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....
by Jason Lauritsen | Aug 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, TLNT.com published an interesting piece about swearing (cussing, using foul language, etc.) in the workplace. Here are the cliff’s notes as I read it: half of employees say they swear at work, the other look down their nose in judgement on them for...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jul 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
About a month ago, I bought my wife a copy of Fifty Shades of Grey. By that point, the media had me convinced that everyone woman (and some men) in America was reading this book. A few of her close friends had been reading the book and talking to her about it, but...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jul 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
What role does vulnerability play in innovation, performance, and success within our organizations and our lives? Could it be that cultivating vulnerability in ourselves and others has more power than developing talent? These are questions that are floating around in...
