by Jason Lauritsen | Jun 11, 2021 | Communication, Management, Post-Pandemic, Video, Workplace
Over 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...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jun 4, 2021 | Communication, Leadership, Love, Management, Relationships, Workplace
Dr. 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...
by Jason Lauritsen | May 27, 2021 | Communication, Culture, Decisions, Post-Pandemic, Relationships, Video, Well-being
I 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...
by Jason Lauritsen | May 14, 2021 | Communication, Cultivation Mindset, Leadership, Management, Relationships, Workplace
Over the past several months, I’ve been working hard to spread the message that what managers need to successfully navigate this new future of work is compassion. Compassion connects an awareness of the struggles and suffering of employees with caring actions to help...
by Jason Lauritsen | Mar 11, 2021 | Communication, Expectations, Relationships
In my last post, I shared a story of the consequences that can occur when we aren’t clear on expectations within our work relationships. Having clarity within any relationship is vital, and it’s something that we all too often leave to chance. I also encouraged you...
by Jason Lauritsen | Feb 25, 2021 | Communication, Expectations, Golden Rule, Relationships
Recently, I collaborated with a friend on a project. It wasn’t a big project, and we weren’t doing it for money. It was more of an exploratory effort that we were both interested in doing, so we decided to do it together. The two of us have been friends for years but...