Finding Your Courage (Marine Corps Style)

A couple of weeks ago, I found myself in front of a room of people talking about courage. Courage is a topic that I’ve been interested in for years. It is courage that helps us take action in the face of fear. And I believe that fear is the primary reason that...

Work is a Relationship, Not a Contract

When you look for data about what drives employee engagement, the list is always pretty similar. Feeling valued Trust Knowing someone cares about me and my development Appreciation Here’s the funny thing. If I were to show you just this list and ask you what it...

The Increasing Importance of Work #WorkHuman

When I was growing up on a farm near a small town in rural Iowa, I remember my parents being a part of a number of different social groups. There was the card club that met once a month where half a dozen couples gathered to play 500 (the card game of choice) on a...

Making Work More Human #Workhuman

Last week, I had the opportunity to speak at and attend WorkHuman, a conference hosted by HR technology company Globoforce. As someone who’s been crusading to make work human for many years, I’ve been an admirer of this event since its creation a few years ago and was...
Jason Lauritsen