Does Your Company Discourage Vacations?

Does Your Company Discourage Vacations?

A few weeks ago, I had an interesting chat with my Lyft driver on the way to the airport in San Francisco. He was a career business development professional who uses Lyft to supplement his income. Our conversation turned to company culture and work experience...

Relationships and Accountability

If you’ve been following my work over the past couple of years, you know that I’ve been evangelizing the message that “work is a relationship, not a contract.” Because employees experience work this way, work and the workplace should be designed around the same...

Calling for a Retreat

In my June newsletter, I shared that my wife, Angie, and I had a “retreat” scheduled. For those who may not know, Ang is not only my life partner but is also my business partner. This quest to make work more human is a family affair for us.   On a walk together in...

Talking about Gender at Work

I’ve been thinking a lot about gender equity in the workplace lately. I’m sure many of you have been as well. There is so much work we need to do. This is an issue that I’ve been called to for some time but have struggled to find my voice in the...
Jason Lauritsen