HI, I'M JASON.

Jason Lauritsen is the CEO of Connected Performance Group and an advisor to leaders who are tired of choosing between results and their people. He works with growing organizations to fix the systems that drive performance so they can scale without burning people out.

Earlier in his career, Jason served as a corporate executive, where he helped double revenue per employee while cutting employee turnover in half. That experience showed him what is possible when performance systems are designed to support what people need to do their best work. Later, he led Best Places to Work programs across North America, where he could study these dynamics at scale. It was through this work that he identified a consistent pattern: people experience work as a relationship, and that relationship is powered by connection.

Jason developed the Connected Performance System to turn the insight that work is a relationship into a practical way of working. By strengthening connection at work through clearer leadership, better alignment, and more supportive management, the system helps people feel grounded, trusted, and accountable. When that happens, execution improves, people stay, and organizations achieve strong results without exhausting the people doing the work.

Jason is the author of Unlocking High Performance and Social Gravity. His work has been featured in Forbes and Fast Company. He is also a dynamic keynote speaker and presenter known for pairing provocative insight with practical guidance leaders can apply immediately.

Connection Is the Strategy

Tuesday, April 7, 4:00 PM

Connection is often treated as a cultural outcome. Something leaders hope will improve once strategy, structure, and execution are in place. The reality is simpler and more uncomfortable. Connection is one of the main ways strategy actually turns into action. When connection is weak, execution slows and engagement suffers. When it is strong, people move with clarity and commitment.

Informed by original research inside organizations, this session goes beyond why connection matters and digs into how it actually works. Where do people experience connection at work? What strengthens it and what erodes it? And how does connection directly impact engagement, performance, and well-being? For leaders focused on results, the takeaway is simple. Culture and performance rise or fall based on the quality of connection within and to the organization.

Learning Objectives

● Understand how connection functions inside organizations and why it is a core driver of performance and strategic execution.

● Identify the leadership, cultural, and operational conditions that most strongly influence how people experience connection at work.

● Learn how a Relationship-First Performance approach, grounded in leadership clarity, organizational alignment, and performance enablement, helps leaders turn connection into a competitive advantage

Presentation

Staying at the Top

Wednesday, April 8, 2:15 PM

Becoming a Top Workplace is a significant achievement. Staying there requires intention.

As the conference comes to a close, this interactive session will create space to reflect, connect, and translate insight into action. Attendees will share key takeaways from the event, learn from one another’s experiences, and clarify what they will take back to their organizations. The focus is not just on what stood out, but on what comes next.