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As a leader, every move you make is either breathing life into your organization or slowly killing it. The atmosphere can easily turn toxic, with negativity, blame, and doubt poisoning the culture. Are you breathing enough oxygen into your organization to give it meaning? Jason Barger has advised some of the world’s biggest brands—including Deloitte, Wendy’s, and many others—on how to engage the minds and hearts of their people. In Breathing Oxygen, he explores mindsets that bring energy to every team and expand their productivity and your organization’s potential.

Thermostat Cultures is a must-listen for anyone leading a group of any kind or for someone who desires to be a compelling participant on a high-performing team. Every human being on the planet is a part of a team of some kind. A team at work. A team at home. Why do some teams with similar talent levels succeed and others simply maintain? Why are some families more connected while others are pulling in opposite directions? Why do some companies expand with excitement and others limp along? Culture.

Jason Barger spent seven straight days flying 6,548 miles to seven different cities – living only in the airports the entire time. He compiled 10,000 minutes of observations at all four corners of the U.S. and reflected on how our airport experiences can teach us about our lives today. The airport metaphor leaps to life through profound anecdotes. These funny and inspiring stories are reminders of how to change our daily world through thoughtful and compassionate action.

A thermostat is proactive. It sets the temperature in a room. Controls the temperature. Regulates the temperature. But in today’s distracted, fast-paced and digital world, it’s easy for individuals and organizations to act more like thermometers, slipping into reactionary thinking, becoming scattered and inconsistent. The most compelling leaders, teams, organizations, families or collection of humans of any kind operate in thermostat mode. They calibrate their mind and heart to set the temperature for the vision and culture they want to create. Jason Barger, globally celebrated author, ...

ReMember is about coming alive and engaging in your life and work. Are you busy or effective? In a highly distracting world, it's difficult to remember your highest priorities. The most successful individuals and groups go through the intentional process to ReMember, to renew and recommit to the most important memberships in their lives.