Professional Development

Raise your hand if it seems every time you check your inbox, you see a new COVID-19 update. Raise your hand if you’ve felt overwhelmed in the past few weeks. Now, raise your hand if you just cannot seem to keep up with recent organizational changes. Whether you answered “yes” to one, or all of […]

Conflict. Odds are you have heard of it – especially in a professional context. No matter the industry you are in, your business is moving at a fast pace. In just a blink of an eye, an organization may experience change after change without realizing the type of impact that change on its employees. After

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You may have not realized but moving into a leadership role is like being a teacher in your organization.  It’s probably not the first thing you thought about when you were promoted, but there are many similarities between being a leader and a teacher.  Here are three that I have experienced during my time in

For many of us, the pandemic has meant extra time available in the day that isn’t spent commuting to and from work. The benefit of this is that it allows for the opportunity to learn and sharpen new skills to benefit us as we move through life. If you weren’t already a Lifelong Learner, this

For many workers in a creative industry this time of working from home can be a challenge. How can you collaborate with your team or department to make a product when you can’t all huddle in a conference room together? Many people will say that jumping on a group conference call could take the place

When I first started college at Texas A&M University, I had no idea what I wanted to be when I grew up. Throughout my freshman year, I struggled to figure out what my niche was. I majoring in Human Resource Development, which exposed me to many areas of human capital management. Feeling totally overwhelmed, it

Growing up, my dad always said to me, “Regan, a great employee is someone who can recognize a problem, fix it, and move on”. I don’t think I’ll ever stop repeating that small sentence in my head for as long as I live (seriously, he said it that much). Now, it’s important to note that

In today’s podcast, I [Regan O’Hara] sit down with manager of Benefits Technology, Amanda Cheek, to discuss the difference between Training and Coaching. Within a small business, it can be difficult to understand the difference, which made me curious! At what point does a situation become less of a training opportunity and more of a