Training Marbles, Inc.

10/12/2026

Somewhere between the first indication that something wasn’t right and the issue landing on HR’s desk, there was often an opportunity to influence what happened next.

That is the RESET Point.

09/30/2026

Quick update: Judge Julius has paused the ma*****na-rescheduling proceeding as he considers whether to reopen the hearing record.

For employers: make no policy changes at this time.

What I do strongly recommend is evaluating your safety-sensitive vs. non-safety-sensitive positions and taking a hard look at your interactive process when medical ma*****na use enters the workplace conversation. There are MANY pieces and parts to this, and the intersection of federal requirements, state law, workplace policy, drug testing, and fitness-for-duty matters.

TMI will host a webinar in the coming months to unpack it all.

In the meantime, post your questions here. I’ll give you my take in real time as this continues to unfold.

Hope this is helpful.

*****naismedicine

09/10/2026

September 11 is one of those days when almost everyone remembers exactly where they were.

I do.

We were in Virginia with my father-in-law who had just undergone surgery. I had started my business only a month earlier, and our son was one week from his fifth birthday.

I remember being fiercely protective of what he saw, trying to shield his innocence from the horrors playing out over and over in a 24-hour news cycle none of us seemed able to escape.

For days and weeks, we watched the unimaginable.

But something else happened too.

Care. Restraint. Grace. Compassion. Patience. Unity. Civility.

Humanity at its finest.

No mandate. No campaign. No reminder to be decent.

The ache and the pain simply united us.

We were gentler with one another. More patient. More aware that the person standing beside us might be carrying something we could not see.

I think about that often now.

Especially in a time when incivility feels increasingly normalized, when nastiness and impatience feel almost routine, and when we seem far too comfortable treating one another as if basic decency is optional.

I pray we never need another tragedy to remember how to care for one another.

We already know how.

We've done it before.

So tomorrow, I'm going to be intentional about kindness.

Small acts. Quiet acts. The kind that remind people they matter.

And if you feel moved to join me, choose 9 to 11 random acts of kindness throughout the day.

Not as a challenge. As a remembrance.

What's one act of kindness you'll choose tomorrow?

09/04/2026

Gloria Steinem has been a force to be reckoned with. But today, while looking for an image to accompany this post, I stopped.

I know this picture, or at least, I think I do.

Steinem standing beside Dorothy Pitman Hughes, fists raised. I have a vague childhood memory of seeing images like this among the Jet and Ebony magazines on my grandmother’s table.

That realization hit differently. Maybe some of the women who shaped how I see the world reached me before I even knew their names.

Because history has a way of remembering the person who became famous and forgetting the person standing beside them. I can’t post this image without saying hers too: Dorothy Pitman Hughes photography by ©Dan Wynn Archive.

Rest well, Ms. Steinem. Your work helped chart a path many of us are still walking.

Dyann

08/28/2026

DEA’s ma*****na rescheduling hearing transcript is officially complete: all 2,533 pages of it. A little light weekend reading. 😂

My focus this weekend is fairly narrow as we prepare employers for what’s to come. Because the headline “ma*****na is moving to Schedule III” is the easy part.

The harder questions are the ones employers will actually have to navigate. My eyes will be glued to six essential questions, all tied to one narrow lane:

Where do federal requirements, state law, and workplace policy intersect?

That’s where I’ll be spending some time this weekend as we await Judge Julius’ recommendation, which could come at any time.

The goal is not to react to the headline. It’s to understand the implications before employers have to make decisions.

*****naismedicine

08/25/2026

Okay, I’m a little excited. 💙📚

We’re seeing an uptick in sales of Civility Unleashed® on Amazon, and every single copy means this conversation is reaching another leader, another HR professional, another workplace.

Because civility isn’t about being nice.

It’s about clear expectations, accountability, leadership, and building workplaces strong enough to handle the truth.

If Civility Unleashed® has been sitting on your “I need to grab that” list… consider this your nudge. 😉

Grab your copy today:
🌐 civilityunleashed.com
📚 Amazon: https://a.co/d/0antphQ3

And if you already have your copy, thank you. Seriously. Watching this work move beyond the pages and into workplaces is the whole point. Dyann McDowell

08/14/2026

Last night I had the opportunity to take the stage at DISRUPTHR Columbus, and it was FAST (5 minutes, 20 slides, 15 seconds each).

Let me say…that clock was HUMBLING 😂😂

My perfectly rehearsed script? Yeah…we had to quickly part ways. I trusted what I knew, trusted the work, and had an absolute BLAST.

I am incredibly grateful to have shared the stage with such a talented group of speakers who stepped up, challenged the norm, and brought different perspectives to the world of HR.

And a special thank you to John Bernatovicz and the team at Willory for creating the space for conversations that challenge how we think about HR and leadership.

I got to introduce something I’ve been building and believe in deeply: Every workplace problem has a RESET Point and the L³ RESET is a game changer.

Last night reminded me too:
Prepare fir the moment.
Trust what you know.
And no matter what, LEAN IN 💖Dyann McDowell@

07/30/2026

Workplace cultures rarely break because of one big event.

It breaks one avoided conversation at a time.

On August 13, Dyann McDowell will take the stage at DisruptHR Columbus to share L³ RESET™: Why Culture Breaks in the Middle.

After 30 years in HR, I’ve become convinced of one thing:

Every workplace problem has a RESET Point™.

I’m honored to be part of an incredible lineup of speakers and can’t wait to connect with the HR and leadership community.

Get your ticket, bring your HR team, and join me on August 13.

05/23/2026

Okay… this one is to cool not to share ❤️

A sketchbook artist version of ME — coffee, notebooks, HR chaos, culture conversations, people-first leadership, and all.

Honestly, it captured my heart and mission perfectly: “Civility isn’t soft. It’s strategic.”

For nearly 30 years I’ve had the privilege of helping organizations navigate difficult conversations, leadership challenges, workplace conflict, and culture change.

And through all of it, one thing remains true: People matter.

This made me smile today… and reminded me that this work matters.

05/10/2026