Meet our March Member of the Month: Ericka Jarvis

Tell us about your experience in the Talent Development space or what you would like to do. Places you’ve worked, roles you’ve held or want to hold, and organizations you’re a part of.

I’ve spent my career in the Talent and Leadership Development space, mostly at the intersection of learning, organizational effectiveness, and people strategy. Most recently, I was a Lead Consultant (Sr. Mgr) at Target, where I led the design, management, and facilitation of the company's first-ever enterprise-wide new-leader VILT development program at scale. Before that, I was at Sleep Number, where I redesigned their corporate onboarding program, implemented a new competency framework and integrated it into the talent ecosystem, stood up their internal coaching program (and coached), and led their first enterprise DEI strategy. I love designing programs, building leaders' capability, and translating big ideas about culture, trust, and performance into practical, usable tools for business leaders. I also genuinely love facilitation and investing in people - what we do is magic!

I recently started my company, Good Enough Co., where I'm on a mission to make great development available to everyone. Part consulting/facilitation/coaching for organizations, part individual resources and programs, workshops and coaching for the every day person. All of it centers around the development system I've created!  Right now, I am consulting for a national retailer on their leader dev strategy and creating two leadership development programs for them. 

What are some of your interests, strengths, and unique qualities that would help others get to know you better?

• GIFs are my love language. 

• I model vulnerability.

• I think with a systems mindset and a coach's lens.

• I love meeting and nerding out with other good humans.

• I prefer informality and default to casual; I can adjust as needed for the moment.

• I'm a mom of a 5 year old who will go to K this fall.

• I love podcasts, I'm a news junky, and love non-fiction.

What "work related" accomplishment(s) are you the most proud of?

Leading Sleep Number's DEI was a career highlight and incredibly meaningful, and the program I created and ran at Target was an immense uphill climb that I'm really proud of. We got to impact a lot of leaders in really meaingful ways. Of course, seeing participants or coaching clients have their aha moment(s) is a thrill that goes straight to my soul. And, although I haven't finished it yet, I'm midway through my doctorate at Creighton, studying how working adults think about and pursue their own growth and development independently, outside of formal programs or teachers. Being a mom, building my business, while also doing my doctorate is something I'm really proud of (and exhausted by - send coffee). 

Favorite quote

Every day before school, my dad told me to 'Have fun, learn all you can', and it's something i now tell my daughter every day.

Are there specific people in the Talent Development space you follow and why?

Right now, I'm reading a ton of research articles for my dissertation. I think everyone in this field should know about heutagogy. (google it) I recently got to connect 1:1 with Dr. Lisa Marie Blaschke, who is a leader in the online learning space and cited numerous times in my work. She's like one of the LeBron Jameses of heutagogy, so it was pretty awesome to meet her; she was very cool. 

Do you have a lesson you’ve learned in your career you’d like to share with others?

Curiosity is the antidote to ego – in ourselves and in others.

Vulnerability is what disarms it.

Together, curiosity and vulnerability are the real power couple.

Do you have any favorite books or resources that you think others would find helpful?

Well..... Shameless plug -- I am launching my first two programs on March 1, making them available for individuals, coaches, and organizations alike, and I could not be more excited to see what happens! 

Coming March 1st! 

The START Program is a 5-day activation program to help people gain clarity and move with purpose towards their goals. 

  The Development LOOP Program is a 12-week sustainment system designed to keep the development momentum going. 

They can be used by anyone, for any goal. Like having a coach in a book! Can be used alongside existing programs, embedded within coaching engagements and leader programs, used independently, etc. 

Where to find me: 

My website: www.goodenough.diy  

You can find and follow me on Instagram -- @thegoodenoughco

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