by Jason Lauritsen | Apr 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
A couple of weeks ago, I had the opportunity to meet a team of people who work at a company that many of you have probably heard of or read about at some point: Rackspace. The particular team I had the chance to meet was the Culture and Communications Support...
by Jason Lauritsen | Apr 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
The death of loyalty in the employee-employer relationship has taken a toll on us all. Well, maybe loyalty isn’t completely dead, but it’s become a rare and precious thing that is pretty hard to come by. If you’ve been exposed to any...
by Jason Lauritsen | Apr 13, 2012 | Uncategorized
Get outside of your comfort zone. I don’t remember the first time I got this advice. But, I know that I’ve heard (and said) it hundreds of times. Our comfort zone is where dreams fade and potential is lost. Greatness lives on the other...
by Jason Lauritsen | Apr 12, 2012 | Uncategorized
This week, as I was facilitating a session for a group of managers, one of them asked me the question, “What does top talent really want in a job?” On the surface, that seems like a pretty good question to ask. We all want to hire the best...
by Jason Lauritsen | Apr 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
For those who didn’t watch the Masters (or a newscast in the past 12 hours), Bubba Watson won the prestigious golf tournament yesterday. Upon winning, he was overcome by emotion. His mother came out onto the eighteenth green and they hugged...
by Jason Lauritsen | Apr 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
My wife and I have become committed fans of the Syfy network show Merlin that chronicles the early years of King Arthur of Camelot and the great wizard Merlin. It is a fun and entertaining show and we are addicted to it. The episode this past week was...
