Jason Durham | The Workplace Motivator

Shift Gears and Drive Performance

What makes our ego our greatest asset (or most expensive liability)? In one of his signature keynotes, Steven Smith (Co-Author Egonomics) sets out to answer this question and unpacks 5 levels of leadership. He describes humility as being a key leadership trait that separates great leaders from everyone else, and one of the ultimate competitive [...]

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How to Win Friends and Influence People

“Believe that you will succeed, and you will” — Dale Carnegie How to Win Friends and Influence People is one of the first best selling self-help books ever published. Written by Dale Carnegie and first published in 1937, it has sold more than 15 million copies globally. The book has six major sections. The core [...]

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Dynamic Communication

→ Why Dynamic Communication? It has been said that “the person with the most behavioural flexibility — WINS!” Effective communication stems from the right combination of tone, words, body language and pace of speech and actions. These areas are the components of a person’s behavioural style. We need to adapt our behaviour in order to [...]

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Relationship Selling

→ Why Relationship Selling? Rapport is the secret weapon for sales success…It has been said that “in the space of great rapport anything is possible”. No longer can we rely on the traditional sources of advantage (price, brand and product) alone to differentiate ourselves in the market Competition is fierce, the environment is more complex [...]

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The Secret Weapon

Keys to Extraordinary Sales Growth Today we are living in a chaotic transition to a new era defined by global competition, rampant change, instant access to information, increasing business complexity and persuasive globalisation. We know that change is inevitable, however the pace of change has become so rapid that many organisations are being left behind [...]

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More Than a Plan

→ Why More Than a Plan? Because it is more than a plan. In fact, it is so much more than that… We all know the importance and benefits of having a well articulated business plan. These include: Direction — Identifying and prioritising the activities that will deliver the most value to the business. Focus [...]

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More Than Customers

Creating Value Through Strategic Innovation The Game has changed…Knowledge, Change and Globalisation are the forces driving the new economy. No longer can businesses rely on the traditional sources of advantage (price, brand and product alone) to differentiate themselves in the market. Competition is fierce, the environment is more complex and the consumer is more educated [...]

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Leadership Now

Unleashing Human Potential Businesses don’t make decisions, people do. The process of unleashing human potential involves an understanding of how people think as well as an understanding of what motivates them to achieve sustained high performance. Effective Leaders know that they can’t really make anyone do anything. The key to effective leadership is making people [...]

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The Business of Life

Secrets to Success In Life & Business What is it about those people who continue to get ahead in life? What is it that separates the good from the great…the ordinary from the extraordinary? The bottom line is…Communication is Everything! Jason believes that the quality of our communication contributes everything toward how we experience our [...]

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Work Life Balance – Is There Such a Thing?

Often I am confronted with the question, how do I create better work-life balance? Usually my response is along the lines of: “Is it a better work-life balance you want — or is it life balance?” I believe that work is only one component of life. Yes an important one, however one that too many [...]

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