This week marks the final classes for many HRD students completing their masters programs and preparing to graduate in December. Our last session over Zoom looked much like it always has this semester, but with the added awareness that this particular class meeting was the final one. These moments offer a natural point of reflection on the learning that has taken place and on what it means to continue developing long after a program concludes.
Time is such a funny thing. It can be exactly calculated down to the tiniest increment and, therefore, micro-managed through precise tools and technology. Many of us use time management to break our day into work and non-work time buckets, then fill them up with meetings and tasks until the buckets reach capacity (or run over). I took this approach for years, only to find that I would very regularly get to the point in my day when I didn’t feel like tackling any of my tasks o
