Your Peak of the Week Hey Reader, Welcome back to Peak of the Week — where we talk about what it really takes to live your life and career at your peak. This Week → I'm BACKKKKKK!!!!! No, UNLOK Human Potential didn't go anywhere Why it's time to Shine Brighter Where to start Where to start. Welp… This has been one of the most beautiful 12 months of my life (since releasing my first book, Shine Brighter) It has also been one of the hardest. I’ve experienced incredible joy, meaningful growth,...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
THE WEEKLY Hey, it's Laura and Jason. Welcome to Issue #11 of The Weekly UNLOK, where human potential meets organizational performance. "WHEN VALUES ARE WALL DECOR" ON PROCESS: JASON Most organizations have their values on the wall in pretty fonts and nice graphics. Integrity. Collaboration. Innovation. Customer Focus. Accountability. Right there for all to see. But ask five people in the building to list them and you’ll often get somewhere between blank stares and two out of five. And for...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
THE WEEKLY Hey, it's Laura and Jason. Welcome to Issue #10 of The Weekly UNLOK, where human potential meets organizational performance. ON PEOPLE: LAURA My son Miles was up to bat in the final inning this past weekend, and his team was behind. And I was on the edge of my seat....in that nervous/anxious type of way. I’ve watched Miles play baseball for many years now. I know his stance. I know his body language. And right there, in that moment, I could see the weight of the whole tournament...
2 months ago • 4 min read
THE WEEKLY Hey, it's Laura and Jason. Welcome to Issue #9 of The Weekly UNLOK, where human potential meets organizational performance. "THE SPEED ISSUE" I received an interesting response to last week’s newsletter, which inspired this week’s (thank you everyone that responds, truly it means so much). Anyway, this email response got me to adjust my thinking big time, and if you stick with me to the end, it just might activate something in you to adjust your thinking, too. He offered me a...
2 months ago • 4 min read
THE WEEKLY Hey, it's Laura and Jason. Welcome to Issue #8 of The Weekly UNLOK, where human potential meets organizational performance. "THE WORK THAT NEVER SHOWED UP ON THE ORG CHART" FROM LAURA I am so lucky to get to work with the COOLEST people. Like, seriously, coolest. Executives who make me believe that our collective future is bright. One of my exec coaching clients is an amazing HR executive. Twenty-five years of navigating PE-backed companies, international manufacturing, and has the...
3 months ago • 4 min read
THE WEEKLY Hey, it's Laura and Jason. Welcome to Issue #7 of The Weekly UNLOK, where human potential meets organizational performance. "WHO GETS THE TROPHY?" FROM LAURA I get to talk to a LOT of people each week, and one of my new connections shared something with me that I think is worth diving into. Two years… Two years of relationship-building, of following up when calls went unreturned, of staying close to a deal that most people would have walked away from after six months. This person...
3 months ago • 4 min read
THE WEEKLY Hey, it's Laura and Jason. Welcome back, and thanks for being here! This is Issue #6 of The Weekly UNLOK, where human potential meets organizational performance. "THE GREEN, YELLOW, AND RED OF IT" FROM LAURA I had a lovely chat with my neighbor at a barbecue last weekend. She is the COO of a national gym. I don’t do small talk, so of course I was asking her meaty questions about her role, what challenges she’s facing and we got into a whole discussion about leadership development....
3 months ago • 4 min read
THE WEEKLY Hey, it's Laura and Jason. Welcome back, and thanks for being here! This is Issue #5 of The Weekly UNLOK, where human potential meets organizational performance. "BOTH SIDES OF THE DESK" FROM LAURA I hear from business owners all the time about this new generation in the workforce. “They just expect to be paid all this money and not work hard for it.” I listened to this person in particular a few weeks back (one of my husband’s employees at the music school). And I noticed...
3 months ago • 5 min read
THE WEEKLY Hey, it's Laura and Jason. Welcome back, and thanks for being here! This is Issue #4 of The Weekly UNLOK, where human potential meets organizational performance. "THE ACCOUNTABILITY TRAP" FROM LAURA Eight months in, and she already felt like she was failing. I talk to a lot of people each week. A LOT. And this leader I was catching up with... a smart, loyal, and committed leader, someone I'd known for a WHILE...who was so excited to begin this job. The CEO had brought her in...
4 months ago • 4 min read