by Jason Lauritsen | Jun 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
In my June newsletter, I shared that my wife, Angie, and I had a “retreat” scheduled. For those who may not know, Ang is not only my life partner but is also my business partner. This quest to make work more human is a family affair for us. On a walk together in...
by Jason Lauritsen | Oct 12, 2016 | Performance, Workplace
One of the things I am most proud of from my corporate HR tour of duty happened during my last stop as an HR executive about six years ago. Before it was trendy to do so, we lead a process to kill the traditional annual performance management appraisal. I won’t...
by Jason Lauritsen | Aug 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
A lot of my work lately has been focused in the area of employee engagement, including as it relates to discretionary effort. In fact, I’m speaking at a number of conferences this fall, sharing my presentation “Employee Engagement Is Broken” with...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jan 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
Last night, my son was watching a TV show where the storyline apparently included a genie being released from a lamp to grant three wishes. After a few minutes, he asked me, “What would you do if you were granted three wishes? What would you wish for?”...