Elaine Biech has been one of the people I find myself looking to for insight and information. She is one of the most frequent authors in my training and talent development library. In addition to being an experienced consultant, SME, and author (with more than 50 books in print), Biech exemplifies how to pay it forward. I know this because at the 2007 ASTD ICE in Atlanta, she took the time to talk to me during an elevator ride and walk to the conference center about one of her books,