It certainly has been an interesting year, one that, despite all the challenges and uncertainty, flew by anyway!

This year I have learned that asking "Why is this happening?" is one of the most useless questions around.

The REAL, more empowering question to be asked is "What do we choose to do now?"

The successful organizations that I work with are currently looking at their situations, creating a vision of where they want to be in the future (from 1 year to 10 years out) and building plans for how to get there.

They are investing in their future (and thus their employees) by holding PLANNING sessions, both at the strategic level and project level.

Organizations will most likely rely on their internal resources to execute to plan - ARE THEY READY? Are YOU ready? It is important to make sure the staff, team, workforce has the tools and skills they need to create and execute to plan.

And on the personal level, as we move into this time that is known to be somewhat harried, remember to keep it simple and keep it light! Know that the people in your life are MUCH more important than "things" and that the greatest gift we can give to anyone is the gift of our listening, compassion and love.

Know that I am truly grateful for your continued readership and look forward to sharing more with you in 2010.

May peace be with you all this Holiday Season and throughout 2010!

Susan