Better Places

ROBERT RASMUSSEN is chairman and cofounder of Agile Six, a people-first digital services company serving federal agencies. A US Navy veteran, he began as a network and systems engineer before spending a decade in Norway, where he encountered a work culture that treated employee well-being as a structural requirement rather than a perk. Unable to find an American employer that worked that way, he helped build one. He is the author of Better Places: Building Stronger Communities with Authenticity and Compassion. He writes on human-centered leadership, workplace culture, time poverty, and the choices in front of us as artificial intelligence reshapes work. He lives in Lakeside, California, and remains closely tied to Norway through his wife and family.