by Jason Lauritsen | Oct 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
My friend, Jason Seiden, years ago introduced me to the idea of thinking of your career (and life) as chapters in the story of our life. I love this metaphor. Every chapter has a purpose and also a beginning and an end. And, each chapter sets a foundation for the...
by Jason Lauritsen | Oct 12, 2016 | Performance, Workplace
One of the things I am most proud of from my corporate HR tour of duty happened during my last stop as an HR executive about six years ago. Before it was trendy to do so, we lead a process to kill the traditional annual performance management appraisal. I won’t...
by Jason Lauritsen | Sep 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
If you know me personally, subscribe to this blog, or we are Facebook friends, you know that my oldest son is a Marine. He’s been a Marine now for over a year. Being the parent of a soldier is an experience that I don’t know you can really prepare for and...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jul 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
One of the best books I’ve found over the past year is Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant. As an accused non-conformist, I dove into this book expecting to find validation and reinforcement that my brand of making waves was somehow the...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jun 14, 2016 | Uncategorized
“Dad. Dad. Dad!” I remember this ritual with my dad when I was a kid. Trying to get his attention drawn away from whatever he was doing. And, now, I’ve recognized my kids doing the same with me as they try to rattle me free from scanning something...
