by Jason Lauritsen | Sep 5, 2019 | Engagement
A wise friend is fond of saying, “If only people would conform to our expectations of them.” It’s her way of reminding us (and probably herself) that much of the drama that exists in our lives with other people starts with us. And that if we’d accept people for who...
by Jason Lauritsen | Aug 1, 2019 | Workplace
This weekend, while at a beer garden with my wife during our community’s summer festival, I ran into someone I hadn’t seen in years. When I first saw him, we chatted for a few minutes, and I learned that he’d just moved his family to our town and...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jun 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
I can still remember when I first heard about “feedforward.” It was in a presentation by Marshall Goldsmith at one of the first HCI Summits many years ago. The concept sounded weird and a little gimmicky. But, it stuck with me. At its essence, the idea was...
by Jason Lauritsen | May 30, 2019 | Uncategorized
Everybody has probably heard the old saying that goes something like this: You know what happens when you assume? You make an ASS out of U and ME. Despite first hearing this when I was a kid, I didn’t really understand the wisdom of this silly statement until...
by Jason Lauritsen | May 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
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