The Thermostat with Jason Barger

Conversations stimulate progress when we talk with people and not at them. The best team cultures develop healthy ways they communicate together to stimulate progress. Please rate and review the podcast to help amplify...

The best team cultures realize that recruiting isn't transactional. It's transformational and impacted by how we lead, serve and compete as a team. Episode Summary: Is "transformational recruiting" dead in the age of...

Gratitude shifts our mindset, which shifts our actions and interactions. What does it look like to take time to shift the mindsets within our cultures to gratitude? Please rate and review the podcast to help amplify...

Every great team culture, leader, and organization is created by small, intentional actions and behaviors. Over time, those small actions add up. Please rate and review the podcast to help amplify these messages to...

This episode provides sound bites and highlights from this year's Thermostat Cultures LIVE, hosted by Jason Barger, that focuses on authentic leadership in the world today and creating compelling cultures. Please rate...

Gallup research identified 4 traits that followers need and want in a leader. Jason Barger provides his insights on the research based on his work within teams and organizations. Please rate and review the podcast to...

The best thermostat cultures are led and co-created by all. People within the culture have mindsets of ownership, reciprocal accountability and a commitment to development that sets a different temperature for others...

86% of employees and executives cite Ineffective communication as the biggest problem with workplace failures. Jason Barger shares obstacles that get in the way and what the best leaders and cultures do differently...

NFL superstar and Amazon's Thursday Night Football analyst, Andrew "Big Whit" Whitworth, joins Jason Barger in an inspiring conversation about leadership in the world today and articulating culture for the temperature...

Employee engagement is at a 10-year low, and burnout is costing the global economy a staggering $322 billion. But what if this isn't a crisis, but one of the greatest opportunities for leadership today? For full show...

Jason Barger previews his 9th ThermostatCulturesLIVE.com hybrid event he will host on 11/7/25. He is joined by other powerful voices focused on authentic leadership and compelling cultures in the world today. Please...

In a fast-changing, often divided and disengaged world, leaders and cultures that practice empathy, reciprocal accountability, and build trust, are experiencing higher satisfaction and performance. Please rate and...

Turnover and lost productivity due to employee burnout is a global challenge that costs organizations massively. The best leaders and cultures know that caring for people is just good business. Please rate and review...

Failure is just a part of life and work. Not everything goes as planned. However, every successful leader, team, project, mission and culture transforms failure into hope. Please rate and review the podcast to help...

Is your culture and the leaders within your teams stuck operating in thermometer thinking? Or, have they made the mindset shifts to thermostat thinking to proactively shape the future you want? Please rate and review...

Language helps drive behavior. The best teams and organizations have cultural language, values and mantras that lead the future they are hoping to create. Is your language leading your team where you want? Please rate...

Challenges, obstacles and struggles are an inevitable part of life and work, so what does it mean to weaponize calm in order to strengthen our grit and resilience for the road ahead? Please rate and review the podcast...

What is the ROI on developing people and culture? Jason Barger and Nicki Straza chat about the Culture Cost Calculator and the massive return culture has on performance.

Work/Life balance feels unattainable to most humans. Work/Life rhythm and this intentional reframing makes all the difference in your work and your life. Please rate and review the podcast to help amplify these messages...

A posture of listening can be a superpower in everyday moments, relationships and within team cultures. What needs your ears next? Please rate and review the podcast to help amplify these messages to others! For full...

Sometimes we need an invitation to rest. Jason highlights the common misconception between rest and high-performance. Please rate and review the podcast to help amplify these messages to others! For full show notes...

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. Please rate and review the podcast to...

Jason takes a few moments to celebrate the true spirit of Independence in our lives and work AND the important role that Interdependence also plays. Our lives and team cultures rely on both. Please rate and review the...

In part 2 of this series, Jason explores the impact the recent findings from the Global Flourishing Study can have on workplace cultures. The future of work and the cultures we create should pay attention. Please rate...

The recent release of the Global Flourishing Study findings is an opportunity for every leader, team and organization to think about how they support their people. In this 2-part series, Jason provides his insights and...