Camp Grayling, the largest reserve component training site in the country, is a live-fire construct where troops train for the realities of war. This 147,000 acre center features a connected village that hosts urban warfare training. Merit and the Michigan…
Why leadership and not management? What is the difference and why does it matter? Managers measure and control process to count value while leaders motivate and influence people to create value. Managers create circles of power while leaders create circles…
I am sure you get inundated with professional development and technology learning opportunities, with price points—and quality—all over the map. There are some very large, and very small, companies who have a huge catalog of classes and spend a lot…
One of my favorite parts of my job is when I get to interact with Merit Members--and I often do that when we work together to bring professional development into their offices, to their staff. Sometimes, you need your whole…
Since 2010, Merit Community Supporters have provided over $300,000 in financial support for Merit Members, either directly through Professional Development Scholarships or through financial sponsorship of our conferences and summits. The current roster of Community Supporters is: ADVA Optical Networking,…
When Merit Professional Learning morphed into Merit Professional Development, one of our goals became offering training to our Members that goes beyond nuts and bolts. Technology tools and knowledge are important, as is leadership and management—both resource and human. Enter…
One of the most exciting parts (for us in Professional Development, anyway) of the new Merit website is the new registration system for classes and events. Our old system was a homegrown, repurposed shopping cart from our days of selling…
