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.

Culture Summit SF: The 3 Keys to Retaining and Motivating Your Team

Culture Summit: The 3 Keys to Motivating & Retaining Your Team

At SF's Culture Summit, the founder of Lighthouse spoke about how to motivate and retain your team. This post includes the slides and key takeaways from it.

Status Updates: The biggest trap to avoid in your one on ones

status updates are what bill lumbergh would use his 1 on 1s for

Status updates are a key part of being a manager, but having status updates in one on ones is a huge waste. We share alternatives to make one on ones great.

Awesome Leadership Lessons from the departures of Bill Simmons & Jon Stewart

We can learn great leadership lessons from Jon Stewart of the Daily Show & Bill Simmons formerly of ESPN. Their leadership changed the lives of their teams.

Manager's Guide: How to Fire an Employee

Jack Welch and his ‘rank & yank’ system and more tips on how to fire an employee

We discuss how to fire an employee from the necessary steps before firing, to the reasons why, and how to deal with the issues for you, them, and your team.

The one word that should scare every manager.

Google Management survey question Team feedback - Millennials want more feedback

Feedback for your team is needed more often than most managers realize. The silence really hurts. We share why your should give your team feedback often.

Employee Retention: The Keys to Long, Happy Working Relationships

Employee Retention means building a great team and keeping it

Employee Retention is on every leader's mind. We look at what experts say it takes to have long lasting, happy working relationships with your team.

What Managers Must Know from the Gallup Employee Engagement Survey

Gallup employee engagement shows the additive effect of doing everything

Last week the annual Gallup Employee Engagement study was released showing the State of the American Manager. We share what you need to know as a leader.

How to Win an Argument at Work

You can't win an argument.

If you want to win an argument, especially at work, you have to come with the right mindset. We share the approaches used by Dale Carnegie, Pixar, and HBR.

Why Managers Should Take a Break

Take a break and go read in a park

Take a break when your at work and it will make you a better leader. Take time to read and reflect to make better decisions. We explain how to do it and why.

10 Key Ed Catmull Quotes on Leadership from Creativity, Inc

Ed Catmull quotes you should pay attention to

Ed Catmull helped found and grow Pixar to the success it is today. We share 10 awesome Ed Catmull quotes on leadership from his book, Creativity, Inc.