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.

What every manager can learn from anonymous app, Secret

The most kept manager secret is how to get out of the 1 on 1 with your CEO

As a manager, what you don't know can hurt you, and now with anonymous apps like Secret, people can share their feelings about leadership to many.

How to Break the Vicious Cycle of Reactive Management

Break the Cycle of Bad, Reactive Management

It's easy to be a busy manager that falls into the habit of Reactive Management. Use the tips & tools in this post to break the cycle of reactive management.

How to Make the Most of Every Manager's Secret Weapon

Good coaching is a critical part of one on one

The most versatile tool for a manager is the one on one. Yet, most managers are wasting them. We'll teach you how to make the most of each one on one.

5 Reasons Why Having One on Ones Once a Month is Not Enough

Important reasons why you should be having one on ones often

If you're having one on ones with your team monthly or less frequent, you're missing out on many important things you could be doing in your one on ones.

The Biggest Challenges for First Time Managers (and how to overcome them)

Helen Keller quote "Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much" is very helpful for first time manager

Being a first time manager is both exciting and challenging. We cover big challenges you face and what to do about them so you can be a great manager.

5 Ways to be a Better Manager in 5 Minutes or Less

marissa mayer - find your rhythm so you can be a better manager

Being a manager means context switching and constant competition for your attention. Learn 5 things you can do in under 5 minutes to be a better manager.

Why Your Customer Success Team is Your Secret Recruiting Weapon

Your Recruiting Secret Weapon: Customer Success

Customer success is an incredible source of talent for your whole company to recruit from. Learn why customer success is your recruiting secret weapon.

Why you might be doing one on ones wrong and what to do about it

Questions to Ask in One on Ones with a Manager

You may think you're doing the right thing with your one on ones, but you could be all wrong. Learn what to do and why you might change your one on ones.

Why don't we reward good managers?

It is very important to reward a good manager and the one that listens to his employees carefully

Managers are not measured effectively and thus good managers are not rewarded nor bad managers dealt with appropriately. We discuss how to change that.