Business Coaching

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 [...]

5 Tips for Coming Out of Your Shell at Work Beth Comstock is one of the most influential female business executives in the world. So, it’s hard to believe that the former vice chair of General Electric is a self-proclaimed introvert. In fact, Comstock, author of Imagine It Forward, in a recent interview at the [...]

How Kaká Found Perfect Pitch An audible gasp went over the audience when we announced soccer superstar Kaká would be joining us for #GLS2020. One of the most influential names in sports, he will share leadership insights from his 15-year career. Read the interview below to get more insight into the leadership practices that built this game-changing [...]

4 Strategies for Handling Criticism Like a Pro Hearing about our shortcomings can be empowering . . . Nobody has 20/20 vision on how their behavior affects others – and nobody enjoys hearing about their weaknesses or shortcomings. Thus, it can be a painful experience when others give us feedback – whether it is designed to help [...]

BHAG: Big Hairy Audacious Goal Chris McChesney calls them Wildly Important Goals (WIGs). This is where great execution starts. His description of those important, overarching goals reminded us of Jim Collins’ thoughts about the BHAG out of the business classic Built to Last. Highly visionary companies often use bold missions, or what we prefer to call [...]