Mentoring – A Key Piece of Higher Ed and Career Development

Cassandra Bartley

By definition, a mentor is an experienced adviser and supporter, someone usually older and more experienced who advises and guides a younger, less experienced person.  And according to Encarta Dictionary, (I love this one!) a mentor is also a trainer—but I mu... More »

Taking the Long Road to Grad School: A Decision Worth Taking Time

Jenn Oribello

Over the course of seven years I moved from a facilitator role to a mid-level management position responsible for hiring, training and managing a team, coordinating development projects, and managing budgets. I had no interest in moving up in my organization, so I consi... More »

From Training to Learning—What’s the Hold Up?

Nandi Shareef

When I was introduced to our field, I knew it as training and development. I heard time and again that the great companies invested in their people through training and development. These companies were at the top of their game, and those were the types of organizations... More »

Making the Most of College—and the Start of Your Professional Journey

Cassandra Bartley

Why do we spend our time and hard-earned money on an education? Most students would answer something along the lines of “Because I have to.” I propose that there is a higher purpose for taking the educational plunge and committing 4+ years of your young adul... More »

Why Everyone (Beginning with Me) Hates the Performance Review

Nandi Shareef

Yes, performance reviews provide measurable results needed to predicate ill-founded performance incentive plans. Yes, performance reviews are used to substantiate staff performance to organizational leaders. Yes, performance reviews offer one time each year to say that ... More »