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5 Critical Behaviors of Leaders in a Crisis The last time we had a national crisis of disproportionate magnitude, I was not on the sidelines. I was right in the thick of it. In these days, from the perspective of leading my own small business, I have thought a lot about the leaders I know. [...]

5 Steps for Effectively Leading Through Change How do you feel about change?  Given the current pandemic that we’re all living through, you probably have some strong opinions about change.   I once heard Seth Godin say that it’s not that we don’t like change. It’s that we don’t like what change does to us—it pushes us [...]

7 Things Relationally Intelligent Leaders Do She was a difficult boss. I cannot call her a leader because she didn’t have any followers. She was just a boss who gave a lot of orders and required compliance to all of her rules. If I was 30 seconds late from my 30-minute lunch, she docked my [...]

If You’re a Leader, You’re in the Love Business “Love is power.” – Rumi, 13th Century Recently I was working with a client and they said to me, “Jason, the more I grow as a leader the more I realize love is at the center of what I do.” Now, this guy isn’t some ordinary guy (as if [...]

3 Thoughts for Leaders In a Perilous Time In this unprecedented and uncertain time, many leaders and managers are wondering what they can do to help the people in their charge. To a certain extent, this will depend on the situation. Some leaders are still working with their people in person, either because they are [...]

Stress: Better Organization is Not the Answer A few months back, I met with my team to kick off a big project, my next book. I started by asking everyone to share their ideas and saying we’d run with the best ones.  We had a concept at that point but not much else. So what [...]

Stress: Better Organization is Not the Answer The GLS team is excited to welcome top speaker and best-selling author Rory Vaden to #GLS2020. Rory will be sharing insights on how to multiply your time from his fantastic book, Procrastinate on Purpose. Rory Vaden Founder Brand Builders Group A recognized expert in business strategy and leadership development, Rory Vaden [...]

Creating Psychological Safety at Work Amy Edmondson, one of Harvard University’s most respected management thought leaders, will be joining us for #GLS2020. Her work focuses on teamwork and the ways leaders can build teams to work more effectively together. In the three-minute video, Dr. Edmondson shares some of the groundbreaking insights from her new book, The Fearless [...]

Why Feedback Fails We are thrilled to have our friend Marcus Buckingham return to the stage for #GLS2020. A Summit favorite, Marcus will unpack his counterintuitive new book Nine Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader’s Guide to the Real World. Watch this video to learn his surprising critique of the feedback culture and why he says feedback doesn’t work [...]

If You Lead People Today, Do These 5 Things If you are a leader (of a team, yes—but also of a group or even of a household) Marcus Buckingham share five things you can do right now to ensure that your team stays productive and engaged during this difficult time.  Marcus Buckingham Best-Selling Author; Global Researcher Marcus [...]