Embrace the Power of Shoshin, A Beginner’s Mind
“My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.”
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07, 2023
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07, 2023
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03, 2023
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02, 2023
Try, Try Again
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01, 2023
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02, 2022
What Do You Do With an Idea?
“In a world growing more and more diverse by the minute, we must learn to see things differently.”
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02, 2022
Do All Great Minds Think Alike?
“Our differences can be stimulating in the workplace, allowing for more viewpoints to be considered and leading to increased creativity.”
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12, 2021
How Hardy Are You?
“Developing your own hardiness as a leader can be challenging, but significantly worthwhile.”
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11, 2021
Why Your Career Matters
“Aligning your values with your career will provide a sense of purpose and will ignite passion.”
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11, 2021
Remaining Flexible
“It sometimes means getting comfortable with being uncomfortable.”
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09, 2021
How Twelve Angry Men Overcame Groupthink
"Groupthink happens to the most well-intentioned groups, especially in the workplace, but why?"
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09, 2021
Attitude: The Choice is Yours
“Having a positive attitude is not about ignoring difficult situations, people, or problems – it’s about looking at the situation differently.”
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08, 2021
Professionalism in 2021
“What does matter is the content of your character, how you deliver on our Core Values, and your commitment to your team objectives.”
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07, 2021
More Than Nothing
“Small, daily improvements will compound into long-term results.”
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07, 2021
Should I Stay or Should I Go: Affective Commitment
“Organizations benefit from a lot of things, but they are only as great as its people.”
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06, 2021
Drive to the Hoop: Incidental Learning
“We need to foster informal moments of knowledge transfer.”
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04, 2021
Take Charge of Your Career Development
“It’s an exciting time to be part of our team! I’m looking forward to seeing you grow and take advantage of all we have to offer.”
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04, 2021
The Truth Behind Vulnerability
“Vulnerability can be scary, but it is not the sign of weakness we have grown up believing.”
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04, 2021
Personal Retirement: The Importance of Saving Early
“Almost anyone can invest a small portion of their paycheck and every bit counts.”
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03, 2021
All Aboard! Mastering Your First 90 Days
“You’re doing it right if someone looks forward to working with you before you’ve even met them.”
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03, 2021
Leadership Secrets
“You’re never not influencing someone else with your behavior.”
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02, 2021
Appropriately Decisive
“Delaying a decision too long may become a decisionin itself.”
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02, 2021
Should I Stay or Should I Go: Affective Commitment
"Organizations benefit from a lot of things, but they are only as great as its people."
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01, 2021
Happy New Year – Ready, Set, Reflect!
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall”
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11, 2020
Writing Your Personal Mission Statement
“Your mission statement is YOU in a nutshell.”
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10, 2020
From Here to There: Designing and Using Professional Development Plans
“There should never be a time when you are not working on ‘what’s next’ for you.”
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10, 2020
Goodwill Heroes: Understanding Altruism
“WE are an incredible example of altruism within an organization.”
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03, 2020
Try a Different Approach
“When we focus on WHAT, we leverage self-awareness to create opportunities, conversations, and goals.”
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01, 2020
Looking Inward for 2020
“Now that it’s 2020, we have an opportunity to evaluate how we look at things.”
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12, 2019
Meeting Your Basic Needs
“The leader has the responsibility of creating a quality environment, where everyone is engaged and productive.”
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12, 2019
Sounds Good to Me
“The power of music expands into every area of our lives, including our work.”
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11, 2019
Relationships Matter
“Taking on this challenge meant I would be stretched in ways I had never experienced before.”
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11, 2019
The Write Stuff
“Writing doesn’t come as natural for everyone.”
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10, 2019
Training Your Memory
“Our struggle in training directly relates to how information can be taken from short-term memory, to long-term memory.”
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10, 2019
That’s the Way I Heard It
“The truth is that all learners are unique.”
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10, 2019
Check Your Blind Spots
“Acknowledging our blind spots is not a sign of weakness or inadequacy.”
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10, 2019
Journey of Engagement
“When you are engaged, your productivity will increase, a more welcoming culture will emerge, and your performance will improve.”
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09, 2019
Take the Risk, but Make Sure You have a Plan
“Making calculated risks require us to justify it, consider alternatives, and plan for every scenario.”
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07, 2019
Opportunity is Everywhere. How Will You Respond?
“Take the next great opportunity when it arises and run with it.”
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07, 2019
What is Your Why?
“It is easy to teach someone policies and procedures, but I want to show people how to do it with passion and purpose.”
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06, 2019
Reflect, Learn, Repeat
"No matter your role here at Goodwill, every day presents an opportunity to learn from your experiences, and grow from each of them."
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03, 2019
How Do You Define Failure?
“While you may stumble along the way, I encourage you to get back up, learn, grow and keep going.”
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02, 2019
Extreme Ownership: It’s On Me
“Extreme Ownership is all about seeing where you fit in the situation as a leader.”
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02, 2019
Project Management: All Day, Everyday
“We all project manage our lives without even knowing it.”
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01, 2019
Taking Care of Your Inner Athlete
“Any level of human performance involves a combination of important basic capacities, present in all of us.”
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11, 2018
Manager 101: Paradigm Shift
“Your personal experiences and management paradigm will become the lens from which you view your team and yourself.”
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10, 2018
Leveraging Social Media for Professional Development and Career Growth
“Take ownership of your social media presence and personal brand.”
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10, 2018
Learned Helplessness & How to Overcome It
“Success may just be one more try away”
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09, 2018
Sharpening Your Axe: The Importance of Prioritization
“Sharpening your axe is a sure way to meet your professional goals, as well as the demands of your busy, personal lives.”
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09, 2018
Continuous Learning
“Share your ideas with peers and help motivate them to do the same.”
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09, 2018
Learning Matters
"Why does learning matter to you?"