Insights
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You Were Promoted. Your Habits Weren’t.
Early in my career, I got promoted to my first management role. I was proud of it — I’d been a strong individual contributor and someone had noticed. A few weeks in, I gave one of my team members an assignment. A report I needed. I handed it off on Monday with a Friday deadline…
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The Turnover Problem That Wasn’t a Turnover Problem.
Workforce retention issues usually stem from deeper problems than compensation and quick hiring solutions. Employees who feel invisible and lack clear career pathways. Supervisors often lack the skills and support needed to foster development. Addressing these underlying issues is crucial for effective retention strategies.
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You’re Not Ignoring Them. You’re Just Not Seeing Them.
Organizations hemorrhage capability not because people leave angry, but because people leave unseen.
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I Wasn’t Wandering. I Was Researching.
For most of my 28-year career, I moved between sectors and kept explaining myself. What I’ve come to understand is that it was never as scattered as it appeared. I wasn’t wandering. I was researching — studying how people change, how organizations resist it, and what actually lasts.
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They’re Not Distracted: Why Relevance Is the Real Driver of Learning
Effective workplace learning hinges on relevance rather than urgency. Genuine motivation arises when training addresses current challenges employees face, contrary to conventional marketing tactics that foster anxiety. Most training fails to lead to meaningful behavior change, highlighting the need for organizations to focus on real problems and measure learning outcomes effectively.