Leadership and People Development by Donna R Walker

Year 2016

Happy Professional Development Day!

While I am constantly reading professional literature and doing the typical activities needed to keep up in my profession all year long, I’ve learned that unless I schedule time into my calendar to work on some particular tasks for my… Continue Reading →

Help! I Need Somebody!

I was recently reminded that the human animal is the only creature in the natural world that takes as long as it does to reach maturity and live independently. Since we need so much help simply to survive for so… Continue Reading →

Using the “F” Word at Work

No, not that “F” word. I mean the other “F” word: Fear. I don’t want to minimize that some people might be in a situation where fear of retaliation, fear of sexual harassment, or fear for personal safety is all too… Continue Reading →

Developing the Capacity for Vision

I’ve had the opportunity and pleasure of hearing talks by Futurists a few times in my career. Some names I remember are Joan Frye Williams and Stephen Abram.  Each time, I remember getting that sick feeling in my gut telling… Continue Reading →

Battling Burnout

While watching the Olympics this year, especially the very public flameout in Rio by Ryan Lochte, I thought back to my husband’s journey as an All American swimmer and his much less public flameout after his swimming career ended. His… Continue Reading →

Ties that Bind: Understanding Patterns in Seeking the Familiar

When I first heard the theory that women marry men like their fathers, I figured it didn’t apply to me. My own father died when I was 2, and the man I married seemed nothing like my stepfather – at… Continue Reading →

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