What if one of the most important leadership skills… is the one we’re rarely taught to name?
In this episode, Yo Canny sits down with Jessica Pryce-Jones — executive coach and author — for a grounded, research-informed conversation on intuition as a legitimate leadership capability.
Jessica shares what she’s learned after 25 years in learning and leadership development, why intuition becomes more essential the higher you rise (including the striking insight that 99% of CEOs say they use it), and how to strengthen your “inner knowing” without slipping into bias, ego, or wishful thinking.
This conversation brings intuition out of the “woo-woo” category and into practical leadership language — including simple tools you can use immediately, like Jessica’s Yes/No body-based exercise and the surprising coin-flip method that reveals what you truly want.
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In This Episode, We Explore
*   What intuition really is: a “feeling of knowing”
*   Why leaders often hide intuition — and how to “reposition” it in corporate language
*   The research behind intuition and senior leadership (and why it’s critical for strategy)
*   The different forms of intuition, including:
   *   Expert intuition
   *   Non-expert intuition
   *   Moral intuition
   *   Temporal intuition (timing)
   *   Social intuition
   *   Team intuition
   *   Creative intuition
*   Why a positive mindset improves intuitive accuracy — and how stress shuts it down
*   How to recognize an intuitive leader (hint: it’s not “I have a hunch, do it my way”)
*   A practical way to identify your internal YES / NO signals
*   The “coin toss” technique that doesn’t rely on the coin — it reveals what you truly want
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Memorable Moments
*   “Intuition is a feeling of knowing.”
*   “If you’re not using your intuition, somebody else will be.”
*   “Intention is the action. Intuition is inaction — you open the door to see what comes in.”
*   “It’s not where the coin lands — it’s where you want it to land.”
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Jessica’s Tools You Can Try
The Yes / No Body Check
Jessica walks us through a simple exercise to learn what YES feels like in your body (lightness, openness, expansion) and what NO feels like (tightness, heaviness, contraction).
Over time, those physical cues become your personal decision signals.
The Coin Flip Technique
Toss a coin in your mind — not to follow the result, but to notice:
Where do you want the coin to land?
That instinctive preference often reveals what your intuition already knows.
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About Jessica Pryce-Jones
Jessica Pryce-Jones is an executive coach, speaker, and author who helps leaders strengthen intuition, emotional intelligence, and authentic leadership. Through her work, she supports professionals in making wiser decisions, building trust, and leading with greater clarity and impact.
Jessica is passionate about helping leaders reconnect with their inner guidance and develop the confidence to lead authentically in complex environments.
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Connect with Jessica Pryce-Jones
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-pryce-jones/?originalSubdomain=uk
Books on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Books-Jessica-Pryce-Jones/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AJessica%2BPryce-Jones
Email:
jess@jessicapryce-jones.com
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Your Turn
When have you known something — but talked yourself out of it?
And what might change if you treated intuition as a skill you can strengthen, instead of something you either “have” or don’t?

280. The Leadership Skill No One Teaches: Intuition