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Should You Close the Office on Black Friday?
 Should You Close the Office on Black Friday? 1080 720 Jason Lauritsen
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It’s Thanksgiving week. That means that we will all be asked at some point this week, “Are you working on Friday?” And the answers will be mixed. Black Friday is one of those dates that seemingly presents a dilemma for organizations and HR departments everywhere. Should the office be open on Friday or should it…

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Are You an Employee Engagement Dinosaur?
 Are You an Employee Engagement Dinosaur? 1080 810 Jason Lauritsen
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This week, I somehow found myself in a conversation with a colleague about breaking the habit of putting two spaces behind a period when I type. Since he is roughly my age, he understood this challenge completely. For some of you reading this, the idea of putting two periods beyond a sentence when you type…

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Belonging Is an Act of Courage
 Belonging Is an Act of Courage 1080 720 Jason Lauritsen
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Where in your life do you feel a real sense of belonging? That question on the surface feels like a pretty simple question to answer. And it’s easy to assume that almost anyone you ask would have an answer to this question. Over the past year, I’ve spent a lot of time with this question,…

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Asking for What You Want to Get More Employee Engagement
 Asking for What You Want to Get More Employee Engagement 1080 720 Jason Lauritsen
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I’m not sure when I first learned it. And it’s baffling to me that I even need to. But it’s been one of the most useful lessons I’ve ever learned. Here it is: You are far more likely to get what you want when you are willing to ask for it. It seems so simple…

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banning employee feedback
Should Employee Feedback Be Banned?
 Should Employee Feedback Be Banned? 1080 721 Jason Lauritsen
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For most of my adult life, I have bought into the conventional wisdom that feedback is critical to performance and growth. As individuals, we are taught to embrace feedback and treat it as a learning experience. As managers, we are told that giving feedback is part of our job.  Those of us who work on…

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being human at work
What Does It Mean to Be “Human” at Work? 
 What Does It Mean to Be “Human” at Work?  1080 720 Jason Lauritsen
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Over the past few years, it is becoming more common and popular to talk about being human at work. We talk about designing work to work for humans. We invite people to bring their “whole selves” to work. There are even disciplines like wellbeing that are focused on helping people be better and healthier whole…

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employee engagement and gallup poll
We Need to Stop Saying That 66% of Employees Are Not Engaged
 We Need to Stop Saying That 66% of Employees Are Not Engaged 1080 720 Jason Lauritsen
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When we talk about employee engagement, one of the most commonly cited statistics comes from Gallup. I’m sure you’ve seen it: Only 1/3 of employees in the U.S. are engaged according to Gallup’s Q12 measure. That number is a more shocking 17% globally. That also means that somewhere between 66% and 83% of employees are…

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barriers to employee engagement
The Two Biggest Barriers for Managers Faced with Employee Engagement
 The Two Biggest Barriers for Managers Faced with Employee Engagement 1080 720 Jason Lauritsen
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The longer I am immersed in the work of employee engagement, the clearer it is to me that getting it right as a manager is simple and hard. That may sound contradictory, but it’s not. Engaging employees isn’t all that complicated. It starts with forming and maintaining a healthy, positive relationship with each person you…

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Assumptions, Projection, and Other Ways to Kill Engagement at Work
 Assumptions, Projection, and Other Ways to Kill Engagement at Work 1080 722 Jason Lauritsen
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A wise friend is fond of saying, “If only people would conform to our expectations of them.” It’s her way of reminding us (and probably herself) that much of the drama that exists in our lives with other people starts with us. And that if we’d accept people for who they are and where they…

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5 Podcast Episodes to Change How You Think About Work
 5 Podcast Episodes to Change How You Think About Work 1080 720 Jason Lauritsen
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I am a podcast junkie. I struggle to find as much time to read as I’d like. But podcasts have helped me feed (or distract) my brain in times when I can’t read but I can listen (walking the dog, running, doing yard work, etc.). I love them. That said, I don’t only listen to…

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