ActiveLeading.
He lives a life that mirrors what ActiveLeading is all about: continual
improvement in leadership, work processes, and health.

 

He's eager to learn about your needs.  Together, let's design solutions for you
or your organization.

 

Click here to schedule an appointment with Jess.


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LEADERSHIP SESSIONS

We provide one-on-one coaching, 30- to 90-minute presentations, and multi-hour
or multi-day leadership workshops. ActiveLeading customizes each session to
achieve the objectives of the client and meet the needs of the participants.



Let us design a session for you.



Let's talk

PROCESS IMPROVEMENT

We teach individuals, groups, and organizations the basic principles of process
improvement.  We also facilitate groups as they apply the tools to real-world
problems. 



Recent clients include Cornell University and Lehigh University.  We are eager
to serve you, too.

Let's Improve

LIFE IS BUSY.  PEOPLE, PROJECTS, PROCESSES, ENDEAVORS--LIFE DEMANDS OUR LIMITED
ATTENTION. 



BUT WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT? WHAT CHOICES AND ACTIONS WILL BRING US THE MOST
HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS? WHERE SHOULD WE FOCUS TO REACH OUR VISION FOR LIFE? 

 

OUR ANSWERS ARE IMPORTANT FOR OURSELVES AND FOR SOCIETY: “THOUGHT IS THE
ORIGINAL SOURCE OF ALL WEALTH, ALL SUCCESS, ALL MATERIAL GAIN, ALL GREAT
DISCOVERIES AND INVENTIONS, AND OF ALL ACHIEVEMENT.” ~CLAUDE M. BRISTOL

EVIDENCE IS ALL AROUND US.



"WE LIVE IN A WORLD FILLED WITH RAPID CHANGE: GOVERNMENTS TOPPLE, PEOPLE RISE
AND FALL, AND TECHNOLOGY HAS CREATED A CONNECTEDNESS THE WORLD HAS NEVER
EXPERIENCED BEFORE. JOSHUA COOPER RAMO BELIEVES THIS ENVIRONMENT HAS CREATED AN
“‘AVALANCHE OF CEASELESS CHANGE,” EXPLAINS THIS FARNAM STREET POST.



SOME RESEARCH SUGGESTS THE MODERN WORLD IS BAD FOR THE BRAIN: LINK.  

 

IN THE RISE OF SUPERMAN: DECODING THE SCIENCE OF ULTIMATE HUMAN PERFORMANCE,
STEVEN KOTLER EXPLAINS, "NOT ONLY IS THE DISTRACTED PRESENT A MISERABLE PLACE TO
BE, IT'S ALSO THE WORST KIND OF SELF-HANDICAPPING. STUDY AFTER STUDY SHOWS THAT
WE'RE TERRIBLE MULTITASKERS. BY TRYING TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE BY BEING
EVERYWHERE AND EVERYWHEN, WE END UP NOWHERE AND NEVER. THE SAD TRUTH IS THAT OUR
LIVES ARE PULLING US IN EVERY DIRECTION SAVE THE ONE WHERE WE'RE MOST
EFFECTIVE."

Focus

LIFE'S CONSTRAINTS INCREASE THE PRESSURE.



BUT WE ARE EXPECTED TO STAY CONNECTED: IN DEEP WORK: RULES FOR FOCUSED SUCCESS
IN A DISTRACTED WORLD, CAL NEWPORT EXPLAINS: "…THE NOW UBIQUITOUS CULTURE OF
CONNECTIVITY, WHERE ONE IS EXPECTED TO READ AND RESPOND TO E-MAILS (AND RELATED
COMMUNICATION) QUICKLY. IN RESEARCHING THIS TOPIC, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL
PROFESSOR LESLIE PERLOW FOUND THAT THE PROFESSIONALS SHE SURVEYED SPENT AROUND
TWENTY TO TWENTY-FIVE HOURS A WEEK OUTSIDE THE OFFICE MONITORING
E-MAIL--BELIEVING IT IMPORTANT TO ANSWER ANY E-MAIL (INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL)
WITHIN AN HOUR OF ITS ARRIVAL." 

 

PERLOW'S RESEARCH EXPLORES A KEY QUESTION THAT ACTIVELEADING FINDS CRITICAL:
"DOES IT REALLY HELP YOUR WORK TO BE CONSTANTLY CONNECTED?"

 

NEWPORT, QUOTING ANOTHER AUTHOR (SCIENCE WRITER WINIFRED GALLAGHER), CAPTURES
JUST HOW IMPORTANT FOCUS IS: "WHO YOU ARE, WHAT YOU THINK, FEEL, AND DO, WHAT
YOU LIVE--IS THE SUM OF WHAT YOU FOCUS ON."

WE EXPERIENCE THE IMPACT IN OUR LIVES.



OUR FOCUS IN LIFE IMPACTS SO MUCH: OUR SENSE OF AUTONOMY (I.E., SAY INTO THOSE
THINGS THAT DIRECTLY AFFECT US), OUR FEELINGS OF BEING INVOLVED IN MEANINGFUL
WORK, AND OUR SENSE OF MASTERY.  ULTIMATELY, OUR CHOICES AT (AND OUTSIDE OF)
WORK IMPACT OUR SENSE OF WELL BEING AND HAPPINESS WITH OUR LIVES.



OUR COGNITIVE ABILITIES ARE TAXED.  THIS ARTICLE MENTIONS, "RESEARCH FOUND THAT
BEING IN A SITUATION WHERE YOU ARE TRYING TO CONCENTRATE ON A TASK, AND AN EMAIL
IS SITTING UNREAD IN YOUR INBOX, CAN REDUCE YOUR EFFECTIVE IQ BY 10 POINTS."
"REPEATED TASK SWITCHING LEADS TO ANXIETY, WHICH RAISES LEVELS OF THE STRESS
HORMONE CORTISOL IN THE BRAIN, WHICH IN TURN CAN LEAD TO AGGRESSIVE AND
IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR."



BUT INSTEAD OF PRODUCING FEWER BUT MORE-IMPORTANT RESULTS, WE STAY BUSY: DOING
MORE THAT RESULTS IN LESS.  CAL NEWPORT SAYS, "IN THE ABSENCE OF CLEAR
INDICATORS OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE PRODUCTIVE AND VALUABLE IN THEIR JOBS, MANY
KNOWLEDGE WORKERS TURN BACK TOWARD AN INDUSTRIAL INDICATOR OF PRODUCTIVITY:
DOING LOTS OF STUFF IN A VISIBLE MANNER."

ACTIVELEADING'S SOLUTIONS CAN HELP.



OUR GOALS ARE TO SHARE CONTENT AND CREATE EXPERIENCES THAT ADD VALUE. TO DO SO,
WE SERVE OUR CLIENTS IN THREE WAYS:



WE PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES: THROUGH ACTIVELEADING CONSULTING (LINK), WE
COACH INDIVIDUALS AND TEAMS; DEVELOP AND FACILITATE SOFT-SKILLS WORKSHOPS (WE
CALL THEM SUBTLE SKILLS) AND WORKSHOPS THAT ALIGN TEAMS AROUND CORE VALUES AND
CLEAR STRATEGIC PLANS; AND BUILD CUSTOM CONTENT WHEN ORGANIZATIONS HAVE
MORE-SPECIFIC NEEDS.



WE CREATE DESTINATION ADVENTURE TRIPS: THROUGH ACTIVELEADING EXPERIENCES, WE
CREATE TRIPS FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO ENJOY BEAUTIFUL DESTINATIONS THAT OFFER IDEAL
CONDITIONS FOR SURFING, FOILING, MOUNTAIN BIKING, SCUBA DIVING, AND
SNOWBOARDING. WE BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER FOR SHARED EXPERIENCES THAT INVOLVE
ADVENTURE SPORTS, FOOD, AND REMARKABLE LOCATIONS.  CHECK BACK OR CONTACT US IF
YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT WE ARE PLANNING NEXT.



WE RENT HIGH-END GEAR: THROUGH GEAR FLX, WE RENT HIGH-END MOUNTAIN BIKES,
SNOWBOARDS, WAKEBOARDS, WAKESURF BOARDS, HYDROFOILS, AND WINGS FOR FOILING. WITH
OUR GEAR, YOU CAN TRY SPORTS THAT ARE NEW TO YOU, OR YOU CAN CONTINUE YOUR
PROGRESSION IN SPORTS YOU KNOW BY ACCESSING OUR HIGH-END BOARDS AND BIKES. GREAT
GEAR. INSTA-WORTHY EXPERIENCES. ONLINE, REAL-TIME. STANDARD.



WHETHER YOU WANT TO TAKE OUR GEAR OUT ON YOUR OWN, JOIN US FOR AN ADVENTURE, OR
COULD USE SOME HELP AT YOUR COMPANY, WE ARE EXCITED TO HELP YOU REACH YOUR
GOALS.

JESS CISCO, FOUNDER


"TO BUILD YOUR WORKING LIFE AROUND THE EXPERIENCE OF FLOW PRODUCED BY DEEP WORK
IS A PROVEN PATH TO DEEP SATISFACTION," EXPLAINS CAL NEWPORT, QUOTING
PSYCHOLOGIST MIHALY CSIKSZENTMIHALYI.

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR PHILOSOPHY



ENHANCE YOUR WORK AND LIFE WITH ACTIVELEADING:

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