by Brittany Ryzenga | Mar 31, 2014 | Uncategorized
By Dean Whittaker What’s holding you back from making that decision that will transform your organization into what you know it can be? This month’s lesson for me has been to come to grips with what is holding me back. While on a six-day, 2,000 mile road trip (some... by Brittany Ryzenga | Apr 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
By Dean Whittaker While attending the IAMC conference in Pinehurst, NC, I heard Mike Walsh’s presentation on the future of work. He discussed the vast number of millennials joining the workforce and how they are significantly different from previous generations... by Brittany Ryzenga | Sep 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
By Dean Whittaker Death and dying may seem like a strange subject for our newsletter, but I want to share with you two experiences that I had this month. First, during our recent local TEDx Macatawa event we showed a video featuring Candy Chang in which she tells the... by Brittany Ryzenga | Aug 31, 2013 | Uncategorized
By Dean Whittaker When your passion and talent intersect with society’s needs, it’s a truly amazing thing. This month I learned that one way to discover our passion is to realize that our greatest passion often comes from our greatest hurt. I learned this from... by Brittany Ryzenga | Oct 31, 2013 | Uncategorized
By Dean Whittaker While preparing to teach at the Economic Development Institute next week, I came across three very interesting TED and TEDx talks. The first TED talk I want to recommend is by an MIT economist, Andrew McAfee. He succinctly describes our current...