The world of work is lonelier than ever. Cigna recently released its workplace loneliness report, and many of us are starving for connection at work. But just because you need friends at work doesn’t mean that the people around you are good candidates. In this bonus episode, one of my mentees asked for advice on…
What do school lunches and fixing work have in common? Dan Giusti, that’s what. Dan Giusti, Founder and CEO of Brigaid, is the former Head Chef of Noma (the best restaurant in the world) and now works in school kitchens. Since 2016, his company Brigaid has collaborated with K through 12 school districts to support…
Let’s Fix Work Episode 96: If you’ve been to a conference over the past decade, you’ve seen Simon T. Bailey up on stage motivating you to be brilliant and be your best. He is a Breakthrough Strategist whose life’s purpose is to teach 1 billion+ people how to be fearless and create their future. By…
The world of HR blogging has changed. If you work in HR and haven’t heard, the Society for Human Resource Management holds an annual conference and changed its policies on who gets a free pass. Anybody can go for a price, but you have to meet specific standards around follower size and influence if you…
Asha Curran, Co-Founder and CEO of Giving Tuesday recently joined me on Let’s Fix Work. You may have heard of Giving Tuesday before, either as a hashtag, or American Thanksgiving ritual. Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement that unleashes the power of people in organizations to transform their communities and the world. Giving Tuesday…
Let’s Fix Work Episode 95: What’s up with school lunches? How can we make them better? You may be asking yourself, “What do school lunches have to do with fixing work, Laurie?” Well, in today’s episode, you’ll learn how one company is working to bring better food and nutrition to schools and how these efforts…
Being your own boss sucks. No, just kidding. It’s great. As you read this, I’m in Amsterdam — eating fries and touring the canals. But this isn’t every Friday. And being your own boss isn’t for everybody. How do you know when it’s time to take a risk? When is the best time to bet…
Hey, everybody, I’d like to introduce you to Devon McGrath. She is the new director of operations over here at Let’s Fix Work HQ. Devon hails from Minnesota and has a master’s degree in history from University College Cork. I’m telling you this because you can’t plan your career, kids. Our lives are happenstance, even…
Are you feeling stuck in your professional or personal life? Have you made attempts to make a change but you are getting nowhere? Why is it so hard to make a change, anyway? According to Barry O’Reilly, author of Unlearn, “Most people just do things which are comfortable to them. When we get in these…
Let’s Fix Work Episode 94: This week’s episode features Asha Curran, Co-Founder and CEO of Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement that unleashes the power of people in organizations to transform their communities and the world. I’m a fan of big ideas and people who are out there making a difference in…