by Jason Lauritsen | Aug 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Organizational fit (or cultural fit) is a topic that gets a lot of discussion, particularly in recruiting circles. We strive to find people who will be a good fit for the organization–people who will quickly and naturally fall into the rhythm of the...
by Jason Lauritsen | Aug 15, 2012 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to sit on a panel discussion about employee engagement at the Southwest Learning Summit hosted by the Dallas Chapter of ASTD (American Society for Training and Development). The panel discussion was tuned to help training and...
by Jason Lauritsen | Aug 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
The curtain has closed on the Olympics and we can now return to our regularly scheduled programming. For two weeks I resisted writing about the Olympics. But, before I completely close the book on the Olympics, there are a few reflections that I want to share....
by Jason Lauritsen | Aug 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
Early in my career, I used to get really wrapped up in getting credit for every idea and every bit of work I did. I desperately wanted to be recognized for my contributions and my “brilliant” ideas. I got so angry when a manager or coworker would take...
by Jason Lauritsen | Aug 8, 2012 | Uncategorized
Based on all the evidence I’ve seen both quantitatively and qualitatively, we have a real epidemic of bad management. This may be an obvious and almost cliché thing to say. It seems that everyone is feeling the pain. Employees complain about lack of...
by Jason Lauritsen | Aug 3, 2012 | Uncategorized
I don’t remember when I first heard the phrase, “Your have to put your heart into it.” It was probably when I was a kid growing up–likely something to do with sports. We encourage kids to throw themselves into whatever it is they are doing....
