Jason Lauritsen
At least in some places (like where I live in Nebraska), it can be easy to forget that we are still trying to escape a pandemic. We are all anxious and ready to move on and move forward. I know I am. But in our fervor to get back in action, we need to remember…
read moreIn 2012, I published my first book, Social Gravity, with my coauthor and long-time BFF, Joe Gerstandt. We wrote the book to share what we had learned about the importance of networks and relationships to achieve important things in your life. Joe and I met while working at a small, headhunting firm that made Michael…
read moreThings are changing fast at work. Where, when, and how we work is undergoing a transformation that might be leaving you feeling unsettled and unprepared for what lies ahead. With a recent Monster.com study suggesting as many as 95% of people are looking for new jobs, it’s time to think beyond “do we really need…
read moreI didn’t get it. When I heard people talking about self-care, it conjured up images of self-indulgent escapism. Self-care was going for a spa day or taking time for a guilty pleasure to forget about the challenges of life. It didn’t feel like something relevant to me. But I was wrong. Self-care is vital. In…
read moreWhat do you do if your organization has decided that everyone is coming back to the office and your people don’t want to come? And what if you feel the same way? One of the most challenging times to manage is when you get stuck between a company decision (that you may not agree with)…
read moreSome of the best advice I ever got came almost 30 years ago. I was in high school. Being a bonafide band nerd, I was spending a week of my summer vacation at the Clark Terry Jazz Camp hoping to polish my trumpet skills enough to become king of nerds—First Chair Trumpet. (Not sure that’s…
read moreWhile it’s been a long time since it first happened, I still remember the gravity of the responsibility I felt when first asked to supervise people at work. A manager has a profound impact not just on our experience at work but also on our life. When you get it wrong, there are real consequences…
read moreOver the past year, you’ve probably learned that when a team is “distributed,” it becomes more complicated to manage. And we’ve focused a lot of attention on how being distributed out of a centralized office location has changed how we manage and work. Distributed = greater management complexity. But there’s a bigger lesson we should…
read moreDr. 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 moreI don’t know about you, but as more people get vaccinated, the world seems determined to make its way back to normal. In some ways, this is comforting. But I’m feeling a little unsettled. Amidst the terribleness of the pandemic, we were forced to stop and change things about how we live and work. In…
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