Say It Out Loud: Turning Fuzzy Expectations Into Clear Agreements
Learn how to turn fuzzy expectations into clear agreements that boost trust, performance, and leadership effectiveness.
Leadership insights for disruptive trainers
Ideas for challenging the people who have "heard it all before".
Jared Oates
Jared is the founder of Leadership Progress Cycle. He is a teacher, a learner, an engineer, and an entrepreneur. People are his passion and he believes great leaders help others realize their full potential.
Leadership Development
How to Balance Purpose and Progress in Goal Setting
Help new leaders connect purpose to progress. Learn how to balance qualitative and quantitative goals for clarity, momentum, and real impact.
Jared Oates
Apr 14, 2025
Leadership Development
Uncommon Clarity: How Aligned Goals Transform Teams
Discover how aligned goals boost team clarity, motivation, and performance—plus how to set them using the OKR framework.
Jared Oates
Apr 7, 2025
Leadership Development
The First Step Toward Effective Leadership
Discover why self-awareness is the missing first step in new leader training—and how purpose-driven leaders build stronger, more accountable teams.
Jared Oates
Mar 31, 2025
Leadership Development
Unstoppable Clarity: How Essentialism Empowers Trainers to Prioritize
Help new leaders prioritize with clarity. Learn essentialist strategies to cut through the noise, focus on impact, and train new leaders for success.
Jared Oates
Mar 24, 2025
Leadership Development
The Hidden Cost of Boring Meetings: How to Train Leaders to Embrace Healthy Conflict
Boring meetings signal conflict avoidance. Learn why healthy conflict drives better leadership—and how training can help leaders embrace it.
Jared Oates
Mar 18, 2025
Leadership Development
How Transparent Goals Crush Internal Politics and Build Unstoppable Teams
Clear, measurable goals eliminate internal politics by creating alignment, transparency, and accountability. Learn how to make them work for your team.
Jared Oates
Mar 10, 2025
Leadership Development
The Truth About Speaking Up: Why Employees Hesitate and What Great Leaders Do Differently
Fear, pressure, and bad incentives keep employees silent—even when disaster looms. Learn why and how great leaders build a fearless speak-up culture.
Jared Oates
Feb 27, 2025