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The JFG Difference

We provide a sweet spot between two extremes.

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Some companies try to solve all their problems internally, which is a recipe for stagnation because objectivity is missing. Some companies turn to huge firms whose names inspire reverence (and come with a hefty price tag), yet do not offer sufficient follow-through or accountability support.

Internal interventions often fail because there is insufficient global awareness to apply a wide range of best practices and business process improvement methods.

Huge firms can’t always see the uniqueness of your goals, nor do they stick around to help you actually implement their recommendations.

At JFG, we are the goldilocks solution for this dilemma. Decades of rich experience provide truly innovative design options, while the warmth and humanity of a smaller shop make you feel important, seen, and prioritized every day.

Our Values

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We walk our talk
We Master The Details Multi
We master the details
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We communicate honestly
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We never stop learning
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We are here to help
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We commit fully

Every company is just a pile of dreams and problems. The exciting work is to find the right thinking partner, lay them out, and explore them in the proper order.

Juliet Funt

Our Book

A Minute to Think, written by JFG founder Juliet Funt, is an actionable handbook for creating strategic thinking time at work.

“This book is more than a first-rate guide to getting more and better work done. It is a powerful meditation on the false lure of busyness and the sustaining power of the pause. A Minute to Think is essential reading for maddening times.”

Daniel H. Pink
Author of When, Drive and To Sell Is Human
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In the years since its publication, we’ve built numerous operational excellence processes and interventions to help you reclaim that critical bandwidth and accelerate revenue and growth with your newfound clarity.

This powerful guide will give you the permission, framework, and specific direction you need to do the following:

  • Regain control of your overloaded, caffeinated, inbox-worshiping workday
  • Liberate yourself and your teams from distraction and waste
  • Reclaim innovative capability and focus despite market pressures
  • Bring thoughtfulness into designing your next work norms
  • Tame the beast of email and escape the mire of meetings
  • Find your precious minute to think

 

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Wall Street Journal Audio Book of the Month selection
Army War College
Taught at the Army War College and Joint Special Operations University
Minute To Think Next Big Idea Club
Nominated for the Next Big Idea Club
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Nominated for Get Abstract International Book Award
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Juliet Funt makes a compelling case for a tactic that's both critically important and distressingly overlooked: the strategic pause. If you regularly feel overwhelmed by your work, read this book!

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Cal Newport

New York Times Best-selling author of A World Without Email and Deep Work

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Meet our Founder

Juliet Funt is a globally recognized advisor to senior executives and top military officers, a keynote speaker, and author of A Minute to Think.

She is the only woman to have spoken four times at the largest leadership event in the world, the Global Leadership Summit. Her insights have shaped how Fortune 500 brands, government agencies, and elite military units think about productivity, leadership development, and operational excellence.

Juliet is known for helping leaders see the invisible waste that holds their teams back and giving them the practical tools to eliminate it. Her wisdom has driven improvements in brands like Nike, Spotify, Salesforce, Hyatt, and the U.S. Air Force, among many others.

Meet Juliet

Fun Facts About Juliet

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Juliet once rolled a cigar in a Cuban cigar factory

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Juliet makes a killer chocolate cheesecake

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Juliet can imitate Barbara Streisand singing Van Halen

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Juliet can make a swan out of an apple

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Juliet was once on a plane that was hijacked

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Juliet’s favorite movie is Little Miss Sunshine

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Juliet can say “Good Afternoon” in Swahili

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