by Jason Lauritsen | Feb 16, 2017 | Management, Relationships, Workplace
One of the advantages of moving jobs frequently early in your career (like I did) is that you get to experience a lot of different workplaces and management styles. A few of my first couple of jobs out of college were case studies in bad management. I had the “I...
by Jason Lauritsen | Feb 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
A friend was recently sharing with me some of the challenges he was having with managing his team. I can’t say for certain since I’ve not seen him work, but I think he’s probably a pretty good manager. He was sharing with me his challenge to break...
by Jason Lauritsen | Feb 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
Last week I had a conversation with a leader who explained to me that he really doesn’t buy the whole “employee engagement thing.” When I probed a little bit, he revealed that in the past, he worked for an organization that spent big money on an employee...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jan 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Working from a home office has its ups and downs. One of the benefits for me is that when I’m working from the office, I don’t have to shave every day. Maybe it’s my decade of trying to look the part of a corporate executive, but I take delight in...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jan 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Sometimes, changing our results is as much about what we stop doing as what we start. CEO’s around the world have recognized that critical importance of talent and they are looking to HR to lead. To step up to this challenge means abandoning some bad habits and...