by Jason Lauritsen | Jul 30, 2021 | Uncategorized
In 2012, I published my first book, Social Gravity, with my coauthor and long-time BFF, Joe Gerstandt. We wrote the book to share what we had learned about the importance of networks and relationships to achieve important things in your life. Joe and I met while...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jul 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
Things are changing fast at work. Where, when, and how we work is undergoing a transformation that might be leaving you feeling unsettled and unprepared for what lies ahead. With a recent Monster.com study suggesting as many as 95% of people are looking for new jobs,...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jul 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
I didn’t get it. When I heard people talking about self-care, it conjured up images of self-indulgent escapism. Self-care was going for a spa day or taking time for a guilty pleasure to forget about the challenges of life. It didn’t feel like something relevant to me....
by Jason Lauritsen | Jul 9, 2021 | Change, Decisions, Management, Post-Pandemic, Workplace
What do you do if your organization has decided that everyone is coming back to the office and your people don’t want to come? And what if you feel the same way? One of the most challenging times to manage is when you get stuck between a company decision (that...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jun 25, 2021 | Culture, Decisions, Leadership, Management, Post-Pandemic, Workplace
Some of the best advice I ever got came almost 30 years ago. I was in high school. Being a bonafide band nerd, I was spending a week of my summer vacation at the Clark Terry Jazz Camp hoping to polish my trumpet skills enough to become king of nerds—First Chair...