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Managing Through Love
Managing Through Love https://jasonlauritsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/jason-lauritsen-blog-managing-through-love-3000x2000.jpg 1080 720 Jason Lauritsen https://jasonlauritsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/jason-lauritsen-blog-managing-through-love-3000x2000.jpgDr. Vivek Murthy, the United States Surgeon General, recently gave the commencement address to the UC Berkeley School of Public Health graduates. In his comments, he provided some interesting and compelling advice to these graduates, most of whom are entering into a life of service through public health. Among his closing remarks, he said something…
read more[Video] Should We Still Be Shaking Hands?
[Video] Should We Still Be Shaking Hands? https://jasonlauritsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/jason-lauritsen-blog-shaking-hands-2000x3000.jpg 1080 1620 Jason Lauritsen https://jasonlauritsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/jason-lauritsen-blog-shaking-hands-2000x3000.jpgHow Much Should a Manager Know About Their Employees’ Personal Lives?
How Much Should a Manager Know About Their Employees’ Personal Lives? https://jasonlauritsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/linkedin-sales-solutions-W3Jl3jREpDY-unsplash-3000x2000.jpg 1080 720 Jason Lauritsen https://jasonlauritsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/linkedin-sales-solutions-W3Jl3jREpDY-unsplash-3000x2000.jpgOver the past several months, I’ve been working hard to spread the message that what managers need to successfully navigate this new future of work is compassion. Compassion connects an awareness of the struggles and suffering of employees with caring actions to help them through it. It’s a big and important step beyond empathy, and…
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3 Big Things You’re Getting Wrong about Post-Pandemic Work
3 Big Things You’re Getting Wrong about Post-Pandemic Work https://jasonlauritsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/jason-lauritsen-blog-post-pandemic-work2-3000x2000.jpg 1080 720 Jason Lauritsen https://jasonlauritsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/jason-lauritsen-blog-post-pandemic-work2-3000x2000.jpgWe’ve officially entered the part of our pandemic journey where we can start planning for how our teams or organizations will work once this virus is under control. To wrestle through sorting out what changes to keep and which to discard as we try to find a new equilibrium. This is particularly true for…
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How Has Employee Experience Changed?
How Has Employee Experience Changed? https://jasonlauritsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Jason-Lauritsen-Blog-Employee-Experience-2400x3000.jpg 1080 1350 Jason Lauritsen https://jasonlauritsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Jason-Lauritsen-Blog-Employee-Experience-2400x3000.jpgI don’t know about you, but I feel like I’ve spent a lot of time trying to make sense of things over the last year. So many things changed so quickly. It was disorienting. Very little has felt certain or settled. And maybe the one thing that has felt the most uncertain and beyond our…
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Why Employee Well-being is Vital to Work Performance
Why Employee Well-being is Vital to Work Performance https://jasonlauritsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/jason-lauritsen-blog-employee-wellbeing-3000x2000.jpg 1080 720 Jason Lauritsen https://jasonlauritsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/jason-lauritsen-blog-employee-wellbeing-3000x2000.jpgThere’s a lot of talk about employee well-being right now. Apparently, suffering through a global pandemic is enough to finally get us thinking about our well-being more seriously. The consequences of a lack of well-being have been laid bare over the last year. But employee well-being isn’t a new phenomenon. It’s been lurking in the…
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Management Needs an Upgrade: The Cultivation Mindset
Management Needs an Upgrade: The Cultivation Mindset https://jasonlauritsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/jason-lauritsen-blog-cultivation-mindset-management.jpg 1080 794 Jason Lauritsen https://jasonlauritsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/jason-lauritsen-blog-cultivation-mindset-management.jpgThe past year forced a lot of changes in the way work happens. When, where, and how we work was disrupted in a way that we’ve never seen before. Organizations have adapted in some pretty compelling ways. Safety was made a top priority through changes to the physical workspace along with new protocols, practices, and…
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A Great Tool for Creating Clear Expectations
A Great Tool for Creating Clear Expectations https://jasonlauritsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/A-Great-Tool-for-Creating-Clear-Expectations.png 1080 721 Jason Lauritsen https://jasonlauritsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/A-Great-Tool-for-Creating-Clear-Expectations.pngIn my last post, I shared a story of the consequences that can occur when we aren’t clear on expectations within our work relationships. Having clarity within any relationship is vital, and it’s something that we all too often leave to chance. I also encouraged you to use the golden rule of management as a…
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I Broke My Own Golden Rule—Here’s What Happened
I Broke My Own Golden Rule—Here’s What Happened https://jasonlauritsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/blog-my-golden-rule-jason-lauritsen-3000x2000.jpg 1080 720 Jason Lauritsen https://jasonlauritsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/blog-my-golden-rule-jason-lauritsen-3000x2000.jpgRecently, I collaborated with a friend on a project. It wasn’t a big project, and we weren’t doing it for money. It was more of an exploratory effort that we were both interested in doing, so we decided to do it together. The two of us have been friends for years but had never done…
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