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.

One on Ones with Employees: What Every Team Member Should Know

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What should you expect as an employee who has one to ones with their manager? Here's 10 one on ones employee tips to help you make them awesome.one-on-ones.

Lighthouse Leadership Weekly #92: 6 Words that make a Big Difference, Gallup's AI workplace findings, and more…

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We live in exciting times, don't we? In the last few weeks, we've seen rockets caught as they land, humanoid robots marched in a demonstration, and AI can now help control your computer. I wonder if this is what it felt like when we landed on the moon. Despite all our problems, these sci-fi-becomes-reality advancements […]

Lighthouse Leadership Weekly #91: Fixing Microsoft's Culture, AI's impact in a 5,000 employee study, and more...

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When you imagine an apple, which do you see? Every few months this image goes viral as people are surprised how everyone is different in what they can imagine, and with what level of fidelity. In today's edition, our poll looks at a similar question, and compares individual contributors to managers, while also looking at […]

5 Keys for Managers on How to Start One on Ones with Your Team

The best time to start a one on one is in the past, the best time to start one on ones is now.

When you decide to start one on ones with your team, there's a lot to do to start off on the right foot. Get started like a pro with this guide.

Lighthouse Leadership Weekly #90: Surviving Committees, the Office Return Battles, and more…

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How are you doing on your annual goals? One of the things I love about the 12 Week Year process I use, is that essentially you get 4 shots at your annual goals; by setting them quarterly, and taking time to reflect on them each quarter, you can course correct and hopefully hit them. For me, not […]

7 Sports Leadership Lessons from one of the Greatest Comebacks in Sports History

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The 2004 Boston Red Sox staged one of the greatest comebacks in sports history. There are 7 great sports leadership lessons to learn from their amazing win.

Lighthouse Leadership Weekly #89: the Largest Driver of Work Happiness, a new Book of the Month, and more…

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Building on last week's topic on integrity, I wanted to share part of a discussion I had with a leader who replied to last week's edition: The most important aspect of integrity is your example. How you act is what your team sees and reacts to, so you need to get that right first.But what […]

10 Myths and Disadvantages of One to One Meetings

One on one meetings have many myths we dispel

One on one meetings are one of the most important things you can do as a manager, but there are a lot of common misconceptions. We dispell 10 common myths.

Lighthouse Leadership Weekly #88: Why Toxic People get Promoted, What is Integrity?, a call to action, and more...

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In today’s edition, we cover an age old question of how toxic people rise in organizations so often, look at how to really define integrity in a way that's clear to everyone, check in on the possibility of a Lighthouse Leadership community starting, and ask you what you value most. Let’s dive in… Table of […]

Lighthouse Leadership Weekly #87: Steve Jobs on his Motivation, How You Can Create Greatness, and more...

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A wise person once told me, "Don't envy someone else unless you want their *entire* life." That advice has stuck with me over the years and has cured me of most envy I would have for others. I have a number of friends who are wealthier than me, and I certainly see strangers who look like […]