by Jason Lauritsen | Jun 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
When I was growing up on a farm near a small town in rural Iowa, I remember my parents being a part of a number of different social groups. There was the card club that met once a month where half a dozen couples gathered to play 500 (the card game of choice) on a...
by Jason Lauritsen | Jun 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
Last week, I had the opportunity to speak at and attend WorkHuman, a conference hosted by HR technology company Globoforce. As someone who’s been crusading to make work human for many years, I’ve been an admirer of this event since its creation a few years ago and was...
by Jason Lauritsen | May 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
A post titled “Why Happiness Doesn’t Matter” showed up on my radar this week. It’s the typical “happiness isn’t engagement” debate frequently used to stir up a reaction. But this article made me angry. The author, a startup...
by Jason Lauritsen | May 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
Note: Today I’m sharing a post written by my friend and fellow keynote speaker, Jeff Havens. It’s about one of my favorite topics, relationships. I think you will enjoy it. You can also learn more about Jeff at the end of the post. There are a lot of...
by Jason Lauritsen | May 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
Many years ago, early in my management career, I had an employee who came into my office and said these words to me. Actually, it wasn’t quite that nice. Here’s what she actually said. “You are being a real a**hole lately.” And she was right....
by Jason Lauritsen | Apr 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
I have a confession to make. For years, I’ve been arguing that you can’t “buy” employee engagement with compensation. I was pretty certain of this fact. I’d even gotten pretty skilled at explaining away the low scores on pay questions...
