by Jason Lauritsen | Apr 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
I have a confession to make. For years, I’ve been arguing that you can’t “buy” employee engagement with compensation. I was pretty certain of this fact. I’d even gotten pretty skilled at explaining away the low scores on pay questions...
by Jason Lauritsen | Apr 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
The longer I spend studying employee engagement and managing other people, the more I notice how we love to overcomplicate things. Engaging employees isn’t nearly as complicated as many would have us believe. As managers, it often boils down to consistently...
by Jason Lauritsen | Apr 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Make work human. This has been my professional purpose for over a decade now. I’m encouraged by all of the conversation recently about creating more human work experiences. I hope that it isn’t simply the latest marketing strategy, a new way to package the...
by Jason Lauritsen | Mar 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
Last fall, a colleague sent me an email introducing me to Joe Sullivan, the founder of a company called Vohtr. He thought I’d find Joe’s product interesting. He was right. Vohtr is one of the most innovative new approaches to employee feedback I’ve...
by Jason Lauritsen | Mar 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
Have you ever had the opportunity to work for a leader who you absolutely loved? What was it about that leader that had such a profound impact on you? For me, the leader made me feel “more” in so many ways: More confident More successful More accepted More...
by Jason Lauritsen | Mar 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
Last week, I had the opportunity to do some training with the front line managers at a manufacturing firm. Our focus was the role of the manager in creating an engaging work experience for employees. We talked about things like clarity, connection, and love. It was a...
