by Jason Lauritsen | Dec 5, 2024 | Performance, Culture, Leadership, Workplace
Few things trigger more angst for less payoff than the annual performance review process. Just the thought of it is enough to send a lot of people into panic mode–employees, managers, and HR alike. I’m not suggesting that the review process is entirely without merit,...
by Jason Lauritsen | Mar 13, 2024 | Workplace, Performance
A few weeks ago, I read an article in The Atlantic titled “Why Americans Suddenly Stopped Hanging Out” and I can’t stop thinking about it. (FYI: The article requires a subscription to read it, unfortunately.) The gist of the article is that...
by Jason Lauritsen | Dec 14, 2023 | Workplace, Performance, Strategy
Change can be messy. And the change to hybrid schedules has proven to be pretty messy for a lot of organizations. Many of the leaders I’m speaking with are struggling to make sense of this messiness. In one case, a leader was puzzled over why less than half of his...
by Jason Lauritsen | Oct 12, 2023 | Workplace
Despite what we’d all hoped would unfold this year, we are nowhere near the emergence of a “new normal” regarding where and how we work. Don’t believe me? All you have to do is a quick Google search to discover that there are just as many articles espousing the “death...
by Jason Lauritsen | Nov 16, 2022 | Performance, Management, Workplace
I recently finished binge-watching the FX show, Welcome to Wrexham. It’s a documentary made about the team and community surrounding a Welsh Football (Soccer, for us Americans) Club that was purchased by two Hollywood stars, Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney in 2019....
by Jason Lauritsen | Jul 9, 2021 | Management, Workplace
What do you do if your organization has decided that everyone is coming back to the office and your people don’t want to come? And what if you feel the same way? One of the most challenging times to manage is when you get stuck between a company decision (that...
