As I sit at my desk, with the heater on to warm my feet, the wind whistling by my window, I’m thinking, Can you believe it’s already mid-December again? Where did the year go?
It feels as though 2024 just flew by, and when I stop to reflect on the past 12 months, it’s amazing to see how much this was a year of new opportunities and growth, not only for me, but for many of you.
When I look back at the 30 years or so of my career, there has been a consistent thread that has driven me in my work and I know it drives many of you:
How can we make our work lives better, as we spend so much of our life “at work”?
Just yesterday, I was working with a small leadership team to strategize those difficult and challenging conversations we must have to shift to a future-ready culture as things are changing rapidly, and people are concerned about the talent shortage and how AI will impact them.
In addition to the resources on my site, there are a few below to turn your 2025 ideas into action. But first….
A few thank you’s:
- Thanks to all of you reading my newsletters, attending my speaking engagements throughout the year. You are why I do this work. We can be future-ready, and create great places to work! Thanks for being in this with me!
- To the incredible young people who teach me through my volunteer work with The King’s Trust Canada and the CGLCC.
- To McLean & Company‘s for asking me to contribute to the new Future of Work report. (I got so fired up on this, I’m going back to school part time in 2025! I swore I never would, but hey, why not?)
- Thank you to Page Two for bringing my book, Spark Action, to the world! (Top 50 Thought Leader Books to Read in 2024. Woo hoo!)
I’m so grateful to everyone who has supported my work, invited me to share insights on podcast episodes, and shared stories about how my work has helped you build future-ready teams. THANK YOU! I can’t wait to see what we do together in 2025.
Be Future Ready: Tips to Turn Your 2025 Ideas Into Action
We all have ideas we want to do, whether professionally or personally. How do we take action on these ideas when we get back to our day-to-day lives? It’s so easy to get sidetracked.
I recently joined Chris Reynolds on the Turning the Page podcast to chat about how to turn your big ideas into actionable strategies for 2025.
Here’s what we talked about:
- Crush Complexity with Simplicity
- Collaboration Over Competition
- The Role of AI and Leadership
- The Science of Goal Setting
- How to Overcome Resistance to Change
- Tools Will NEVER Replace Wisdom.
Listen here (with topic time stamps) or Read here.
Regardless of what holiday you celebrate – celebrate it! May the New Year bring new and exciting possibilities your way.
While working with good people and going back to school is in the cards for me (I swore I’d never go back to school), what does it look like for you?
No matter what 2025 holds, remember that you’re more change-ready than you think – and if you can do the last 4 years, there’s not much you can’t do! If not you, who?
Happy Holidays!