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Season 9 Episode 34: The Dumbest Culture Mantra in Sports. Image of football (soccer) stadium with fans cheering

Season 9 Episode 34: The Dumbest Cultural Mantra in Sports

3 months ago

Season 9 Episode 34: The Dumbest Culture Mantra in Sports. Language helps drive behavior. The best teams and organizations have cultural language, values and mantras that lead the future they…

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Season 9 Episode 33: Resilience: Weaponizing Calm

3 months ago

Season 9 Episode 33: Resilience: Weaponizing Calm Challenges, obstacles and struggles are an inevitable part of life and work, so what does it mean to weaponize calm in order…

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Season 9 Episode 32: Culture Cost Calculator with Nicki Straza

3 months ago

Season 9 Episode 32: Culture Cost Calculator with Nicki Straza What is the ROI on developing people and culture? Jason Barger and Nicki Straza chat about the Culture Cost Calculator…

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Season 9 Episode 30: Work/Life Rhythm, Not Balance

3 months ago

Season 9 Episode 30: Work/Life Rhythm, Not Balance Work/Life balance feels unattainable to most humans. Work/Life rhythm and this intentional reframing makes all the difference in your work and your…

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Season 9 Episode 29: Superpower: a Posture of Listening

4 months ago

Season 9 Episode 29: Superpower: a Posture of Listening A posture of listening can be a superpower in everyday moments, relationships and within team cultures. What needs your ears next? …

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Season 9 Episode 28: An Invitation to Rest

4 months ago

Season 9 Episode 28: An Invitation to Rest. Sometimes we need an invitation to rest. Jason highlights the common misconception between rest and high-performance. SHOW NOTES Jason introduces Season…

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Season 9 Episode 27: Leadership Reflections with John Ross

4 months ago

https://jasonvbarger.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/S9-e27-John-Ross-VEED-1.mp4 Jason is joined by his first professional mentor, the Rev. Dr. John F. Ross, in an engaging conversation about the power of mentors, goals, focus, clarity, character and virtue.…

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Season 9 Episode 26: Celebrating Independence + Interdependence

4 months ago

Season 9 Episode 26: Celebrating Independence + Interdependence Jason takes a few moments to celebrate the true spirit of Independence in our lives and work AND the important role that…

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Season 9 Episode 25: Global Flourishing and Workplace Culture. Image of hand holding key with person silhoutte jogging up the stairs

Season 9 Episode 25: Global Flourishing & Workplace Culture

5 months ago

Season 9 Episode 25: Global Flourishing and Workplace Culture. In part 2 of this series, Jason explores the impact the recent findings from the Global Flourishing Study can have on…

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Season 9 Episode 24: Global Flourishing Study Findings

5 months ago

Season 9 Episode 24: Global Flourishing Study Findings. The recent release of the Global Flourishing Study findings is an opportunity for every leader, team and organization to think about how…

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Season 9 Episode 34: The Dumbest Cultural Mantra in Sports

Season 9 Episode 33: Resilience: Weaponizing Calm

Season 9 Episode 32: Culture Cost Calculator with Nicki Straza

Season 9 Episode 30: Work/Life Rhythm, Not Balance

Season 9 Episode 29: Superpower: a Posture of Listening

Season 9 Episode 28: An Invitation to Rest

Season 9 Episode 27: Leadership Reflections with John Ross

Season 9 Episode 26: Celebrating Independence + Interdependence

Season 9 Episode 25: Global Flourishing & Workplace Culture

Season 9 Episode 24: Global Flourishing Study Findings

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