by Jason Lauritsen | Sep 23, 2021 | Uncategorized, Well-being, Wellbeing, Wellness
Last week, my daughter ran her first cross country race. For those who aren’t familiar with cross country, at her age, it’s a mile and a half run in the “country” (i.e., on grass, through the trees, up and down hills, etc.). She’s new to running and had never run any...
by Jason Lauritsen | Aug 6, 2021 | Burnout, Well-being
At least in some places (like where I live in Nebraska), it can be easy to forget that we are still trying to escape a pandemic. We are all anxious and ready to move on and move forward. I know I am. But in our fervor to get back in action, we need to remember that...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jun 18, 2021 | Leadership, Management, Well-being, Wellbeing, Workplace
While it’s been a long time since it first happened, I still remember the gravity of the responsibility I felt when first asked to supervise people at work. A manager has a profound impact not just on our experience at work but also on our life. When you get it...
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by Jason Lauritsen | May 27, 2021 | Communication, Culture, Decisions, Post-Pandemic, Relationships, Video, Well-being
I don’t know about you, but as more people get vaccinated, the world seems determined to make its way back to normal. In some ways, this is comforting. But I’m feeling a little unsettled. Amidst the terribleness of the pandemic, we were forced to stop and...
by Jason Lauritsen | Apr 2, 2021 | Management, Well-being, Wellness, Workplace
There’s a lot of talk about employee well-being right now. Apparently, suffering through a global pandemic is enough to finally get us thinking about our well-being more seriously. The consequences of a lack of well-being have been laid bare over the last year. But...
by Jason Lauritsen | Aug 14, 2018 | Well-being, Wellness
About eight years ago, I joined an organization that was pretty serious about workplace wellness. Since the wellness team rolled up to me as the HR leader, I got pretty serious about learning what it was all about quickly. Most of the focus, I learned, was on...
