by Jim Maddox | Nov 19, 2018 | Adaptive Challenge, Managing Change, pondering questions, Transformation & Growth, Uncategorized
Life’s Wake-up Calls It took two days in the cardiac unit of Mercy hospital, a heart cath, a compassionate talk with the cardiologist, and unconditional love from my fiancé to finally let go of something that was slowly going to kill me. Hanging onto grief,...
by Jim Maddox | Nov 4, 2018 | Adaptive Challenge, being uncomfortable, career transitions, Transformation & Growth, Uncategorized
Comfortable Careers Years ago, as I was finishing up my dissertation work for my Ph.D. I began to contemplate what might be my next steps. I had been going to school since I was 5 and it was dawning on me that I would for the first time in my 31 years of life not be...
by Jim Maddox | Oct 22, 2018 | Adaptive Challenge, Human Resources, Transformation & Growth
I began my professional life employed as a compensation analyst in what was then known as the Personnel Department. I remember when we made this (attempted) cultural shift to rebrand ourselves as the Department of Human Resources. Throughout my professional life, I...
by Jim Maddox | Oct 14, 2018 | Adaptive Challenge, Transformation & Growth
I really like the word cultivate. I have found myself using it frequently in my teaching and consulting work. Even in my personal life I find the term useful. Living in the Midwest, in the farm belt, the term is a familiar one. In our gardens, we cultivate the...
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