Author: Jason Jaggard

When asked this question, most people respond with some version of yes. But if everyone is already resilient, why do we talk about it so much?

You likely know people who would say they’re resilient, even though you might say they aren’t. And, if they were asked if you are resilient, they might respond with “no” even though you might answer “yes.”

So, how do we handle the question, “Am I resilient?”

Most leaders I know are leading with one hand tied behind their backs because they think they mostly have a coachable culture but they don’t. And once people redefine what coachability is, all sorts of developmental conversations begin to open up all over the organization. People become more willing to grow and even invest in their own growth.

Create your life and leadership into something new. How many times have you stopped yourself from moving forward in life, because it felt like too much was going wrong around you, or even inside.  Watch and listen to what Herbie Hancock learned about wrong notes while playing during a live show with a legendary jazz… Continue reading Create Your Life and Leadership into New

Leading With Generosity Realizing that every single leadership challenge that happens in your life is flowing from a place where you might be holding back, can open up a space of conversation with yourself asking: “Am I generous enough?” Jason Jaggard introduces an acronym called ROCKETS.    Which highlights the different types of wealth that… Continue reading Leading with Generosity

By JASON JAGGARD Effortless: A way to enhance your performance Have you ever made something harder than it needed to be? Maybe it was a phone call you dreaded making and then after it was over you were said, “well, that wasn’t so hard.” I want you to think about that phrase: that wasn’t so hard. It wasn’t that hard, but… Continue reading Effortless: A way to enhance your performance

By JASON JAGGARD Mastering the Art of Self-Innovation If you’re a leader, by definition your job is to innovate. Leaders take us into a future that is different than the one we’re in today. We innovate the present to create a desired future. Often when we think of innovation, we think of coming up with new ways… Continue reading Mastering the Art of Self-Innovation

By JASON JAGGARD If You’re a Leader, You’re in the Love Business “Love is power.” – Rumi, 13th Century   Recently I was coaching a client and he said to me, “Jason, the more I grow as a leader the more I realize love is at the center of what I do.” Now, this isn’t some ordinary guy… Continue reading If You’re a Leader, You’re in the Love Business

By JASON JAGGARD Stop Motivating Your Teams and Do This Instead Life isn’t about finding yourself. It’s about creating yourself. – George Bernard Shaw   Motivating your team is one of the holy grails of leadership. When a team or person isn’t motivated, you begin to hear complaints like this: “This organization is getting too… Continue reading Stop Motivating Your Teams and Do This Instead

By JASON JAGGARD People Often Miss This Key Component for Authenticity Our culture today gives a lot of worthy attention to the ideas of being yourself and being authentic. Most people define “authentic” as “how they feel” or “what feels most natural” or “what makes them most comfortable.” For the last 50 years, one of… Continue reading People Often Miss This Key Component for Authenticity

By JASON JAGGARD Get Maximum Value from Absolutely Everything I want this article to radically change every single area of your life forever. (But it probably won’t.) The reason is that it’s only going to cost you time to read it and many people treat their time like it’s cheap. Like it’s expendable. We (including… Continue reading Get Maximum Value from Absolutely Everything