internship program development

Leadership Capacity Is Built Before the First Job Title

Leadership Development, Organizational Development /

  Why Internships Are the Missing Link in Leadership Development Organizations spend millions every year on leadership programs for mid-career professionals. Executive coaching. Management workshops. Leadership retreats. All valuable — but often too late. Because leadership capacity isn’t built after the first promotion.It’s built during the first exposure to professional environments. The First Real Test […]

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Introducing the S.O.F.T. Leadership Framework: The New Standard for Sustainable Success

Leadership Development, Organizational Development, Professional Development /

  Proof That Leadership Can Be Both Soft and Strong For years, my work has focused on two essential audiences: Emerging leaders pursuing degrees or just entering the workforce High-performing Women of Color navigating burnout, identity loss, and the pressure to hold it all together in leadership At first glance, these may seem like two

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Future Leaders – Not Free Labor

Leadership Development, Organizational Development /

  Your Interns Aren’t Free Labor — They’re Future Leaders Soft Leadership Turns Internship Programs into Solutions for Multi-Generational Challenges Every organization is feeling it — the tension between generations in the workplace. Gen Z wants flexibility and purpose. Gen X values structure and accountability. Boomers bring loyalty and institutional wisdom. Millennials are looking for

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Upgrade Your Multi-Generational Workplace

Leadership Development, Organizational Development, Professional Development /

  The article, “Ford CEO on his ‘epiphany’ after talking to his Gen Z factory workers: They were saying they ‘had to have three jobs’” in Fortune magazine reminded me that I’ve been talking about the skills gap for years in my Human Relations and Social Problems courses. Here’s what we fail to realize: ❌

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Internship Programs Bridge the Gap Between Potential and Performance

Organizational Development /

  “Gen Z can’t focus.” “They’re too sensitive.” “Young people aren’t ready for real work.” “These new workers don’t understand professional expectations.” I’ve heard these lines before — when Millennials were entering the workforce. Every generation faces labels, but here’s the truth: complaining doesn’t move us forward. Training does. Each semester reminds me why I

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Too Many Social Work Interns Are Being Mistreated and Misguided

Organizational Development, Social Work /

  An internship can be described as a work-related learning experience for persons who wish to gain hands-on experience in a certain industry or occupational field. The U.S. Department of Labor has established 7 criteria to determine whether an intern should be paid or unpaid (there is more leniency for nonprofit organizations). The Department of

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