During this month of thinking about thinking, it’s a good time to learn from fresh perspectives, like summer interns.

As a leader, it can often be helpful to adopt what Buddhism describes as a beginner’s mind or shoshin: seeking to let go of past knowledge, status, and assumptions to see things afresh and listen to new perspectives.

So, I am pleased to welcome back guest blogger Hanne Sorteberg, to share her experience working with summer interns this year. As she shares, many businesses decided to abandon their internship programs this year. Happily for us, Hanne did not, and her business has learned valuable lessons as a result.

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