This article was originally published by Fast Company. A colleague recently shared an exercise he conducted with his predominantly Gen Z team. He listed every person and event named in the lyrics of Billy Joel’s 1989 hit song “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” He then asked the team to identify recognizable references—which included James Dean, Budapest, and trouble in the Suez. Few team members could do so. My colleague then told the stories behind some of the references—stories they’d never heard before. A lighthearted challenge turned into something…
If you care about creating a workplace where purpose feels real, not performative, this episode of Check-In with Jason Lauritsen is worth a listen. This episode is available on: Apple Spotify YouTube and the Check-In podcast website. “The essence of what we do is making sure that people all over the country, in all 50 states, when they’re in a…
This article was originally published by Fast Company. My wife’s grandmother is 100 years old. She is healthy, smart, energetic, and fun to be around. Last year at Thanksgiving, I sat at a table with her for an hour-and-a-half with my wife and her two sisters as we listened to her tell stories about her life. We were all transfixed.…
