Are You Future Ready? AdVAncing Your Professional Development

About: Lauren Osinski is a Supervisory Training Specialist in the Veterans Benefits Administration. In this podcast, Lauren talks about lessons in resiliency learned along her personal development journey, including her time in the US Army. Quote: “I don’t fail; I win, or I learn”Lauren's Submitted ResourcesBooks:Mindset (Carol Dweck)Grit (Angela Duckworth) Flourish (Martin Seligman)Better than Before (Gretchen Ruben)The Resilience Factor (Karen Reivich)Websites:The Center for Positive Psychology at UPENN (https://ppc.sas.upenn.edu/) Positive Psychology (https://positivepsychology.com/resilience-in-the-workplace/) Gretchen Rubin (https://gretchenrubin.com/)TED style talks: Raphael Rose: (https://www.ted.com/talks/raphael_rose_from_stress_to_resilience) Carol Dweck: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-71zdXCMU6A)

Show Notes

About: Lauren Osinski is a Supervisory Training Specialist in the Veterans Benefits Administration. In this podcast, Lauren talks about lessons in resiliency learned along her personal development journey, including her time in the US Army.

Quote: “I don’t fail; I win, or I learn”

Lauren's Submitted Resources
Books:
Mindset (Carol Dweck)
Grit (Angela Duckworth)
Flourish (Martin Seligman)
Better than Before (Gretchen Ruben)
The Resilience Factor (Karen Reivich)

Websites:
The Center for Positive Psychology at UPENN (https://ppc.sas.upenn.edu/)
Positive Psychology (https://positivepsychology.com/resilience-in-the-workplace/)
Gretchen Rubin (https://gretchenrubin.com/)

TED style talks:
Raphael Rose: (https://www.ted.com/talks/raphael_rose_from_stress_to_resilience)
Carol Dweck: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-71zdXCMU6A)

What is Are You Future Ready? AdVAncing Your Professional Development?

The Department of Veterans Affairs Human Capital Services Center proudly presents Are You Future Ready: AdVAncing Your Professional Development, a podcast about the skills you need to thrive at work and in life.

In each episode Amy Parker, VA’s Chief Learning Officer, and learning leaders from across VA will share strategies you can use to develop essential skills like emotional intelligence, problem solving, and critical thinking. Listen in as podcast guests share insights gained from leading their organizations through one of the most challenging eras in modern memory. While we cannot predict what the future holds, we can all become more future-ready by developing durable skills that empower us to confront complex problems with confidence.