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Learning to Let Go

Learning to Let Go

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,...
Learning to be Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable

Learning to be Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable

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...
Would You Refer to Your Own Child as a Resource?

Would You Refer to Your Own Child as a Resource?

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...
Cultivate – Be Intentional With What You are Planting

Cultivate – Be Intentional With What You are Planting

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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