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Send us Fan Mail Jason recently took part in the first conference of the top 30 leadership gurus in the world. He attended prepared to share and ended up being astounded by how much he learned. The gathering drove home the need for all people to find ways to constantly rejuvenate and refresh themselves. In this episode you’ll hear what Jason learned at the conference and what it means to you.  Sup...

Send us Fan Mail In most companies, the higher up the ladder you climb, the less direct contact you have with customers. That’s not the case with great companies where the top leaders all stay in close touch with customers. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Seven of ten startups fail within a couple of years and nine are dead and buried before their 10th birthday.  Think of what a wide swath of broken hopes and dreams, crushed personal finances and irreparably broken friendships float down that river of misery.   If you’re thinking about doing a startup or know someone who is, you should click here and listen to the latest edition of...

Send us Fan Mail Jason was recently asked to be a guest on two episodes of Business-Next, one of India’s most popular business podcasts. The podcast is being aired on Bloomberg India and 20 other social media platforms in India. This segment sheds light on toolkits to building a high-speed company - toolkits to develop a focused set of principles, tactics and a continuous learning process to avoid...

Send us Fan Mail Having recently witnessed an alarming number of retail stores closing their doors, Jason decided to investigate the future of retail in the US. Some of his findings and insights will surprise you. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail It’s my birthday and the 200th birthday of the podcast I do each week with Dale Dixon.  My birthday is the day of the year that I spend time taking stock of where I am, where I’m headed, what I’ve accomplished and what I want to accomplish.  Today, in addition to giving thanks for the gifts of health, family and success, I was also struck by the realization that everything I’ve ac...

Send us Fan Mail Jason Jennings loves India and has spent time there on many occasions. Recently, Jason was asked to be a guest on two podcasts on the subject of building a high-speed enterprise. Produced by IVM Podcasts, an Indian Company, the podcast is being aired on Bloomberg India and twenty other social media platforms. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail During recent business trips Jason witnessed many overt acts of prejudice and discrimination. How do principled people opposed to discrimination respond when they see or experience vile acts? Do they look the other way? Do they says something or say nothing? Here’s how he’s decided to handle it.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Meeting new people can be stressful; some people even experience severe anxiety when forced to do so. Here’s a list of the good things that happen when you’re open to engaging with strangers and instructions for how to make it happen. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Brian Devine, former CEO and Chairman Emeritus of PETCO told Jason that he’s never lost an employee he wanted to keep. Keeping great people is a challenge. In this episode you’ll learn a ‘devine’ way for keeping great people. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Here’s a powerful and inspirational short story to about the unlimited opportunities available to everyone – if they just know where to look. This is one story you’ll never forget.     Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Jack Ma, the billionaire founder of Alibaba endorses the 996 work system; 12 hours of work from 9:00 to 9:00 six days a week and argues that people who work that much have found their true passion and are the only people he considers to be his ‘brothers’ in business. That’s the discussion in this podcast. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The definitive research is in and it proves that companies whose employees are the happiest, generate far more revenues and profits than those of companies whose employees are less happy. In this edition you’ll learn 17 ways to make your employees happier and more engaged.   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail T he Median US household has saved less than $5,000 for retirement (that means half of all households have saved more and the other half have saved less). That paints a picture of a desperate future for tens of millions of people. Here’s how we can start solving the problem.     Support the show

Send us Fan Mail While researching his book, Hit The Ground Running , Jason observed that truly exceptional leaders simply do a better and more effective job than their less successful peers at communicating where the department, business unit or company is headed. They’ve mastered the skills of being destination agents.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Asking for a raise is hard – it’s difficult to talk about how much money you’re worth. In this episode Jason and Dale reveal 10 things you can do to prepare yourself and present your case for getting a raise. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Last week, I was traveling for a speech and, because of the location, had to stay in a hotel that charges $800 a night. The service was lousy and over two nights and three days, I was on the receiving end of a record setting 36 “I’m sorry’s” and “I apologize.” Each was well-practiced and patently disingenuous. I started doing some research and discovered that most people feel the...

Send us Fan Mail Average companies have hundreds of objectives and initiatives. Highly successful companies have 95% fewer objectives. Here’s how to reduce the number of objectives you have and watch productivity will soar. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail I shared a flight with a cranky guy with a bad attitude last week.  It got me thinking about how grateful I am to be an optimist and I took out a pad of paper and started making a list. If you like the idea of being optimistic, you’ll enjoy the list and learn something. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail When researching his book, Hit The Ground Running , Jason spent time with and wrote about Howard Lance, the CEO of Harris Corporation and currently the Chairman and CEO of three billion dollar, Maxar Technologies, a leading space technology and solutions company. During one of their interviews, Lance told Jason about an exercise he’d done as a young, rising executive that had a pr...

Send us Fan Mail Imagine having everyone who works with or for you aiming their arrows at the same target. That can only happen with effective communication and that relies on being able to cascade information throughout the company. Here are the 7 Steps that will insure the messaging you want everyone to have is cascaded properly.   Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In the past, I’ve bough a lot of Armani and Brioni suits to make sure I looked good on stage. A great designer label suit with fine Italian fabrics can easily cost $5,000. Then, I heard about a company whose suits sell for $800 and in an evaluation test for the WSJ, a team of experts judged the $800 suit to be as good as a $5,000 Armani suit. Hear the story of how Suitsupply is up...

Send us Fan Mail As a researcher, author and teacher I’m able to gain access to lots of very accomplished business leaders. But, recently, I was privileged to see the best example of leadership in action I’ve ever witnessed. Listen and gain invaluable leadership insights into how great leaders lead.    My observations: 1.Successful people and companies frequently start to take their success for gr...

Send us Fan Mail Last week, I was doing kick-off the year speech in Sacramento for BMD, a great employee owned mid-size company. After my speech, we divided the attendees into small groups and assigned each group one of the key points of my speeches. The assignment was to answer the question, "How can we use this to get us where we want to go?" I was stunned with the great ideas the smal...

Send us Fan Mail Is the glass half-empty or half full? Does it only depend on your perspective? One of the observations Jason has made this year while interviewing nearly 1000 CEO’s, top business leaders and entrepreneurs is that companies who are doing well believe they have unlimited opportunities in front of them while businesses experiencing little or negative growth believe the opportunities...