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Please Don’t Fake It (The Authentic You is Worth the Work)
 Please Don’t Fake It (The Authentic You is Worth the Work) 700 468 Jason Lauritsen
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Last week, I opened the weekly email from a thought leader I really admire, Marc Effron. Marc is probably best known for writing the genius book, One Page Talent Management. I first crossed paths with Marc in 2006 when we were both speaking at the same event. We were both corporate HR execs at the…

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Burnout and Putting Me Back Together Again
 Burnout and Putting Me Back Together Again 1080 608 Jason Lauritsen
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About two weeks ago, I wrote about my realization that I was suffering from burnout. The response to the post was both affirming and concerning.  Affirmation came in the form of messages and comments signifying I wasn’t alone. Others saw themselves in my situation. They were feeling the same exhaustion and lack of joy. In…

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Employee Engagement Essentials Post-COVID
 Employee Engagement Essentials Post-COVID 1000 555 Jason Lauritsen
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I originally wrote this post for my friends at Workhuman. I asked their permission to share it here as well because I thought you might find it valuable. If you’d like to view the original post, you can find it here:  https://www.workhuman.com/resources/globoforce-blog/employee-engagement-essentials-post-covid.  This week, all over the U.S., schools are reopening and millions of kids are heading back to…

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Sending My Kids Back to School Broke Me
 Sending My Kids Back to School Broke Me 1000 555 Jason Lauritsen
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I thought I was doing pretty well. When our lives (and my business) got turned upside down in March, I hunkered down. I’ve been through some tough times before, so I knew that I could survive whatever was to come. My wife and I figured out the “school from home” mess and made the best…

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No. The Future of Work is NOT Work From Home
 No. The Future of Work is NOT Work From Home 1080 599 Jason Lauritsen
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A lot has changed over the past several months at work. This virus showed up and lit the status quo on fire. A majority of office workers now work from home. And we’ve been scrambling ever since.  The most intense disruption has been felt in jobs and work that once happened in an office setting…

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Employee Engagement for You: July 2020 Edition
 Employee Engagement for You: July 2020 Edition 150 150 Jason Lauritsen
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When I feel overwhelmed or stressed, my go-to strategy to find my way back to feeling calm and centered is gratitude. That allure of comfort is powerful. But that path leads nowhere. The old normal is gone. And good riddance. We can do better. As I write this today, I’m feeling a bit of both.…

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Embrace the Suck
 Embrace the Suck 700 468 Jason Lauritsen
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Embrace the suck. This is a familiar phrase for those who have served in the military. It’s a way to remind yourself or others that what you are doing is hard but important and that you need to keep going. The difficulty and discomfort of the experience are a necessary part of the mission or…

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What Does Employee Engagement Mean? Everything You Need to Know
 What Does Employee Engagement Mean? Everything You Need to Know 150 150 Jason Lauritsen
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“Employee engagement” has become such a common term that it’s easy to assume everyone knows exactly what it means. The words have a positive ring, for sure. (Most of us associate engagement with marriage and that’s a pretty happy time.) But what exactly does engagement mean at work? And how is it related to other…

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Employee Engagement For You: The Latest News June 2020
 Employee Engagement For You: The Latest News June 2020 150 150 Jason Lauritsen
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Do you feel like you are standing at a fork in the road? On one path, we attempt to circle back to return things to normal. We seek the comfort of how things used to be before COVID. Before George Floyd. Before everything changed. That allure of comfort is powerful.  But that path leads nowhere.…

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Keeping Employees Connected (Without the Terrible Virtual Happy Hours)
 Keeping Employees Connected (Without the Terrible Virtual Happy Hours) 150 150 Jason Lauritsen
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Whether it’s because your workforce is newly remote or because you can’t hold in-person meetings right now, you are probably worrying about how to keep your employees connected. This has been a common refrain in the conversations I’ve been having lately. I’m excited that this is a top concern for organizations and leaders. It’s overdue.…

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