by Jason Lauritsen | Aug 22, 2019 | Workplace
When I was 14 years old, my dad quit his job. It was a job he’d had since I was born. He didn’t quit because he’d accepted another job. He quit because his boss asked him to compromise his integrity. Let me explain. As a cattle buyer, my dad’s...
by Jason Lauritsen | Aug 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
A couple years ago, as my wife and I were returning home from an employee engagement conference where I had spoken, she said something to me that I didn’t fully understand at the time. I remember it sounding something like this. “The content here was good,...
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 | Jan 30, 2012 | Decisions
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?”...
