by Jason Lauritsen | Jan 27, 2022 | Management, Trust
Few things have a more powerful effect on employee engagement and performance than trust. Hopefully, I don’t have to convince you of the importance trust at work. We have thirty or forty years’ worth of research to demonstrate its importance (examples: here,...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jun 4, 2021 | Communication, Leadership, Love, Management, Relationships, Workplace
Dr. Vivek Murthy, the United States Surgeon General, recently gave the commencement address to the UC Berkeley School of Public Health graduates. In his comments, he provided some interesting and compelling advice to these graduates, most of whom are entering into a...
by Jason Lauritsen | May 14, 2021 | Communication, Cultivation Mindset, Leadership, Management, Relationships, Workplace
Over the past several months, I’ve been working hard to spread the message that what managers need to successfully navigate this new future of work is compassion. Compassion connects an awareness of the struggles and suffering of employees with caring actions to help...
by Jason Lauritsen | Mar 11, 2021 | Communication, Expectations, Relationships
In my last post, I shared a story of the consequences that can occur when we aren’t clear on expectations within our work relationships. Having clarity within any relationship is vital, and it’s something that we all too often leave to chance. I also encouraged you...
by Jason Lauritsen | May 20, 2020 | Engagement
Whether it’s because your workforce is newly remote or because you can’t hold in-person meetings right now, you are probably worrying about how to keep your employees connected. This has been a common refrain in the conversations I’ve been having...