I have been blessed this year with opportunities to hear some fantastic speakers and have insightful conversations. I know these experiences were great because I can remember the presentation and I took lots of notes. To this I say- “Big deal!” While all of this is positive, not reviewing my notes or using what I… Read more »
I recently was asked to speak with a woman about her resume. She was directed to me by someone who said she needed a new perspective on her job search. The woman was trying to restart her career after going through a terrible family crisis. Many people gave her resume and interview advice, but she… Read more »
Ah summer. The time when many of us take a vacation. But wait you say. No time for vacation. No money for vacation. Afraid you’ll lose your job if you take vacation time. This blog is for all of the save-my-vacation time and don’t-need-a-vacation employees and the employers who let this happen. With so much… Read more »
I am a continuous learning aficionado. I have sat through many conference sessions, workshops, presentations, and webinars. Even presented a numerous times myself. Through all of these experiences, I see three main reasons why we listen during presentations as opposed to tuning the speaker out. You are like me The speaker is genuinely relatable to… Read more »
Attention employers and employees: Summer is here! June rolls around and things feel different in many offices. The kids are out of school, the weather is warmer, shorts may be allowed and workplaces begin to see the summer learning shift to casual learning that occurs when the weather is warmer. This is the time when… Read more »
I want you to come with me on a short journey to San Antonio, Texas where I recently went on a business/leisure trip. While there, I learned a ton even though I was not there for any type of formal internal or external training program. What I learned came from learning by using my five… Read more »
I love watching people who work in a job where not only is their true passion showcased through the work that they do, but flows freely into conversations, other interests, and what new things they learn. See I believe passion and learning are uniquely tied together in the workplace. People who know their passion want… Read more »
Recent polls show that over 60% of Americans eat lunch at their desks. They do this for a variety of reasons ranging from simply wanting to avoid the lunchroom to saying there is not enough time to get things done. While at least employees are eating lunch, they are not decompressing from their day, they… Read more »
Since I talk a lot about finding learning experiences for your organizations, I wanted to share a few of my most impactful learning experiences in 2016. Each of these experiences helped me add to my professional and personal repertoire of skills and provided action items I was compelled to start using immediately. And they did… Read more »
October is National Breast Cancer awareness month. October is also National Learning and Development month. This the first year that this designation was approved by the Registrar at National Day Calendar. (Yes, there is a process to getting the day recognized.) According to the Day Calendar’s website, this month we should “focus on broadening and… Read more »