The Jason Clause Show

I love this time of year as I’m reminded of all my blessings and I always feel hopeful for the future. In this episode, I’m sharing the very best news I’ve ever heard: That God so loved the world that he sent his only son to save it. It’s a beautiful story that I believe […] The post Merry Christmas! | The Greatest Story Ever Told! appeared first on The Jason Clause Show.

Cyber security training can get a little redundant and a little boring, but it’s also absolutely vital. It think it’s understandable to be a little weary of cyber security training. But repetition and constant vigilance are some of the best tools to use if we want to help our team side step the plethora of […] The post Cyber Security Training for your team in less than 10 minutes appeared first on The Jason Clause Show.

3 helpful tips to keep technology from ruining vacation Our technology helps us deliver great client service and access information quickly. It can also be what stops us from escaping the grinding day to day of our professional lives while on vacation. If not properly disconnected, our technology can rob us of the escape that […] The post Unplug from technology on vacation: a few tips to help you relax and disconnect appeared first on The Jason Clause Show.

Be on the lookout for a new Apple-flavored email phishing attack. New European data privacy regulation is going into effect this week. It’s called General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and bad guys are using it as bait in a variety of ways. This scam looks like it is from Apple and claims that if you […] The post Apple Users Avoid this GDPR Phishing Attack appeared first on The Jason Clause Show.

We spend years in the formal education system learning about how to get a job and a career and earn money, but very little of that, if any, is spent learning how to manage that money to reach lifestyle goals. Money and the problems associated with personal finance are a source of a lot of […] The post Personal Finance Education as a Workplace Benefit appeared first on The Jason Clause Show.

How do you know when it's time to start looking for a new accounting system? Is the tool that you're using good enough? Can you extract enough value from some future state that would justify all the hassle and headache associated with upgrading to something different? Before you can even start asking those questions, it's […] The post 5 Reasons you may have outgrown your current accounting software appeared first on The Jason Clause Show.

*This is part two of an interview that I started in the previous episode.* You can find part 1 by clicking here: Listen to Part 1 What’s the business worth? Who will buy it and at what price? Should I even sell the business? Is there another option? It is never too early to plan your […] The post Can you sell your business? How much is it worth? When should you start asking these questions? | Part 2. appeared first on The Jason Clause Show.

It’s never too early to plan your exit strategy What’s the business worth? Who will buy it and at what price? Should I even sell the business? Is there another option? It is never too early to plan your exit strategy. It can take 3 years or more to prepare your business for you to […]

We all need to give more attention to identity theft in the wake of the Equifax breach Most of us already know that Equifax reported a data breach that affects more than 143 million US customers, about 44% of the population. It’s an extremely serious breach; hackers got access to full names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, […] The post Identity Theft Post Equifax appeared first on The Jason Clause Show.

CEO Fraud is a very simple and effective cyber attack that can cause significant business losses CEO Fraud couldn’t be simpler. There’s no malware to write and no malicious code or links to implant. It’s a text only email, plain and simple – but it’s the social engineering that makes it work. Due to its simplicity, […] The post Protect yourself from CEO Fraud appeared first on The Jason Clause Show.

Everyone can be funny if they can follow a process.I'll never forget a Chris Rock Interview that I listened to. That was when it dawned on me. Comedians don't just get up on stage and start making people laugh. They follow a rigorous process. The discovery lead me to the San Francisco Comedy College and […] The post Be Funny, make more friends, get further appeared first on The Jason Clause Show.

Goals are great for helping us figure out where we want to go. Systems will get us there. We all have things that we want to achieve in our life and for many, the path to those things starts by setting specific and actionable goals. Goals are good. They can provide direction and even push […] The post Forget about setting goals. Focus on this instead. appeared first on The Jason Clause Show.

There are a multitude of tools and apps in the world designed to help us stay organized. I’ve tried many of them, but I’ve never come close to achieving the organizational zen that I’ve hoped for. That is until now. In this episode, my guest Aaron Lowe and I talk about Bullet Journaling a pen […] The post The Bullet Journal: A pen and paper framework for getting way more done. appeared first on The Jason Clause Show.

61% of cyber attacks by hackers each year involve small to medium-sized businesses. At least half of those companies won’t even know the attack has happened until it’s too late. IT system security and data protection have always been important. But as the statistics highlight, the need to focus attention on security is increasing for […] The post 3 inexpensive things you can do to increase IT security appeared first on The Jason Clause Show.

My first reaction to the daily huddle was, “What can we possible have to talk about everyday?” But what I came to learn was that the daily huddle can be the cornerstone of a team’s meeting rhythm and a system by which everyone is constantly vetting, in a very transparent manner, their tactical actions against […] The post Stay in the know with a daily huddle appeared first on The Jason Clause Show.

It can be frustrating as a manager when we’re not getting the results that we expect from an employee. Assuming the team member wants to be successful and is giving us his best effort how can we help him get unstuck? In this episode we’re going to talk about a framework that I learned from […] The post 5 Root causes of employee under-performance appeared first on The Jason Clause Show.

It’s just easier to use shorthand. This is never more true than when working with your team. It allows a manager to leverage habits and pre-agreed to norms of behavior to quickly communicate with team members. But to work properly, our shorthand needs to be carefully scripted so that we can eliminate as much ambiguity […] The post Develop shorthand & communicate quickly and effectively with your team appeared first on The Jason Clause Show.

It’s what the receiver hears that’s most important.. That seems pretty simple, but if it’s true, why does there seem to be so much miscommunication! As a manager, how can we make sure our team hears what we mean the way we mean it? In this episode my guest Samuel Hatton and I talk about: […] The post What we say vs. what they hear appeared first on The Jason Clause Show.

I get in the car, start the engine and an hour later, I’m at work. I don’t remember the trip. I’m not alone, chances are the same thing happend to you. It’s a habit and when you think about it, that’s a little scary. Driving a car is not a simple thing to do. […] The post How to build good habits and change bad ones appeared first on The Jason Clause Show.

As a manager, I don’t always agree with my boss. Likewise, my teammates don’t always agree with me. Handled improperly, it’s easy to mistake a dissenting opinion as disrespect. Over the course of my career, I’ve found dozens of ways to handle this situation improperly as an employee and as a manager. Don’t worry, I […] The post Trust and how to disagree with your boss appeared first on The Jason Clause Show.