Today’s workforce includes many young professionals shaped by an education system built around rubrics. These are tools that clearly define performance criteria for grades, outlining what’s needed to earn top marks or to simply pass. From middle school to college, students learn to align their efforts with these detailed guides, right from the beginning of...Read More
Listen to this content as a podcast Career development professionals play a vital role in fostering inclusivity, developing talent, and supporting neurodiverse employees in navigating workplace challenges. Among these responsibilities is the task of creating environments that help individuals–maybe you–with learning, attention, and executive function differences thrive. However this broad group of neurodivergent people can...Read More
As the college application season unfolds, many parents find themselves grappling with a question beyond acceptance letters: Is my teen even ready for college? Concerns about readiness often stem from observing behaviors like procrastination, lack of time management, or struggles with independence. Parents worry whether their child can juggle academic demands, social pressures, and the...Read More
Listen to this content as a podcast Have you ever set an ambitious goal, only to find yourself procrastinating, distracted, or unmotivated along the way to a goal? (Of course you have…) Many people set goals with the best of intentions but struggle to follow through. The good news is that there’s a powerful, research-backed...Read More
If you’re a parent of a teen who can’t seem to manage time, stay organized, or keep track of school tasks, you’re not alone. Executive function—the ability to plan, organize, prioritize, and follow through—is essential for academic success, and it can be challenging for teens and young adults. According to Harvard’s Center on the Developing...Read More
As parents, we all have dreams for our children—visions of success, happiness, and, let’s be honest, sometimes a dash of “doing things the way we would.” But as our kids grow into young adults, they may start to make choices that can leave us scratching our heads, feeling a bit frustrated, or even biting our...Read More
Having a mentor is like having a backstage pass to your own potential. For young adults who might look at school subjects and wonder, “How does this add up to a real job I’d enjoy?”, a mentor is there to light up the path and make it all make sense. They bring experience, perspective, and...Read More
Parents often tell me that their “empty nest” is still full—full of text messages and ongoing requests for guidance as their adult children settle into the workplace. It’s natural for parents to want to step in when their child faces difficulties at work, but these early struggles—though uncomfortable—are essential for building crucial life skills like...Read More
There are different ways to understand life satisfaction. One idea, called the bottom-up approach, suggests that life satisfaction is a general feeling based on specific areas of life, like work, family, and recreation pursuits. Another idea, the top-down approach, suggests that life satisfaction is part of a person’s stable (temperament) characteristics. Another explanation might be...Read More
In Part One, our tale of woe ended with “What could work?” True confessions, that was nine posts ago, so clearly I forgot to follow up, which is the topic of this post. I thought I’d have fun with a writing partner this time. Part Two is a collaboration between Chat GPT and me. Enjoy...Read More
