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Until I did it for me
25 years in HR
overseeing employment
of thousands and
NEVER, not once….
©Brian Patrick Jensen (All Rights Reserved 2012)



… Hire, assist  1,000 areto“deaf”.
 About 2 to 4 per
About 2 4 per
1,000 are “deaf”.
person who is  severelyper 1,000 are
 9 to 22 per 1,000 are
9 to 22

deaf or hard  Anywhere from 37 to
severely HH or deaf.
HH or deaf.
 Anywhere from 37 to
of hearing* 140 per 1,000 some
140 per 1,000 some
kind of hearing loss.
kind of hearing loss.
* U.S. Census Bureau Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP)



 Tone deaf since child
 Tone deaf since child
 SSHL (left) 2006
 SSHL (left) 2006
 Hearing aids fine until
 Hearing aids fine until
Spring 2010, then…
Spring 2010, then…
 Vertigo, balance illness,
 Vertigo, balance illness,
“Mr. Jensen is effectively deaf.”
major bilateral declines
major bilateral declines Doylestown Hospital-ENT
 “Effectively deaf” 7/9/10
 “Effectively deaf” 7/9/10 audiology report on 7/9/2010




HRVP essential functions
 Interviewing  Media, writing
 Training  Benefits / comp
 Client “shows”  Broker / negotiate
 Field dispatch  Exec coaching
 EE counseling  MBWA, safety
 Meetings  SP/Exec facilitation



And I didn’t know…
In July 2010, only 41% of
individuals with a disability
who were age 21 to 64 were
employed, down from nearly
46 percent in 2005.



Adults age 21 to 64 with
disabilities had median
monthly earnings of $1,961,
while those with no disability
earned an average of $2,724.



Ultimate Diversity:
Each disability is HUGELY
different from the next
Individual uniqueness
Job, task, role uniqueness



But I did know the…
 unexpected  unhappy
 unwanted  unprepared
 unpleasant  uncharted
 unsettling  unrelenting
 unlucky  unimagined


Fit for Duty Analysis




Resilient leaders…
1 Avoid optimism trap
2 Stare down hard reality
3 Find higher meaning
4 Visualize the extraordinary
5 Take specific action



Avoid optimism trap
 Hard-wired optimism*
is denial in disguise
*People hugely underestimate chances of getting divorced,
losing a job and being diagnosed ill while overestimating
personal achievement, family fortune and life span.
-Time Magazine: The Science of Optimism




Stare down hard reality
 Colleagues not sure I understand them
 Don’t know when I don’t know
 Get exponentially less information
 I am more isolated; talk to less people
 Interpreting visual cues is exhausting
 Lip reading seems impossible
 Doing job is far more difficult
 Successful career stopped in tracks
 Feel sick and off balance a lot



Find a higher meaning




Personal reality is…
 World is literally more vivid
 My eye sight has improved
 Greater insight into others
 Inspired by others’ feedback
 Improved writing and reading skills
 More connected with my kids




Business reality is…
Employees learn new tools/skills
I get to hone my best strengths
Captions add value to me & clients
New and enhanced networks
Company embraces diversity
Great marketing potential
Accomplishment more rewarding


Visualize the extraordinary

Nothing heals as vision!


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