Serendipity

Other than being the name of my 8th grade reading textbook, there is something to be said for the nexxus of events in life that leads to what we desire, while we busy working on something else. Serendipity, by definition, is a propensity for making fortunate discoveries while looking for something unrelated. Just when I move on from a desired outcome because circumstances prevent it, things come together without me. Either way, there is work to be done once this happens. Those that are present and accounted for when circumstances align are able to greaty impact the business. Moving onto other things does not mean giving up on the desired outcome. Continuing to look at other ways to get to your goal, means you will put the time into preparing for the events that follow it. In HR, there are a lot of fires to put out and we get all of the complaints after something goes wrong. We get tired of hearing that we have to make time for planning succession or developing pools of candidates. Whether we want to hear it or not, the value in making a priority out these activities is tremendous.