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 | Sep 19, 2024 | Management, Leadership, Performance
What’s your go-to cure for the hiccups? Growing up, my family was convinced that the best cure was a good “scare.” I can still remember my parents (and grandparents) trying to startle me out of a case of hiccups. I don’t know if this actually works, but I...
by Jason Lauritsen | Apr 4, 2024 | Relationships
How Your Stories Bring You Closer to Loved Ones How Sharing Stories Builds Trust in Relationships Stories are powerful. They entertain us. They help us communicate. They invite us to connect with others. But the stories we tell ourselves as we try to make...
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...
