Author: Jason Evanish

Jason Evanish has been researching and writing about leadership for over 10 years and a startup founder leading teams since 2008. He has a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering and a Master’s in Technological Entrepreneurship both from Northeastern University. As the founder and CEO of Get Lighthouse, Inc, Jason and the Lighthouse team have helped managers grow their leadership skills in dozens of countries around the world. They’ve worked with a variety of companies from non-profits to high growth startups, and government organizations to well known, publicly traded companies. Jason has also been featured in publications including NPR, the Wall Street Journal, and Fast Company.

Why Your One on One Needs a Meeting Agenda (and How to Make Them Great)

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To have great one on one meetings with your team, you need an effective one on one meeting agenda. Learn how to put together a great one on one meeting agenda.

Employee Development: How to grow your employees when you can't promote them

employee development plans are important for everyone

Employee development can be hard when you're in a situation that doesn't allow you to promote people on your team. We share 3 ideas you can apply today.

Developing Leaders: 6 Critical Things You Must Do When Your Team Grows Too Big

When your team grows too big, it's time to consider developing leaders. Learn how to develop effective leaders and managers.

Crisis Leadership: 29 Questions to Ask Your Team to Thrive in Difficult Times

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Crisis leadership is a big challenge. What worked in good times, doesn't work now. Ask these 29 crisis questions to thrive when facing a crisis with your team.

6 Key Reasons Why Real Time Feedback is a Terrible Idea for Your Company (+ what to do instead)

giving real time feedback may lead to regrets

Real time feedback is a terrible idea. Annual reviews is talking too little, and constant, real time feedback is too much of the wrong stuff. Here's why:

Manage Up Like a Pro: 22 Questions to Ask Your Manager to Improve Your Relationship

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Whether you love your manager, are just getting to know them, or struggle working with them, getting better at managing up is a great skill to develop. Learn questions to ask your manager to improve your relationship and better manage up.

Amazing 1 on 1 Lessons From Our Expert Guests

1 on 1s are the single most important tool managers have to be great leaders. You can use these meetings to help you bring out the best in your team, fix problems, get buy in, and so much more. That’s why, as we wrap up Season 1 of Creating High Performing Teams, we’re bringing you […]

6 Awesome Ways to Give Feedback to Your Team

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When + how you give feedback has a major impact on if it works. Learn 6 ways to give feedback to your team to improve their work & performance.

Fixing a Struggling Star - A Leadership Story

When is the problem not really THE problem? What do you do when your star employee on your team underperforms or disappoints you? The easy answer would be to pounce and criticize. To focus on immediately correcting the issue. Yet, if you do that, you’ll be making a big mistake. Instead, learn from a key […]

How You can Recognize High Potential Employees During an Interview

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Are you looking for high potential employees to join your team? Here are some of the key traits of a great hire you should look for when interviewing candidates.