by Jason Lauritsen | Sep 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
Last night, as I was watching Diane Sawyer give me the news, I saw a story that really struck me. Yesterday, shoemaker Reebok agreed to pay a $25 million settlement to the FTC for a claim that they practiced false advertising related to their “tone...
by Jason Lauritsen | Sep 28, 2011 | Uncategorized
Quick post today to share something with you that you might be interested in if you are in the recruiting or HR space. As you may remember, I participated in the TruLondon4 recruiting unconference earlier this month as a track leader. The fine folks at...
by Jason Lauritsen | Sep 27, 2011 | Uncategorized
Through much of my corporate HR life, I made it my goal to minimize the use of external recruiters when possible. I had decided that when I had to engage outside recruiting services, it was a signal that I was failing to deliver on what was expected from my...
by Jason Lauritsen | Sep 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
Happy Friday! As we wrap the week and look forward to the weekend, I hope these quotes provide you with a spark of insight or inspiration. Make no small plans for they have no power to stir the soul. – Niccolo Machiavelli Victory belongs to the most...
by Jason Lauritsen | Sep 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
“It’s on me.”That’s what a leader says when things go wrong.Earlier this week, the Boston Red Sox lost an important game. They had been in a position to win when they brought in their ace closing pitcher, Jonathan Papelbon to pitch the...
by Jason Lauritsen | Sep 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
This is one of my favorite short posts that I’ve written. I originally published it earlier this year as my corp HR team was working on solving the performance appraisal problem within our organization. I love talking about performance appraisals...
