Top Talent Doesn’t Exist

This week, as I was facilitating a session for a group of managers, one of them asked me the question, “What does top talent really want in a job?”  On the surface, that seems like a pretty good question to ask.  We all want to hire the best...

A Little More Emotion?

For those who didn’t watch the Masters (or a newscast in the past 12 hours), Bubba Watson won the prestigious golf tournament yesterday.  Upon winning, he was overcome by emotion.  His mother came out onto the eighteenth green and they hugged...

Leadership According to Merlin

My wife and I have become committed fans of the Syfy network show Merlin that chronicles the early years of King Arthur of Camelot and the great wizard Merlin.  It is a fun and entertaining show and we are addicted to it. The episode this past week was...

Tornadoes and Change Management

You can’t control what happens to you.  And, you can’t control how other people react to what happens.  The only thing within your control is your reaction to what happens to you.  These words represent one of the most important lessons...

Innovation starts with "Why?"

Why?If you’ve ever lived with a three year old, you are familiar with this question.  When you are three, the world is new and everything is a mystery (and nothing is sacred).  So, when you ask a question of a grown up and you get an answer that...
Jason Lauritsen