"Lessons from the Field"
Guest Blog Series

Carley DeLong is the human resources generalist at The Hicksville Bank, where she supports all four branch locations and tailors to their own specific HR needs.

Carley discusses her lessons learned, as an HR professional, outside of the classroom.

Dan Wolfgram is the Chief Operating Officer for Badger Mutual Insurance, where he oversees the development and execution of the organization’s strategic initiatives across the U.S. Since becoming COO in 2019, he has been the lead driver in establishing a learning culture focused on leadership development across the organization.

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Dan shares his insights into controlling what we can control as leaders...

Emma Grace Brown lives her life by her rules, and it works! She promotes female empowerment through her website. Her mission is to help those who live with self-doubt to realize they don't have to mold themselves to conventionality - she does by the philosophy “My Life. My Rules.”

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Emma Grace Brown shares her powerful tips on improving collaboration in the workplace.

Brayan Castillo is the onboarding coordinator for the Retirement Plan Services department at Lincoln FInancial Group. Brayan graduated from Purdue University Fort Wayne with a Bachelor's Degree in Organizational Leadership.

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Brayan shares his tips for enhancing newcomers' onboarding experience.

Faith Stull is a Consultant at Thoughtium, an experience-driven consulting firm based out of Chicago. In her role, she co-creates with clients to address their most pressing learning and development needs.

Brian Vivona is Associate Professor of Human Resource Development at Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago.

Dr. Renier Els is a senior lecturer of Human Resource Development in the School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resource Management at the Nort-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.

Parts of this blog were taken from Els, R.C. & Meyer, H.W. (2022). The role of career development is to ensure effective quality management of training. (Currently under review).

Andrew Ajamian culminated a 30-year US Army career in 2021. He served as a senior advisor to numerous different defense leaders in the Pentagon and in various units around the globe. Since retiring from the Army he has worked as a consultant helping organizations improve performance and achieve strategic goals. Andrew holds a BA in Political Science from Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) and an MA in Management from The University of Alabama.