Thoughts, devotions, and more from Jeffrey K. Ross, author of "Next Step Devotions"
This week I am participating in an annual conference at work for hundreds of learning professionals at my company. Having spent my adult career until a couple of years ago in a learning role, I have come to love and admire so many men and women who choose to devote their lives to learning and …
Continue reading Leap Year #59: Learning Professionals Are a Giving People
At age 55 I have been on a lot of teams in various places of work. More often than not I have been fortunate to work with teams that liked each other, cooperated and worked together reasonably well. Occasionally there was a snafu of personality conflicts or bad fits for roles or personal drama that …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #58: True Teamwork Is a Joy
Great conversationalists are not people who talk the most, but those who ask questions that get others talking. For many people, their favorite subject is themselves. That isn't a criticism. It's just an acknowledgement that we like to talk about what matters to us, and all of us care about ourselves, what be believe and …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #57: For Great Conversation, Ask Questions
My wife and I just had a wonderful evening with one of my former coworkers and his family. They moved here from their home near Mumbai, India nearly a year ago. For the last couple of months we've been planning on getting together with this kind family hosting us. Our earlier scheduled evening had to …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #56: We Have Much to Learn From Other Cultures
Earlier in January my leap year lesson #8 was Listen to Your Body. I didn't do that this week out of sheer stubbornness and a crazy long to-do list of things that had to be done. After several nights in a row of 3-4 hours sleep and closing out the last couple of nights with …
Continue reading Leap Year Lesson #55: Hitting a Wall Is Not Fun
