RuReady Articles
The RuReady Article Library turns the Adult Readiness Framework into practical, accessible ideas you can use in everyday life. Articles are organized around three interconnected domains: Personal, Professional, and Leadership. Each article is designed to be concise, practical, and useful, giving you something to think about and, when possible, something you can apply immediately.
Explore by Domain
Leadership Domain
Articles about leading yourself, leading others, and improving the organizations you’re part of.
Professional Domain
Articles about creating value, building capability, navigating your career, and developing professionally.
Personal Domain
Articles about taking ownership of your life and developing the knowledge, skills, and attributes needed to live well.
Coach's Corner
Coach’s Corner offers practical insights from Rekha Jillella’s coaching conversations to help you navigate everyday challenges, grow personally and professionally, and lead with greater confidence.
Communicating Vision: Turning Ideas Into Action
My boss told me he wanted me to create a culture of safety in the organization. I had to admit, I said yes, but in...
How to Make Better Decisions Under Pressure
I remember, as a young man, contemplating two career paths. I knew that the longer I waited to...
Decision Science and Critical Thinking
I still remember my first Decision-Making “class.” I was sixteen and working at a local grocery...
Time and Task Management Workflow: The Self
Years ago, as part of an executive supply chain class, I had the opportunity to tour an internet fulfillment center. At the end of the tour, we watched people preparing boxes for shipment. One woman really stood out. She was packing boxes and getting them ready for...
Time and Task Management Workflow: The What
Recently, I collected and saved 30 days of traditional postal mail. I could count on two hands the number of pieces I actually needed to read. What was most interesting about this experiment was the sheer volume of mail I didn’t need to read. We often call this junk...
Time and Task Management Workflow
In preparation for this article series, I decided to run a little experiment to see where all my time was going. I should mention that the experiment became a little more complicated than I anticipated. For example, I started timing myself while doing chores, such as...