by Jason Lauritsen | Jul 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
Learning to be a leader can be hard. A lot of us have had to learn the skills of leadership on the job. We weren’t really trained to be a leader before we found ourselves in our first role that required us to lead. We just had to get started. The complicated...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jul 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’m struggling to learn a profound lesson in my work that clarity and control sometimes can’t be gained until you first let go. My mentors and others keep pointing me towards this lesson, so I know it’s one of great significance. But, this...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jul 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
We have a tendency to over complicate things when it comes to management. When I speak to groups about talent, a question that will often come up in Q&A is: “How can we retain the best people at our company?” This is a really important question. Our...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jul 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
The seven day countdown is on at my house. One of our favorite shows, Big Brother, debuts a new season on July 12. Judge me if you must. I know that there are some of you out there who look down your nose at reality television as some sort of substandard type of...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jul 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
As a sales guy joining a corporate HR team back in 2003, I remember how struck I was by how little my HR peers seemed to interact with their peers within the organization. Because I was a trained sales guy and I’m hardwired as an extrovert, I immediately got...
