This Blogger Is Moving to A New Address

    Today marks at once a departure and arrival for me. This will be my last post (at least for a while anyway) on the developing your employees blog and later in the week I'll begin posting on the PR blog. I am super excited about this and hope that those of you have checked in here will be able to make some time for the PR blog, too. I won't bore you with my public relations background . . . Well, if I must, I can. Actually, I'll just direct you to my bio and you'll see that for a hundred years or so, in addition to my interests in careers in general and employee development specifically I've always done some kind of communications work. For the most part, it's been for other people and organizations, but when I started writing books I had to become my own publicist. No doubt I'll hit that topic at some point.
    The thing about public relations that I love, love, love is that very often you are dealing with a host of issues that really, really matter and with people who are really, really passionate about their work. At least that's how it's been for me and it's something I never take for granted.
    On the other hand, public relations work can be incredibly demanding, disheartening, exciting, promising, exasperating, and amazingly frustrating at times. But the rewards are also tremendous. I remember the first time I got a hit in the Wall Street Journal. This was years ago, but I recall how absolutely thrilled I was by the placement. And the process was fun. Plus, it required a combination of skills—some creativity, persistence, strategic thinking, and knowledge to name a few. Oh, and that essential component in PR: luck.
    But getting back to employee development. This is something that never has to stop and it's also an area that can thrive with even a smallish budget. Naturally, the more resources you can throw toward helping yourself and your staff to grow the higher the likelihood that your group will succeed. I guess one of the things I've learned by showing up here a few times a week is how varied the formula can be. Leafing through a magazine article on personal development can offer as much as a conversation with the leading career guru. It all depends on how receptive you're willing to be when it comes to learning. Here's the thing: you don't have to get anything absolutely tangible when you learn. So you might not get promoted right away even after you've earned your MBA (that the company even paid for!), but consider how much more you know about the world and a balance sheet!
    No one can ever take away the growth you've experienced, the knowledge you've gleaned or your appetite for more learning. Now don't forget to visit me at the PR blog. It's right around the corner somewhere.