by Jason Lauritsen | Dec 14, 2023 | Workplace, Performance, Strategy
Change can be messy. And the change to hybrid schedules has proven to be pretty messy for a lot of organizations. Many of the leaders I’m speaking with are struggling to make sense of this messiness. In one case, a leader was puzzled over why less than half of his...
by Jason Lauritsen | Oct 12, 2023 | Workplace
Despite what we’d all hoped would unfold this year, we are nowhere near the emergence of a “new normal” regarding where and how we work. Don’t believe me? All you have to do is a quick Google search to discover that there are just as many articles espousing the “death...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jul 31, 2023 | Performance, Strategy
I’ve been struggling for the past few months. Honestly, I’ve probably been struggling for much longer than that. I just finally became aware of how bad burnout was recently. To start with, I was exhausted all the time. Regardless of how much I slept, I never seemed to...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jun 22, 2023 | Culture
As companies are requiring employees back into the office, one of the most common reasons cited is culture. CEO’s will argue that their culture requires being together in the office. Others suggest that remote work is degrading or ruining their culture. The first...
by Jason Lauritsen | Feb 10, 2023 | Checking-In, Engagement, Relationships
It was my birthday and I was craving some time with my kids. In a brazen attempt to pry my kids away from their technology, I offered a trip to Dairy Queen for some ice cream. My hope was, once they were a captive audience in the car, we’d be able to chat a bit. But...
