The Presence Lab | Executive Communication Under Pressure

In one chapter in his NYT bestselling book, The Reinventors, Jason writes about the inability of most companies to let go of the old and embrace the new. In one chapter titled, Letting Go, he writes about the fact that most successful companies become so averse to change they become paralyzed. That started him wondering how risk adverse he’d become.  He found some great tests to evaluate his own tolerance for risk and he shares his score and the tests in this edition.    

A recent research study concluded that six out of ten managers don’t know what’s really going on in their companies and when asked questions they were unable to answer, they resorted to folklore and mumbo-jumbo. If 60% of a firm’s managers don’t know what’s going on, it’s not possible to have an organization with high engagement, clear priorities, clarity and focus and accountability. Here’s how to be a lot better than everyone else.  

Last week, on a trip to deliver two speeches, I caught a ride with Lyft to a bookstore. 

I ended up hearing one of the greatest stories I’ve ever heard about having all the odds stacked against you but singlehandedly deciding to pick yourself up, create a goal and do whatever is needed to achieve it. 

It’s the story of Nur, an immigrant from Bhutan. You’ll be uplifted, richer and more determined than ever to achieve your goals when you hear this story. 

The average worker has 200 unanswered emails in their inbox. Jason frequently found himself with more than 500 and talked to a colleague who has more than 18,000 unanswered emails in theirs. So, he set out to discover the best ways to bring the number down to zero and have an incredible sense of self-esteem. This podcast reveals what he found out.

If you spend all your time focusing only on the long-term view, there’s a very good chance you’ll never achieve it!   

Witness the recent debacle of WeWork whose valuation plummeted from a high of 47 billion dollars to less than 5 billion over the course of a disastrous few months, fueled by greed, not paying attention to the day-to-day and arrogance.

There are 7 big dangers to look for when creating long-term plans. We’ll reveal them in the latest edition of The Game Changers© 

Each year Jason conducts more than 800 interviews with CEO’s, business owners and entrepreneurs in preparation for his speeches and workshops. In 2019, almost every person he’s interviewed has brought up one ugly subject.  We’ll reveal what he’s hearing and what to do about it in this edition of The Game Changers©

Every company wants to do a better job of engaging their workforce and raising their employee engagement scores but they’re all missing something big. There’s only one way to achieve high levels of engagement and it’s been overlooked by almost every company. We reveal it in this edition of The Game Changers©

Great leaders are people of their word and when they say they’re going to get something done, they just do it; with no excuses ever offered for not getting it done. In this episode, Jason talks about always doing what you say you’re going to do and delivering and making good on your promises and commitments.

Endorsements and testimonials work for every business. Most people and companies are horrible at asking for and receiving endorsements that work. In this edition Jason explains how to gather and use strong testimonials and endorsements to grow your business.

Each time Jason visits India for work or adventure travel he makes new discoveries. His most recent trip – a combination of work, speeches and adventure – was no exception. This episode features 5 things you should know about India.