by Jason Lauritsen | Sep 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
I’m a fan of the This American Life podcast. I rarely miss an episode. In a recent episode titled “Essential,” they talk to a series of people whose jobs were deemed essential during the pandemic about how their experience working through COVID changed them. As I...
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 | Jun 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
Last week, our community experienced something that you hope no community anywhere ever must. A car crash took the lives of four high school girls and left a fifth in the hospital in serious condition and a lifetime of healing ahead of her. The community is reeling,...
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...
