Jason Jennings NY Times Bestselling Author

You told me You told me

The economy and housing marketThe economy and housing marketStigma of modular constructionStigma of modular constructionMaintaining our advantage of speedMaintaining our advantage of speedFinding, keeping and growing the right Finding, keeping and growing the right

peoplepeopleSuccessionSuccessionKnowing who our competition really isKnowing who our competition really isEnding our state of confusion Ending our state of confusion

TodayToday

Five leadership discoveries Five leadership discoveries

used by the world’s best performing used by the world’s best performing

companies to achieve their full potentialcompanies to achieve their full potential

Our research revealedOur research revealed

Ten fastest companies in the worldTen fastest companies in the worldTen most productive companies in the Ten most productive companies in the

worldworldTen companies who grow the most Ten companies who grow the most

consistentlyconsistentlyTen best CEOs inTen best CEOs in

the nationthe nation

A few of the world’s bestA few of the world’s best

Discovery 1 Discovery 1

The world’s best performing The world’s best performing

companies turn what they do companies turn what they do

into a into a

CauseCause

A Cause A Cause

Isn’t a Mission Statement Isn’t a Mission Statement Isn’t a Vision StatementIsn’t a Vision Statement

Causes Causes

Big and BoldBig and Bold InclusiveInclusiveWhy you really do what you doWhy you really do what you doFixes something wrong Fixes something wrong Not a goalNot a goalGive meaning to people’s livesGive meaning to people’s lives

Causes Causes

Provide purposeProvide purposeFuel Passion Fuel Passion Drive MomentumDrive MomentumBuild cultures Build cultures

Culture is the ultimate

competitive advantage

Discovery 2 Discovery 2

The world’s best performing The world’s best performing

companies master the art of companies master the art of

Letting goLetting go

Letting goLetting go

Yesterday’s breadwinnersYesterday’s breadwinnersEgoEgoSame old-same oldSame old-same old

When you let go When you let go

Better able to deal with changeBetter able to deal with changeStay more focused than your rivalsStay more focused than your rivals Innovation happensInnovation happens

Discovery 3Discovery 3

The world’s best performing The world’s best performing

Companies Companies

choose their competitorschoose their competitors

Choosing your competitorsChoosing your competitors

Don’t try to be all things to all people Don’t try to be all things to all people Find a niche Find a niche Exploit and own that spaceExploit and own that spaceDon’t go up against a company with a Don’t go up against a company with a

decided competitive advantagedecided competitive advantageNonstop, keep asking what it would take to Nonstop, keep asking what it would take to

improve on what someone else is doing improve on what someone else is doing

Discovery 4 Discovery 4

The world’s best performing companies The world’s best performing companies

get everyone to get everyone to

Think and act like ownersThink and act like owners

Thinking/acting like ownersThinking/acting like owners

Everyone knows that creating economic Everyone knows that creating economic value countsvalue counts

Decision rights go to the right peopleDecision rights go to the right peoplePeople are rewarded based on the People are rewarded based on the

economic value created economic value created Everyone is held accountableEveryone is held accountable

Discovery 5Discovery 5

The world’s best companies The world’s best companies

are led by are led by

??

America’s business heroes???America’s business heroes???

Discovery 4Discovery 4

The world’s best companies The world’s best companies

are led by are led by

StewardsStewards

StewardshipStewardship

Service over self-interest Service over self-interest Abandoning power and dominion over Abandoning power and dominion over

others others Working to preserve natural and human Working to preserve natural and human

resources resources Nurturing, authentic, mentoring and Nurturing, authentic, mentoring and

selflessnessselflessness

StewardsStewards

Share informationShare information Are accessible Are accessible Keep their hands dirtyKeep their hands dirty Stand for something Stand for something Get rid of superficial distinctionsGet rid of superficial distinctions Driven to leave it better Driven to leave it better Are coaches and mentors Are coaches and mentors Feel called to serveFeel called to serve

Remember the things you told meRemember the things you told me

Stigma of modular constructionStigma of modular constructionMaintaining our advantage of speedMaintaining our advantage of speedFinding, keeping and growing the right Finding, keeping and growing the right

peoplepeopleSuccessionSuccessionKnowing who our competition really isKnowing who our competition really isEnding our state of confusion Ending our state of confusion

Imagine what happens when Imagine what happens when everyoneeveryone

Shares a CauseShares a Cause Is able to let goIs able to let goThinks and acts like an owner Thinks and acts like an owner Does business as a good stewardDoes business as a good steward

“ “Try not. Do or do not, there is no try.” Try not. Do or do not, there is no try.” Yoda Yoda

Here’s to achieving all you set out to do and always being a

good Stewards! Jason

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