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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.

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Articles about leading yourself, leading others, and improving the organizations you’re part of.

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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.

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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.

Decision Science and Critical Thinking

by | August 18, 2026 | Leadership Domain Advanced Level, Personal Domain Advanced Level, Professional Domain Advanced Level | 0 Comments

I still remember my first Decision-Making “class.” I was sixteen and working at a local grocery store. Back then, the minimum wage was $3.35, and I earned about $100 per week. My parents sat me down to talk about how I was spending my money. At the time, I put almost...
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Organizational Policy Design and Management

by | October 12, 2026 | Leadership Domain Mastery Level | 0 Comments

As I sat down to write this article, I reflected on a time when I was given the new responsibility of serving as the logistics representative on a large project. Nervous and wanting to make a good impression, I read everything I could find on the subject, especially...
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Organizational Policy Design and Management

by | October 12, 2026 | Leadership Domain Mastery Level | 0 Comments

I remember early in my career, when I was supposed to write an organizational policy. To make a long story short, I had nothing to go on but a few handwritten notes. I was young and, to be honest, had no idea where to start. So I did what any young manager would do in...
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Understanding Organizational Roles and Responsibilities

by | September 29, 2026 | Leadership Domain Mastery Level | 0 Comments

Whose turn is it to take out the trash, change the diaper, or reset the Netflix password? Roles and responsibilities guide our personal and professional lives, probably more than we would like to admit. They can be a good thing. Too many of us doing the same thing is...
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Decision Science and Critical Thinking
I still remember my first Decision-Making “class.” I was sixteen and working at a local grocery store. Back then, the minimum wage was $3.35, and I earned about $100 per week. My parents sat me down to talk about how I was spending my money. At the time, I put almost...
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The Last Chapter Series – Wills and Trusts (2 of 10)
Most of us are familiar with Wills or Trusts in the context of estate planning, but few of us consider aging as an element of the estate planning process.  Mark Twain once said, “Do not complain about growing old.  It is a privilege denied to many.”  The older I get,...
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Design for Interdependence: Fix Cross-Team Collaboration
It's not hard to lead a team toward a clear goal. It's hard to lead multiple teams toward a shared goal...or what I call Cross-Team Collaboration Everyone's doing their job. But suddenly your success depends on someone else's timeline, process, and definition of...
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How Systems Thinking turns Automation into Strategy
Automation often looks simple from the outside.  Step one: find a repetitive task. Automate it. Save time. Improve efficiency. But anyone who has led a major automation effort knows it rarely works quite that neatly. I saw this firsthand while working with robotic...
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How Stakeholder Relationships Drive Operational Success
Stakeholder Relationships. Your influence is only as strong as your cross-functional relationships. Here’s how to strengthen them: Building strong cross-functional partnerships is one of the challenges leaders face when trying to turn strategy into results. I spent...
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