Jon Gordon

"Drive the bus. Stop feeding vampires."

Jon Gordon is an American consultant and parable writer whose work sits between locker rooms and Monday standups. Cornell-trained, he built a practice around one claim: a team's energy is a leadership job, not a mood. The Energy Bus is the origin story; later titles include The Carpenter, The Seed, and The Coffee Bean.

1 book·The Energy Bus (positive leadership parables)

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You're the driver

Take the wheel, post a no-vampires rule, and invite one builder onto a specific ride.

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"You're the driver of your bus."
— The Energy Bus

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