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.

How Your Ego Can Make You a Bad Leader (+ what to do about it)

Ego can help motivate you to work hard and have a healthy sense of self. Unfortunately, ego taken too far can also be destructive for leaders. Learn what to avoid and what to do instead.

How to use a Positive Outlook to Make Yourself a Better Leader

A positive outlook is essential to success as a leader. We teach you why it matters and give you tips from experts so you can have a more positive mindset as you lead and motivate your team.

Saturday Night Live's Best-Kept Secrets for Awesome, Collaborative Teams

lorne michaels built collaborative teams

Collaborative teams are essential to your company's success, yet it's easy for politics and conflict to get in the way. Learn how SNL builds great, collaborative teams and you can, too.

Why You Should Prioritize Psychological Safety to have an Innovative Team

psychological safety must be part of your culture

An innovative team can only happen if you create psychological safety. This is accomplished through intention and hard work. Psychological safety does not happen by accident, so we show you how to create it.

The Hardest Skill of All for Managers to Learn and Build

self awareness requires taking time to reflect

To be a great leader, you need to develop many skills: emotional intelligence, the art of giving good feedback, influencing others, managing up, and more. Yet, above all those skills is one that with it, will carry you far, and without it, you will struggle. It's one that gets harder the busier you get, and […]

Why Constructive Discontent Is the Ultimate Competitive Advantage

Making your company succeed is a never ending set of challenges. However, if you embrace constructive discontent, you can help you and your team thrive.

How Cultural Change Helped Theo Epstein end a 100 year Curse

culture transformation led to the cubs world series win

Cultural change is hard, especially in the complex world of professional sports. We share how Theo Epstein's cultural change of the Cubs made them winners.

How Great Leaders Develop Mental Toughness to Thrive

Mental toughness is essential to your success as a leader, and for your team, too. We share key tactics to develop you and your team's mental toughness.

What's the Secret Habit of High Performing Leaders?

high performing leaders invest in themselves like Lebron does

What separates average leaders from high performing leaders? They train, manage stress, and avoid burnout like pro athletes to achieve consistent success.

Toxic Culture: Why Wells Fargo Created Over 3 Million Fake Accounts and Hurt so many Americans

John Stumpf was the root cause of toxic culture at Wells Fargo

A toxic culture will eventually cost your company everything. Learn how it's hurt Wells Fargo, and the benefits great companies get from their good cultures.