by Jason Lauritsen | Jul 9, 2021 | Change, Decisions, Management, Post-Pandemic, Workplace
What 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...
by Jason Lauritsen | Apr 22, 2021 | Change, Employee Experience, Workplace
I 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...
by Jason Lauritsen | Feb 5, 2021 | Beliefs, Change
Last year, I published a post on my birthday where I shared a birthday wish (actually a couple) for 2020. This year, I make it a tradition. There’s something magical about wishes. Wishing gives you the freedom to ask for anything, no matter how improbable. There are...
by Jason Lauritsen | Dec 22, 2020 | Change
While this has felt like the longest year in recorded history, the end of the year sort of snuck up on me. Thankfully, it’s because I’ve been busy with work. But that means I’m behind on my end-of-year planning efforts. One of the things I try to do each year is...
by Jason Lauritsen | Nov 20, 2020 | Change
For those of you who aren’t Game of Thrones fans, this title probably seems silly to you. An observation like this certainly isn’t going to earn me a job as a meteorologist any time soon. But, if you are a GoT fan, you know these three words represent a warning. When...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jul 13, 2020 | Change
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...