Breathe LIFE into Your Organization
One of the things that many people don’t know about me is that at one point in my life I wanted to be a neurosurgeon. That’s right – a neurosurgeon. When I first enrolled at the University of Ro ...
Five Little Words
Long ago, I was asked to speak at graduation. As a young woman, I had received multiple awards for academic and athletic performance but was not entirely comfortable with the ceremonies attached to th ...
You Can’t Outsource Management Responsibility
Here at developUs, we build and deliver training. It’s what we do. Our work exists because so few leaders within corporate organizations have time to focus on training. How do we know?&n ...
Are You a Compass or a Weathervane?
Several years ago while working with a fabulous consultant, we were discussing the common struggles each of us were experiencing with our point of contact on a particular project. The challenge ...
Why Does Our Logo Lean?
We Are Wired for Story Stories are universal. Years ago; stories are what kept us alive, dangers and life lessons were embedded into tales engaging a listener rather than dryly administering data and ...
Why You Do What You Do
When the developUs team finds valuable content that resonates with leaders and teams, we get excited about sharing it! We just read an excellent article published by TTISI; they’re the folks who creat ...
When Life Gives You Cold Coffee
On a recent Dunkin’ Donuts coffee run, I was waiting somewhat patiently for my daily cup of coffee (large, decaf, triple milk, no sugar) when a valuable leadership lesson presented itself right there ...
A Tale of Two Stories
A few weeks ago, a former colleague and friend of mine shared a post about passion. At its end, he asked people to share what they are passionate about. I love this question and how he framed it. It w ...
Metastasize: How a Group of Misguided Cells Mentored Me
Most of the time I write about things I learned eons ago. Typically about a premise or a belief that’s an intrinsic part of who I am, rooted in my DNA. But I’m about to share a recent experience that ...
Training – It’s Not Always the Solution
I consider every client I work with a job, so I’ve had lots of jobs over the course of my adult life. In one of my former full-time roles, before formally launching developUs, I was responsible for id ...