Breathing Oxygen: How Positive Leadership Gives Life to Winning Cultures

by Jason Barger

Positive, healthy thinking is as essential to great leadership and building a winning culture as the air we breathe. Leading yourself and a team of people has never been more complicated than it is today. As a leader, every move you make is either breathing life into your organization or slowly killing it. The atmosphere can easily turn toxic, with negativity, blame, and doubt poisoning the culture. Just like every human being on the planet needs good air to breathe, every organization needs leadership that breathes life into its people to sustain the energy required to complete its mission. Nine out of every ten employees say they would take a pay cut to work for a more meaningful culture. Are you breathing enough oxygen into your organization to give it meaning? Over the past decade, leadership expert Jason Barger has advised some of the world’s biggest brands—including Deloitte, Wendy’s, Caribou Coffee, Ultimate Software, Syracuse University, Nationwide Insurance, NetJets, Kaiser Permanente, and many others—on how to engage the minds and hearts of their people. In Breathing Oxygen , Barger explores six key mindsets—Clarity, Inclusivity, Agility, Grit, Rest, and Ownership—that bring energy to every team and expand their productivity and your organization’s potential.

Genres: Nonfiction, Business

152 pages, Hardcover

Published August 2, 2022

Reviews

[Ted Bigham · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent book for teams of all sizes with some incredible stories and examples of how to motivate and prepare your team culture in today's world. Overall a quick read that is absolutely relevant for today's changing world for our teams.

[Tiffany · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quick read but full of sound wisdom for leaders looking to drive positive cultures. The six mindsets, behaviors, and actions included in the book are time-tested. These mindsets have proven to be differentiators regardless of industry or cultural contexts. The book's practicality, simplicity, and conciseness are refreshing and likely to appeal to leaders at all levels of the organiztion.