Our Year in Blogs – 2024
January 7, 2025 in Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, Learning, Learning & Development, Recognition, Recruitment & Retention, Selection & Assessment, The Consulting Experience
By Risa Witherow
Introduction
As we say goodbye to 2024 and welcome 2025, let’s take a moment to reflect on FMP’s year in blogs!
Our blogs, which are 100% employee-led, reflect our workforce’s technical knowledge, professional interests, and diverse perspectives. Here are some highlights from last year.
| 38 New Blogs | 3 Top 3 Topics Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility Learning & Development Selection & Onboarding | 26 Authors +even more contributors |
| 10 Throwback Blogs So nice, we shared them twice! 1. At a glance: The difference between coaching and mentoring 2. Tried and true strategies for building a diverse and inclusive workforce 3. Careless responding in surveys a threat to high-quality data 4. Systems don’t make change. People Do. 5. Election Throwback 6. Reflections of Interns Past and Present 7. Six tips for creating accessible virtual training 8. Building Capacity for Accessibility 9. Making Training Stick: A Guide to Ensuring Transfer of Training 10. Managing Effectively in a Hybrid Work Environment | 12 Employee Spotlight Blogs Meet our staff! 1. Ashley Dorsett 2. Samantha England 3. Caitlin Briggs 4. Jonathan Horowitz 5. Meg Duffy 6. Haley Fuller 7. Lauren Small 8. Shareen Drilling 9. Kristoffer Garringer 10. Wendy Joachim 11. Chris Eng 12. Ashley Agerter-Raitor |
The Most Popular Blog of the Year:
Employee Spotlight: Samantha England – FMP Consulting
Blogs on Our Top 3 Topics
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Accessibility (IDEA)
- Practices to Maximize your DEIA Learning Curriculum by Christine Gundermann
- FMP Spotlight: IDEA Team by Zoe Nerantzis and Lesley Perkins
- Eid Mubarak by Shahnaz Uddin and Zoe Nerantzis
- Self-Care and Empowerment During Pride (& Always) by Julie Jasewicz
- Personal Reflections of Juneteenth: An FMP Employee Perspective by Tristine Harris
- Making Accessibility a Priority: Understanding Section 508, FMP’s Accessibility Evolution, and Must-Have Checklists for Accessible Documents by Amanda Palla and Kayla Reid
- Spotlighting Accessibility in Action: Building an Inclusive Workforce by Shareen Drilling
- Spotlighting Accessibility in Action: Programs Across the Federal Government by Shareen Drilling
Learning & Development
- All About FMP’s Internship Program by Andrew Kurowski
- New Year, Better You – Let’s Talk about Mentoring! by Jess Milloy
- Strategies for Mentoring: Take it from a Mentor! by Kristoffer Garringer
- Tips for Unlocking the Benefits of Developmental Rotations to Grow Talent from Within by Risa Witherow
- FMP Spotlight: Developmental Rotations by Risa Witherow
Selection & Onboarding
- How Can You Strengthen Your Onboarding Approach? by Lauren Small, Sarah Tucker, and Risa Witherow
- Selecting for the Stars: Improving Accessibility in Our Selection System by Roxanne Lawrence, Natalie Johnson, Adrien McCulloch, Marni Falcone, and Wendy Joachim
- FMP’s New Employee Ambassador Program by Natalie Johnson
- Recent Trends in Government: Skills-Based Hiring by Adrien McCulloch
Blogs on Other Topics
- A Guide to Maximizing Your SIOP 2024 Virtual Experience by Risa Witherow, Sarah Tucker, Adrien McCulloch, and Sandy Koch
- Biking to Work – How? By Justin Fuhrmann
- Biking to Work – Why Do It? By Justin Fuhrmann
- BIOP 2024 Highlights and Key Takeaways by Roxanne Lawrence
- Earth Day Reflections on Sustainable Energy Production by Sam Deschenes
- FMP Consulting Core Capability: Supporting Strategic Communications for Modern Organizations by Risa Witherow and Shahnaz Uddin
- Not Your Typical Consultant – Meg Duffy by Haley Fuller
- SIOP Reflections 2024 by Zoe Nerantzis
Conclusion
We have a lot of exciting topics planned for 2025, including Change Management and Strategic Communications, AI in the Workplace, Holistic Wellbeing and Sustainability, Accessibility, Learning and Development, and Onboarding, and are looking forward to the New Year!
Risa Witherow joined FMP Consulting as a Human Capital Consultant in May 2021. She earned an M.A. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and a B.S. in Communication Studies and Writing from Middle Tennessee State University. Risa has three years of experience working with clients in the public and private sectors to improve the functioning and effectiveness of their organizations and enrich the experiences had by their employees.