Jason A. Hunt | Leadership Speaker, Author & Discernment Expert

AI Isn’t Replacing Leaders. It’s Exposing Which Ones Never Learned to Discern.

AI has made information free. It hasn’t made judgment easier. Here’s the one question that separates leaders who use AI well from leaders who let it think for them.

How to Train Your Brain to be More Innovative

Most people think innovation is a talent. Sorry friends, it’s not! Innovation is the result of a trained brain. The

Discernment in Leadership: The Skill That Separates Average Leaders from Uncommon Ones

Friends, there’s a quiet problem in leadership today that no one is talking about. It’s not a lack of intelligence,

The Leadership Skill No One Taught You: Stop

Most leaders I work with don’t feel overwhelmed because they’re lazy or unfocused. They feel overwhelmed because everything feels urgent.

STAND Up: How to Influence Up and Advocate Effectively

Ever feel like you’re stuck in the middle—between a team that needs you and leadership that doesn’t always see you?

AQ Is the New Superpower for Innovation

You’ve probably heard of IQ — your intelligence quotient. And EQ — your emotional intelligence. But there’s a new player

The Teamwork Myth: Why We Celebrate the Wrong Heroes

We’ve been told our whole lives that teamwork matters. Schools preach it, workplaces encourage it, and motivational posters won’t let

Teach ‘Em to Fish: How to empower employees

You’ve heard the phrase “You can give a man a fish and feed him for a day or teach him

The 6 Reasons You’re Not Getting What You Want

I had just turned 16. I had a desperate crush on a girl named Joni for the last 18 months.

How to Handle Conflict: Conflict resolution in 7 easy steps

A coworker keeps stealing your sandwich from the break-room fridge. You decide to get back at him by lacing the

Intentionally Get Mad

Several years ago, an incident occurred where I got really mad. It was past bedtime for my kids. I was

Unlocking the Power of Communication: Three Essential Keys

So, I’ve been thinking about communication for a few years now. No matter where I go and who I talk

Dealing with the Difficult: How to handle tough people

Dealing with difficult people is an unavoidable part of life. Whether it’s a difficult coworker, a direct report, a family

How to Get More from Your Employees

We were in the middle of hiring for a new position. I was leading a committee and we’d just finished

How to Handle Stressful Situations

A recent study shows that about 80% of us Americans are stressed at work (Nielsen/Everest College). Is that you? If

Make it Safe To Fail

How open are your people to taking risks? Do they strive to keep the status quo, run from any exposure

Are People Lying to You?

Like it or not, emojis have become part of our life. They may seem like silly little additions that pre-teen

When Leadership Knocks You Down

Leadership is tough! The ongoing stress of meeting deadlines and making the numbers will wear on you. The constant problem

13 Ways to Make the Tough Talk Just a Little Bit Easier

“You should talk to him.” “No!” “Why not?” “It’s not that big of a deal.” “It is a big deal

7 Ways to Get Noticed by Your Leader

Have you ever been in a toy store and saw a kid yelling at his parents for a certain toy?

Stop Setting Goals!

It’s that time of year again…when we’ve messed up on the goals we set for the new year. I know,

Give Them a Second Chance

The afternoon of Saturday, May 25, 1978, proved to be an exciting one for air show aviator Robert Hoover. Bob,

Fake It & You WON’T Make it

“You can’t do it that way!” said a newly ordained manager. “Why not?” asked the operator. “Because it’s not going

Accountability is Everybody’s Responsibility

Four days ago you were in a meeting with Barb. You discussed a project that you were working on and

Don’t be the Hero, be the Guide on the Side

DELEGATION GONE BAD Eric has just delegated an important task to Victor. He felt good about this. Besides, Jason Hunt

Ease Up!

We were hiring a new Langauge Arts teacher. I was leading a committee who just finished our first interview. I

Genchi Genbutsu

“If we take care of our people, they will take care of our customers, and the customers will come back.”

Are People Lying to You?

To understand why people lie, let’s start with some thoughts on emojis. Like it or not, emojis have become part

The 10 Commitments: What people can expect from you

Do people know what to expect from you? You spend a great deal of time explaining expectations to them, but

How to Finally Keep The Monkeys Off Your Back!

You take on more work than you should. It’s time to get the monkey off your back for good! Tell

Stop Asking DUMB Questions

I spent two years of my life serving a church mission in outer Siberia. One thing I can tell you

How Successful People Think

There are many pathways to success, but no matter the pathway every single person who has achieved success has one

How to Stay Calm While Everyone Else is Freaking Out

I don’t know about you, but I’ve had a lot to stress about over the past 6 months. My business

Mastering the Middle

I don’t know how many of you have read the book, Alexander And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad

7 Steps to Team Focus

If COVID-19 has taught us anything, its that we cannot predict what the future looks like…and when we can’t see

How to get others to do their job!

You’ve got a coworker who promised to get you important information – information you need to do your job –

The 2 Most Important Questions You Can Ever Ask

One of my 13 mentors is Brian Tracy, who said “In a time of rapid change, standing still is the

Embrace Conflict in COVID

As states start removing restrictions, most likely the team you lead or the company you work for will have some

How to Lead in a Crisis

Do you ever feel like everyone around you is freaking out, so much so that you feel like you should

Give a CRAP

The stats show that over 80% of employees leave their organization because they do not feel like they are appreciated

How to become more authentic!

Too often we want to hide behind a facade, not allowing others to get close to us. Unfortunately, this creates

Change How You See Anything (including people)

We judge people in less than 15 seconds! This leads us to how we see, feel, and act around people

The Greatest Leadership Trait of All

I don’t believe in a “list” of qualities that every leader should have. I know that might sound harsh. Many

How to Raise Strong Leaders

“The most important work that you will ever do will be the work you do within the walls of your

The #1 Thing Every Employee Wants

Want to improve workplace productivity? Make the working environment brighter, or darker, or messier, or cleaner, or bring in food for

Two Mistakes New Leaders Make

Much of my work is with new leaders and I’ve found that they are most concerned about two common mistakes:

Gandhi’s secret to success

Do you have what it takes to get what you want? Listen to this from Mahatma Gandhi: “I claim to

So you didn’t do well in school…have hope!

Ever been that kid that didn’t get the award? Gosh, if you have it hurts. But do you allow this

Stop Wishing and Start Doing!

It’s said that the greatest gap in life is the gap between knowing and doing. Could you imagine what life

Eat Your Broccoli

Most successful people do this one thing – read books. I know it sounds a little old fashion, but think