The Presence Lab | Executive Communication Under Pressure

One of the observations made by Jason and his research teams is that truly great companies keep all their doors open believing it leads to transparency. Can something so simple really make a difference? Listen and find out.

It’s taken a long time but most businesses now get it. They know they need a set of guiding principles or values in order to achieve their full potential. Imagine, taking the concept of having a set of values one step further; to your home and family and teaching your children the family values the same way you teach them their ABC’s or to count to 10. Here’s the story of one man who did just that. It’s remarkable and a game changer.

It’s a fact; the more priorities you have the less effective you are. Maybe it’s time to prune the number of priorities you’re chasing. Find out how in this episode.

If you lead other people at work or at home there’s a big question you’ve probably never asked them. It’s knowing the answer to this question that allows you to lead them.

Each year Jason conducts somewhere between 700 and 1,000 conversations in preparation for speeches. During the past week –a rare week of being off the road - he had 36 conversations with leading entrepreneurs, academics, heads of not-for-profits and CEOs and Presidents for upcoming speeches. He finished the week’s work having figured out what he believes is the single most important question you’ll ever ask in business and in life.

Jason travels between 200,000 and 360,000 miles a year on research, consulting and speaking and he’s been doing it for many years. Along the way he’s developed 15 tips that will make your travel life easier and more productive. Even seasoned travelers will learn valuable tips from the guy whose flown 10 million miles on business.

Almost 70 years ago Abraham Maslow put forth an idea in a revolutionary research paper titled, "A Theory of Human Motivation" that all people are motivated by five primary needs. His original findings have been validated by hundreds of subsequent studies and surveys. Do you know the five needs? Do you know how you can use Maslow’s work to make your enterprise lightning fast and hugely productive? Pay special attention to the third level of his pyramid because most businesses do a horrible job of employing it. This is fascinating stuff you can use.

One of the twelve labors of Hercules was cleaning out the stables. Sometimes all of our stables – the house, the car, the office, the purse and briefcase - need a good cleaning out. And, you’ll be surprised to learn that many benefits accrue from cleaning up.

Once in a while, even the best among us, either screws up and makes a mistake or error in judgment and ends up disappointing a customer and/or making them angry. Here’s the best way to handle the situation when that happens based on the research from Jason’s bestseller, The High-Speed Company- Creating a Culture of Urgency and Growth.

Words are like eggs dropped from a great height. You can’t call them back or ignore the mess they’ve caused. In this episode of The Game Changer’s Jason discusses the power of words with an intensely private and personal story he’s never told publicly before.