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What Does It Mean to Retire?
We have played with retirement over the years, but something always stopped us. At times, one of us was ready, but not the other. Occasionally, when the time seemed right an exciting project lured us back in for another year or two. Then, there is the identity issue: You are what you do! When you love what you do and you have the good fortune to do it with the one you love, it is incredibly difficult to walk away from it. So, here's the plan: We are "retiring" with the close of 2016. This means we will no longer be doing public workshops, instructional design or performance improvement projects. We will continue to do interesting speaking gigs, webinars and the occasional in-house workshop as well as senior-level consulting. We will continue to write. In fact, we are currently discussing new editions of both Telling Ain't Training and Beyond Telling Ain't Training Fieldbook with ATD Press. Sadly, our newsletter will wind down with this issue. We have enjoyed sharing with our friends, colleagues, clients and readers around the globe for over 25 years, first with our print edition and then with our e-newsletter. We will miss working with our HSA e-Xpress editor, Samantha Greenhill, and our graphic designer, Jennifer Papineau, on this quarterly project. (Access our back issues here.) It will be hard not having intense, frequent contact with our associates who have performed remarkably over the years. Fortunately, our beloved office manager, Barbra Hellwig, has decided to retire at the same time. We will sorely miss her, our financial team of Arlene Reed and Wendy Barlin Popkin, and the clients with whom we have built close relationships. The good news is that retirement will mean more "me time" and more "us time." We will travel more freely, spend more time with the kids in our lives and support community and non-profit programs. We will pursue our interests in travel, theater, outdoor activities, art, design, languages and so much more. Erica will likely continue to be on her phone while Harold is more physically active (just like in their youth!). We have each had a great career and are looking forward to a fabulous retirement! Peace,
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It
may be hard to believe but the two of us have been practicing in
the field of learning and performance for a combined 85 years! We
have been consulting together for over a combined 60 years. Needless
to say we are not youngsters (as seen in photos to the right: Erica
at two on the left and Harold on the right, also at two)!
I
have had the privilege of being the editor of HSA's newsletter
for the last 17 years. Erica and Harold offered me this wonderful
opportunity straight out of university, which I happily accepted.
They took me under their wings and patiently taught me all
the ins and outs of publishing. I've "grown up"
with HSA and appreciate the opportunities they have provided
me. 
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