by Jason Lauritsen | Sep 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
Here’s a thought to consider on a Friday. In your work with people, do you continually strive to make things simpler, or do you unwittingly make things more complex? People love simple. It’s why Google thrives and Yahoo dies. It’s why Apple is...
by Jason Lauritsen | Sep 4, 2012 | Uncategorized
I have a friend who started a new job recently. She was pretty excited about the opportunity and was particularly excited about the company she was joining. The company, while relatively small, has a reputation of being progressive and innovative within their field....
by Jason Lauritsen | Aug 31, 2012 | Uncategorized
If there’s one lesson my children learn from me, I want it to be that life is a series of choices. Every moment represents a choice or a set of choices and every choice has consequences, good or bad. There is always a choice. Throw the toy or not. Eat your...
by Jason Lauritsen | Aug 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
A lot of my work lately has been focused in the area of employee engagement, including as it relates to discretionary effort. In fact, I’m speaking at a number of conferences this fall, sharing my presentation “Employee Engagement Is Broken” with...
by Jason Lauritsen | Aug 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
One of the blogs I follow that consistently provides me with new perspectives and ideas to chew on is Life in Perpetual Beta by Harold Jarache. Harold has some great vision and ideas about how the organization is changing and what that means to how we learn and do...
by Jason Lauritsen | Aug 24, 2012 | Uncategorized
It seems lately I’ve been referencing Dan Pink’s book, Drive: The Surprising Truth about what Motivates Us. It is a great book that presents some powerful conclusions that should challenge our thinking about how we design work and practice leadership. If...
