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Jessica Rice is the talent development specialist at the Center for Employment Opportunities; jrice@ceoworks.org.

Jessica Rice

June 2025 - TD Magazine

A nonprofit’s performance management makeover has led to adopting an effective process.

Chaos to Clarity

Jessica Rivera is a workplace Learning & Development professional with over 20 years of experience across multiple industries for companies including AdventHealth, Baylor Scott & White Health and Disney Cruise Line. She is currently the People & Organization Development Lead at Wise overseeing their global onboarding program. She is also the founder & CEO of New Job Notebook LLC, helping people discover a better way to start a new job.

Jessica Rivera

July 2024 - TD Magazine

Take onboarding into your own hands with an individual-centered approach to starting a new position.

New Job, New Beginning

To help you prepare and ease your anxiety, focus on what information you can uncover and take charge of during the orientation process. The following questions can be helpful to ask your new employer before and during your first week at work.

Essential Questions and Self-Reflection for the First Week of a New Job

Just last month, more than 13,000 talent development professionals gathered in San Diego, California for ATD 2018. We’ve been reflecting on all of the learnings, events, and networking that took place . . . and we continue to be amazed by the energy and enthusiasm of our exceptional global community.Below are our top 10 moments to summarize what took place, and some additional resources from our community members who’ve been sharing their insights about favorite sessions and topics discussed.1. ATD celebrates its 75th Anniversary this year. This video captures everything we love about our global community!2. President Barack Obama answered questions about change, resilience, and the future of work from ATD’s President and CEO, Tony Bingham, to kick off ATD 2018. Bonus: read Dan Pontefract’s Forbes article with Obama's Three Leadership Takeaways.3. Marcus Buckingham shared how we can leverage our strengths as individuals in our organizations and provided insight into his Nine Lies of Work research.4. Connie Podesta gave an audience-guided talk creating awareness about how we communicate with individuals who may have other communication styles and preferences.5. Our ATD Chapter Leader Day recognized the efforts of our 100+ chapter leaders in attendance, who showcase the power and impact of local leadership. 6. ATD’s global community included delegations from 92 countries, providing their diverse perspective and learnings from all over the world.Love having all of our #global community members here at #ATD2018! Here are just a few reasons why they chose to be here. Thanks to all of our #international partners & #talentdevelopment professionals who are truly creating a world 🌎🌍🌏 that works better. #ATDat75A post shared by Assoc. for Talent Development (@atdnational) on May 7, 2018 at 5:20pm PDT7. Our ATD Awards Ceremony named several Excellence in Practice Award winners and honored Beverly Kaye for her Lifetime Achievement.A hearty congratulations to all our award winners who were able to join us for our annual awards ceremony, including Bev Kaye, winner of #ATD’s Lifelong Achievement Award! 🥂🏆 #ATD2018 #ATDat75A post shared by Assoc. for Talent Development (@atdnational) on May 9, 2018 at 12:37pm PDT8. ATD Education offered 32 Pre-Conference Education Courses and Certificate Programs for talent development professionals.9. At ATD Central in the EXPO hall, alongside more than 400 exhibitors of talent development tools, ATD’s Career Development Stack was front and center to illustrate the vast opportunities for career growth with ATD.10. Experts throughout the talent development field facilitated 300+ sessions of knowledge, data, real-time application, and more—from onboarding employees to microlearning to what AI means for the future of the profession.More resources on talent development topics and your favorite sessions from ATD 2018 can be found here, cultivated from our broader ATD community. If you have more to add for session learnings and ATD 2018 overall, please email Avra at abossov@td.org or share your takeaways in the comment section below.Keynote Recaps:o President Barack Obama: Obama delivers lessons on work, purpose by Kanoe Namahoeo Marcus Buckingham: Helping People Find Their Left Foot by Ashley St. Johno Connie Podesta: Keynote Recap: Connie Podesta by Ashley Chiasson, M. Ed.Session Learnings:o Shannon Tipton: Answers to EVERY question from the #ATD2018 microlearning panelo Ashley Chiasson, M. Ed.: Session Recap: Diana HowlesATD 2018 Overall:o David Kelly: The 2018 ATD International Conference and Expo Backchannel – Curated Resources #ATD2018o Shannon Tipton: ICE 2018 – It’s a Wrap, Krissy Richardo Jessica Howell: Top 10 Tweets and Takeaways That Will Ease Your #ATD2018 FOMOo Yuko Baba: Our Experience at ATD 2018o Josh Maleeff: This One Time at Band Camp…Some of our favorite posts on social media from #ATD2018:The line for @BarackObama at @atd is wrapped around the entirety of the convention center.And it is an hour and a half before his keynote...#ATD2018 pic.twitter.com/C1D6eekYXY— Alex Dorr (@alexmdorr) May 7, 2018Super excited to be here with 115 ATD leaders from across the U.S. for Chapter Leader Day! Thank you Chapter Services! #ATD2018 #Leadership #ChapterServices pic.twitter.com/Ukt8SYYdug— Eddie Turner, The Leadership Excelerator™ (@eddieturnerjr) May 6, 2018If there was a Woodstock for people who care about helping others be better, it would be this. #atd2018 pic.twitter.com/JOWpnuoTi3— Chris Gordon (@chrisgordon\_1) May 7, 2018Want to join us in Washington, D.C. for ATD 2019?

Reflecting on ATD 2018: Top 10 Moments

Jessica Southwell has more than 14 years of public service experience. Currently, she is the director of NASA’s Office of Agency Council Staff within the Office of the Administrator. Prior to joining NASA, Jessica worked for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as a strategy and performance management branch chief, and was involved in DHS’s implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards regulation, including the development of risk assessment tools. She received a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the American University, and a master’s degree in public administration from the George Washington University.

Jessica Southwell

Jessica Knox is a human performance specialist. She is currently cooking up a wild new way to approach team building as co-creator of Teamwave and acts as strategic advisor to Metrix Group, a custom learning solutions agency in Toronto.Jessica is completing graduate studies in Digital Futures at OCADU and is commercializing Teamwave at the university’s startup incubator, the Imagination Catalyst. She also holds a M.Sc. in Biochemistry from UC Riverside, which comes in handy in the most unexpected situations, and a Certified Training and Development Professional (CTDP) designation from CSTD. You can find her on Twitter: @Jess_Knox.

Jessica Knox

Jessica Thiefels has been writing and editing for more than 10 years and spent the last five years in marketing. She recently stepped down from a senior marketing position to focus on growing her own startup and consulting for small businesses. She's written for sites such as Lifehack, Manta, StartupNation, and Glassdoor. Follow her on Twitter @Jlsander07.

Jessica Thiefels

From Buddhist monasteries to postgenocide remediation and community development, Jessica Abshire has spent more than a decade developing leaders and communities around the world. Returning back to the U. after 27 months of Peace Corps service in Kosovo, Abshire transitioned her career to focus on organization development in corporate America. She currently lives and works in Washington, DC, specializing in leadership development, change management, and performance management, and recently started public speaking and career coaching for emerging leaders in the beginning stages of their careers. Abshire has a master’s degree from Georgetown University.

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