#98: Peering Into the Future with Jason Cochran

Lead the People

Jason Cochran brings a unique blend of business savvy and psychological insight to his work as a business consultant and organizational psychologist with humanworks8. Ranked among the top 10 global thought leaders in HR, culture, and the future of work by Thinkers360, Jason draws on his diverse background and experiences as a psychologist, speaker, and tech co-founder to create healthier connections between people and the work ecosystem.

Jason’s unique ability is envisioning new, innovative ways of thinking where he takes complex ideas or strategies and makes them simpler for others to understand, follow through on, and make their best contributions. Frustrated with the shortcomings of failed employee engagement initiatives, Jason created the 4 Principles of Connection®️ framework for employee experience (connecting with self, others, role, and the organization) to create better connected organizations.

Top 3 Takeaways

1. Embrace the future. We can’t stop the passage of time, and we shouldn’t try. Rather than fear what comes next, we need to take steps to get comfortable with evolution.
2. Leverage your values. Instead of jumping headlong into the tactical details or mechanics of change, hit the pause button. Take a moment to revisit your organizational and personal values around learning and growth.
3. Adapt or disappear. For a variety of reasons, widesweeping changes are happening faster than ever. Those organizations—and individuals—who resist change will quietly slip away.

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From the Source

“I was always curious about connections between people and work, but then the future aspect of it really kicked in once I had kids, because now it's not just me thinking about ‘What's work going to look like for me?’. Now I'm thinking about it for them.”

“Most leaders are extremely gifted and talented at the tactical—the X's and O's, but I think the important thing that happens that we often skip is we skip over the mindset piece.”

“Once we hold on to something and believe it's true, it's really hard to convince us otherwise.”

“You have to start with mindset, and you have to start thinking about it from a values level. And so certainly organizational values, I would highly recommend you have something around it there, but also when supporting people around understanding personal values. That there needs to be things around personal values as well that aligns with that in order to lead to more successful outcomes.”

“Half of the Fortune 500 are no longer expected to be in the Fortune 500. So 50 percent turnover in the next four years. This is how quickly change is happening, how rapid it is, and what a large level at which it's happening.”

Connect with Jason

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-d-cochran/