Intentional Learning & Development

I often get asked, "𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀?" Because they are the 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 #𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁! If the is not relevant, engaging, and applicable to the learner & their work, you've lost them...so the training simply checks a box.

Maybe this visual of the perspective will help ;)

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀' 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲?

Vulnerability is hard, but it's an intention that I mindfully practice, to face my fears. , thank you for the opportunity to show up in vulnerable authenticity - and a blazer ;) and thank you so much for including me in the series on and for your engaging conversation!

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Honored to have completed a 7-week program by University of South Florida Muma College of Business! Thank you for the opportunity to learn.

Happy First Day of to LGBTQIA+ community members, colleagues, and friends. 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵!

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗚𝗕𝗧𝗤+ 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲𝘀. A new survey of LGBTQ+ professionals in the U.S. found that "nearly a quarter (24%) of surveyed professionals were not open about their identity in their workplace. 26% of respondents worried that being open about themselves would cause coworkers to treat them differently...Fortunately, respondents who have come out at work said that it has helped them connect with others for support and build better relationships within their profession...

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲𝘀, the survey found that 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗚𝗕𝗧𝗤+ 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀."

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗚𝗕𝗧𝗤+ 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗲𝘀?

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-can-companies-serve-lgbtq-employees-better-andrew-seaman/?trackingId=louYgqhIQLOcN2ACvSRftA%3D%3D

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗟&𝗗 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀?
What do I mean? Why is this important?
A greater purpose interconnection lets me know--as an employee of this organization--how what I do directly impacts the organization’s mission and why it matters. It shows me that 𝗜 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗜 𝗱𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗪𝗘 𝗱𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲. 𝗜𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀.

So, how can you do this? Consider a short video (example in comments).

The video doesn’t have to be fancy & it doesn’t have to include people. It can be a simple video recorded on your phone, or a collection of visuals and voiceover. Yet, it does need to be relevant, relatable, and clearly connect the purpose.

Imagine if you had a video that was interconnected to a higher purpose and it's what kicked off an onboarding. Would your team be proud of where they work? So much so that they might share the video further...maybe tell people about the difference the organization makes, or let others know how their work makes a difference? Would there be in learning how to do the thing better?

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗜𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘆

If you're not sure how to pronounce someone's name, simply ask. If you've been mispronouncing - work on getting it right, but don't make a big deal about it.

Why Pronouncing Names Correctly Is More Than Common Courtesy : Life Kit Our names are an extension of who we are. And if your name is mispronounced all the time, you know how painful that can be. In this episode, we're talking about why getting names right is so important — and how to correct others and rectify your own mistakes.

Want to 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝘆𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲? 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲!
Study your meetings for , , and with this tool: arementalkingtoomuch.com

Thanks, Adam Grant, for your Washington Post Perspective & pointing out the studies!

What's your intention?

𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗠𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀
Throughout the holidays, I took photographs of my family - 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗜 𝗲𝗻𝗷𝗼𝘆 - & learned how to use my camera with more skill. It’s amazing how different a picture looks by 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁!

The past few months - with launching my business - I've gotten 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘆, 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱, away from some of my mindful practices, & away from my photography practice. It strikes me as something I need to pay more attention to right now, in my day-to-day, to regain balance. There are so many ways for me to notice, appreciate, & slow down, if I will just 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 - the same way I do in the lens of my camera.

For the past few weeks, I shifted my focal point to sleep health. 𝗠𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲 & return to a mindful practice I've let slip: 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁. Reflecting on the day & making a gratitude list is a way that I reflect upon & reframe my day; it's very helpful when I need to see balance on harder days.

#𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝘀𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?

What has your experience been with intentional ?

Excited and grateful to attend
Leading, Learning, & Embracing Change!!!!

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🎉 𝑯𝑼𝑮𝑬 𝑻𝑯𝑨𝑵𝑲𝑺 to DESIGNxHUMANITY for selecting the Triple Threat Team - Jessica Warmoth, CPTD, Carrie Gauthier, Juan Mavo-Navarro, and Katie Ryan Fotiadis - as the 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲
𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲! 🎉

It was a true honor to work on this project, to contribute to DxH's mission - and to do so with this amazing team. Not only have I met new collaborators and though partners, I have made new friends. For that, I am also grateful.

Thank you, Association for Talent Development (ATD), Nyla Spooner, & Sarah Mercier for offering this yearlong learning opportunity through the TechKnowledge Conference! Thanks to Tim Slade and Tristia Hennessey for guidance and feedback 🎉



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Thanks, Cara North, for this great tip!

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?

Quick tutorial on using this feature: https://lnkd.in/ei2Xsye