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Flourishing in 2023
What if employee flourishing was one of our measures of success in organizations? What if we – individually and collectively – saw that part of our work together is to ensure that each and every person thrives in their work? [...]
Twelve gratitudes
As the year winds down, it's time to count our blessings. In the learning and development field, we can be grateful for… 1. Our individual strengths and our unique skill stack – and the projects that allow us to contribute [...]
One step back, two steps forward
How did it get to be November already? Yet here it is – that time of year when one calendar year winds down in a frenzy of holidays and a new year beacons. Despite the busyness, it’s an important time [...]
September refresh
September has always seemed to me a time of beginnings. That feeling is no doubt a remnant of many years' experiences with starting school, and it’s also the feeling that accompanies transition from summer to fall (my favorite season!). It's [...]
Make Talent Your Business
Over the last five months, I’ve been “blogging a book” on the leader’s role in developing people. Early on, I lamented that there wasn’t enough written on the subject, and called dibs on authoring a good book on the subject. [...]
Developing people who develop people
From CEO to front-line supervisor, making sure that people are honing their skills – and thereby ensuring the workforce has the capability to deliver on corporate goals and initiatives – is a primary accountability. And being effective in that role [...]