by Jason Lauritsen | Aug 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
By nature of having a 3 year old daughter at home, I hear the word “why” about 3,000 times a day. Even at hear young age, she’s discovered the power of this tiny word. It provokes thought. It provokes conversation. It provokes...
by Jason Lauritsen | Aug 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
There’s a lot of misunderstandings about what it means to be strategic in Human Resources. Having a plan doesn’t necessarily make you strategic. Talking about the future doesn’t make you strategic. Being proactive doesn’t even...
by Jason Lauritsen | Aug 4, 2011 | Uncategorized
One of the hardest things to do as a leader is to know when to pull the trigger on firing someone. I’ve heard so many leaders talk about how much trouble they have with making the decision to fire even when the person is under performing or worse a...
by Jason Lauritsen | Aug 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
A couple of weeks ago, the always outspoken John Sumser published a post at HRexaminer titled “Pummeling Equine Cadavers.” You probably missed it if for no other reason than the title doesn’t even hint at the really interesting points John...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jul 18, 2011 | Uncategorized
Last week, I spent a couple of days with eighty leaders from across my state working on defining our collective vision for the future of the state. As a part of this process, we were asked to break into groups to define what makes something “great.”...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jun 30, 2011 | Uncategorized
Something has been bothering me but I couldn’t lay my finger on why until this week. It has become increasingly popular for HR pundits and bloggers to skewer anyone in HR who talks about or writes about having a “seat at the table.” The...
