by Jason Lauritsen | Oct 6, 2022 | Uncategorized, Culture, Workplace
Perhaps the simplest and most potent management advice I have to offer is this. Treat people like responsible adults. Sadly, the legacy of traditional management practices we inherited doesn’t always do this. Case in point: THE dress code. For most of my career,...
by Jason Lauritsen | Sep 29, 2022 | Uncategorized, Management, Performance
My recent video about Quiet Quitting generated a lot of reaction. Reading through the comments, I was reminded of a sad reality. Work still sucks for a lot of people. If you look at any article or video online about Quiet Quitting, you find the same thing–a...
by Jason Lauritsen | Sep 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
It’s the conversations we are most afraid of that are the most important to have. This is true in all areas of our lives. And it’s particularly true at work right now. As you worry about retention and losing our best people, I’d ask you this. Do you know...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jul 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Why do we make management so hard? I’ve got an entire bookshelf that is full of management and leadership books, many filled with contradictory advice about what really matters or the most effective approaches. Why have we made it so complicated? Spending years as...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jun 23, 2022 | Management, Relationships, Uncategorized
The longer I study and teach management, the simpler things become. For example, this week, I was again asked how managing a hybrid team is different than managing a team that is in the office full-time. When someone asks this question, they are expecting me to share...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jun 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
Over the past week, I’ve been asked twice what I think the future of work will look like. And while it’s always fun to speculate, here’s the truth. There is no way to know with any precision what’s coming in the future. If there’s anything the past few years has...
