HeyJaredDonald Thompson
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 9
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- Sep 11, 2026
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Never lower the standard – expand who gets the opportunity to meet it (opens the original)
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On Sept. 30, Mike Tomlin will keynote the North Carolina Central Men’s Basketball Tip-Off Banquet in Durham. The event is open to the public. Tomlin coached the Pittsburgh Steelers for 19 seasons, never posting a losing record. His 19 straight non-losing seasons are the most to begin an NFL coaching career and are tied with Bill Belichick for the second-longest streak by any coach, behind Tom Landry’s 21. He won a Super Bowl in his second season and made the playoffs 13 times. Eight of those yea
Don’t ignore AI anxiety. Support employees with training, clarity and empathy (opens the original)
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My daughter Diana is sharp, and as a marketing and events professional at Vaco, she pays attention to what I publish. Recently, she asked me a question I have not been able to put down. “Dad, everything you write about AI is the upside: fluency, adoption, getting on board. Why don’t you spend more time on the backlash — the things people are afraid of?” I told her there’s no money in fighting the AI tsunami. My job — the work I do with executives and boards — is to help people thrive in an AI ec
Donald Thompson: Engagement is declining worldwide; How culture protects your bottom line (opens the original)
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It’s no secret that motivated workers, and their discretionary efforts, are the secret to consistent performance and above-average profits. Yet despite this fact, employee engagement continues to decline worldwide. In DHR’s 2026 Global Trend Report, just 64% of workers describe themselves as very engaged — down from 88% in 2025. Engagement is only slightly higher in North America (67%) and Europe (68%). Gallup’s recent numbers are less stark, but U.S. engagement levels are still on par with pand
Donald Thompson: Silent, stressed employees cost millions. Instead, try work-life integration (opens the original)
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Individuals worldwide are buckling under the weight of work pressure and personal priorities. In Workplace Options’ recent Psychological Safety Study, work-life balance was one of the most urgent concerns in 32 out of 47 countries. In 68% of global markets, people feel overwhelmed by rising workloads and more insistent job demands. What’s worse, they are struggling unnecessarily. The job pressure that workers are feeling is a signal of low psychological safety and poor manager relationships, not
Donald Thompson: Build authority that drives revenue in the AI era (opens the original)
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I spent a year building relationships at a global Fortune 500 company. I started with a local business executive in my market, earned my way to one of their regional managers, and eventually reached the C-suite. I took small projects along the way to build credibility for myself and my company. When the organization started looking for a consultant to manage their change strategy, we were ready with executive meetings on the calendar. Then a member of their board circulated a white paper written
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