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A Hard Truth about Employee Engagement

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May 3, 2019

There was a point in my career, probably 18 or 20 years or so ago, that I would have argued vehemently that creating a workplace culture that engages employees was vital to sustaining a profitable business. I believed in my heart that it was an imperative. At the time, I was an HR leader working…

What is Employee Engagement? It’s time to demand better answers.

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April 25, 2019

One of the things that makes me crazy about the work of employee engagement is the sloppiness we allow around how we define and approach about it. As I talk to leaders within organizations who are currently spending enormous sums of money on measuring and attempting to improve engagement, they struggle with basic questions like…

Engaging Employees from Inside Bad HR Processes

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April 9, 2019

When I speak to people about treating work as a relationship with employees rather than a contract, there’s a question I am commonly asked. It typically sounds something like this: “How do you make work feel like a relationship when you are trapped inside a bureacratic organization with archaic processes?” This question is a great…

Soft Skills are Hard. We need to stop calling them soft. #Workhuman

Soft Skills are Hard. We need to stop calling them soft. #Workhuman https://i0.wp.com/jasonlauritsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/SOFT.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1 1024 512 Jason Lauritsen Jason Lauritsen https://i0.wp.com/jasonlauritsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/SOFT.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1 March 27, 2019 March 27, 2019

March 27, 2019

I’m just back from spending four epic days in Nashville at my favorite conference event of the year, Workhuman. As is always the case after this event, I’ve got a lot of ideas swirling in my head from the great content and conversations. Sidenote: I know I’ve said this before, but I’ll say it again.…

An Unexpected Reminder of the Power in Genuine Appreciation

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March 11, 2019

This week, while staying in Chicago for work, I ventured out to find a nearby sports bar to watch a basketball game and grab some dinner. In fairness, this wasn’t just any basketball game. I was planning to watch my beloved Duke Blue Devils play. And, I was appropriately dressed in Duke gear to show…

A “Non-Obvious” Conversation about Employee Engagement with Jamie Notter

A “Non-Obvious” Conversation about Employee Engagement with Jamie Notter https://i2.wp.com/jasonlauritsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Notter-Twitter.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1 1024 512 Jason Lauritsen Jason Lauritsen https://i2.wp.com/jasonlauritsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Notter-Twitter.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1 March 1, 2019 March 1, 2019

March 1, 2019

Today, I’m doing something a little different on the blog. My longtime friends Jamie Notter and Maddie Grant have just published a new book titled “The Non-Obvious Guide to Employee Engagement.” They present a unique perspective that I think you’ll find interesting. What follows is a short interview I did with Jamie over email to…

Reading Between the Lines on the 4-Day Work Week

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February 21, 2019

Last week, Quartz published a piece about a New Zealand company that has implemented a 4-day work week policy. This company offered the shortened work week without any reduction in pay or other benefits. They tested it and then implemented it broadly when they found that it didn’t cause any decrease in overall performance for…

Open Offices Suck, Annual Engagement Surveys are Dead, and other Lies

Open Offices Suck, Annual Engagement Surveys are Dead, and other Lies https://i0.wp.com/jasonlauritsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Open-Work-Space.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1 1024 512 Jason Lauritsen Jason Lauritsen https://i0.wp.com/jasonlauritsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Open-Work-Space.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1 January 15, 2019 January 15, 2019

January 15, 2019

I love CBS Sunday Morning. This past Sunday, Faith Salie shared an op-ed monologue about how much she dislikes open offices. I’ve embedded the video at the bottom of the post for you to check out. She makes a pretty compelling argument. Just a few years ago, open offices were THE ANSWER to the future…

Before the Resolutions, Work on your Purpose

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December 27, 2018

Yesterday, as I was climbing onto the treadmill to start undoing the damage I’d done to my body over the holiday, I noted how few people were at the gym. Then I thought, “Next week is going to be different.” It’s resolution time of year. Next week, the gym will be full of new people and…

8 Future of Work Trends to Prepare for NOW

8 Future of Work Trends to Prepare for NOW https://i1.wp.com/jasonlauritsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/the-future.jpg?fit=600%2C300&ssl=1 600 300 Jason Lauritsen Jason Lauritsen https://i1.wp.com/jasonlauritsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/the-future.jpg?fit=600%2C300&ssl=1 December 10, 2018 August 12, 2019

December 10, 2018

It’s gotten pretty popular to write about the future of work recently. It’s fun to think about the future and what might happen. Usually, much of what’s written is speculation based on hunches and educated guesses. Because the future is yet to be written, writing about it encourages you to be creative in your predictions.…