2018 in Review

I did this last year, but somehow the post got deleted -- which I guess means I should be reviewing my posts more often? Or reviewing them less on the app more likely. I think it's a good time to review the year, keep on track, set new goals and all that good stuff. I'm …

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#Prosky: How to Encourage Employee Development

As a huge proponent of employee development and education, you wouldn't think I would have a difficult time writing about it. But, if you look, there are lots of posts and ideas around employee development out there, so how could I get this post to stand out? What was a different way to think about …

Complaints

Everyone has complaints. I'm going to wager that no one has the perfect life so that's why I'm confident with that statement. Most people like to vent about these complaints. And there are a variety of schools of thought on venting. I love Cy Wakeman and she counsels against venting. We need/want to be more …

Prosky: Communicating Values

I am really enjoying writing for Prosky! In May, I was challenged to write about communicating values. This is something that we have been working on in my office. We struggle, as South Dakotans, there is a certain amount of "we shouldn't have to talk about this" but things are changing, slowly. A strong, healthy …

#HRMixTape: Hamilton

Maggie and I have been listening to Broadway music for a little over a year now - ever since I took her to see "Into the Woods" at the Washington Pavilion. We've enjoyed music from "Wicked" "The Book of Mormon" "Chicago" and of course "Hamilton." (Gotta love Pandora making it easy for us to find …

#Workology: 5 Ways to Find Your Tribe on Social Media

I do love learning more about networking and how to help others to make it work for them. It's one of the fun parts of the #HRSocialHour chat and podcast! I took some time to put down some thoughts and different ways to find your tribe in this post for Workology. Be sure to check …

#HRSocialHour talking about our Side Gigs

We had a fantastic conversation last night! We were even trending for a while (which leads to some interesting trolling). I really love where this little chat has taken us and we now have this awesome community of folks to gather together to learn and grow. I also have to admit that I didn't really …

Escaping Procrastination

I am SOOO good at this. Seriously, I've put off getting my Master's degree for almost 25 years, so yeah, I can procrastinate with the best of them. I was thinking about this earlier while enjoying my coffee. It was early, no one else was up. Just me and the dog. I turned on the …

#PersonalBrand: Why I Decided to Become a Fitness Instructor

Since we moved back to SD, I've been going to the gym fairly regularly. The gym on campus is very affordable, about a 5 minute walk from my office and I've been able to build a Workout Tribe -- this is key for me. The accountability created with this group has been the catalyst for …

Words

Right before the end of 2017, several HR friends were asking on Facebook and Twitter "Leave a positive word I can carry into 2018 that starts with the 1st letter of your name. It can only be 1 word!" I was pleasantly surprised that I didn't see any duplicates! Watch for these words throughout 2018 …