by Jason Lauritsen | Oct 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
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
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 | Sep 1, 2022 | Uncategorized
Is it just me or does it seem like references to “quiet quitting” are everywhere all of a sudden? Thanks, TikTok. Last year, it was people posting their resignations to TikTok (also known as “for real quitting”). Now it’s quiet quitting. But what is it? Is it...
by Jason Lauritsen | Aug 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
One of the biggest mistakes I see from managers and organizations is how they address performance issues with employees. They treat the performance issue as if it’s some flaw in the employee to be fixed. Or worse, like the employee has somehow decided to...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jul 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
As I was scrolling through LinkedIn this week, I stumbled across this post from the prolific Adam Grant. The post was promoting an interview he had done with Prince Harry about mental health at work. Given the amount of writing and speaking I do about well-being...
