The Thermostat Season 2 Ep 3: Culture Is Your Competitive Advantage
In a world littered with choices for everything, culture is your competitive advantage! People want to be a part of something greater than themselves and they want more than just…
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The Thermostat Season 2 Ep 2: Dare to Begin
Success and impact only arrive after we’ve dared to begin. Beginning requires courage, vision, and action to move things forward. And, daring isn’t a one-time act. What do you need to…
Forward Focus: Where To Look In The New Year
It’s perfectly normal to obsessively check the rearview mirror when we’re sharing the road in bumper-to-bumper traffic. But when we keep checking the rearview mirror on the path of life—it…
The Thermostat Season 2 Kickoff Ep 1: Be vs Do
The same thing happens every New Year. We rush to set goals for all the things we’re going to DO in the year ahead. The most effective leaders, teams and…
‘Tis the Season to Stop, Celebrate and Reset
Every year my family loves the act of giving and receiving holiday cards. But this season, several folks told me how they hate getting cards because they think the people…
Selling Solutions: How Infomercials Get It Right
I recently realized I’d rather think more like an infomercial than a political ad. Nearly one billion dollars is spent during every major election cycle—much of it on negative ads.…
The Thermostat Ep 12: Season 1 Recap + Q&A
Jason Barger reflects on a dynamic Season 1 of The Thermostat podcast and reminds us about how the messages from each episode connect, build upon one another and nudge us…
The Thermostat Ep 11: The Power of Hibernation
The mind and heart need brief moments of hibernation. They help us recover, restore, heal and prepare for what’s next in the pursuit of our vision. How can leaders and…
The Thermostat Ep 10: Faithing (Verb)
What does it look like when our most coveted beliefs and values are witnessed in person? What ripples do our actions create along our path? In the incessant rush of…
The Thermostat Ep 9: The War for Our Attention
There is a war for our attention every single day. We’ve never lived in more distracting times, where the messages are coming from every direction, trying to persuade us to…