At this time of year in the northern hemisphere, the harshness of winter sometimes makes it difficult to recall the promise of the growing season. Yet, organizational leaders with a long-term view know that it's precisely in such seemingly fallow times that the seeds of a company's growth are planted. Faced with continual challenges in the educational assessment industry, the forward-thinking leaders at Questar, explains Andrea J. Simon (page 6), nurtured the firm's entrepreneurial roots while keeping up with fast-paced technological innovation to maintain a leading position in a burgeoning market. As Shawna McKinley details (page 12), for the Unitarian Universalist Association, careful extension of its core organizational values into the realm of sustainability—in line with guidance from ISO standards—has led to remarkable gains in meeting its environmental, social, and business objectives. To feed the innovation that's essential to growth, organizational leaders must learn to tap into the multiple sources of knowledge and coordinate them. Nitin Pangarkar's account (page 24) of the experiences of SAS, a software company based in North Carolina, reveals the value of grafting internal policies onto external alliances to support R&D. Individuals’ personal development is no less important than the growth of the institutions that employ them, however. In their study of the impact of personal characteristics and job resources on nurses’ performance (page 32), Muhammad Awais Bhatti, Muhammad Sajjad Hussain, and Mohammed A. Al Doghan point out the critical factors that can foster the level of employee engagement needed to assure positive patient outcomes. Regardless of their industry, all workers like to feel that their needs are being considered on the job. A study by Sanaz Ahmadpoor Samani, Alireza Eskandari, Farahnaz Orojali Zadeh, and Jamshid Ebrahimpoor Samani of the effects of a workspace redesign at PNPI Group, a multinational trading firm in Tehran (page 41), reveals that attention to such details as the level of lighting and privacy can boost both employees’ satisfaction and their productivity. Of course, an efficient and effective workforce is essential to the future of any enterprise, regardless of its stage of development. A report by Alexandra Couston and Isabelle Pignatel of the experiences of PhD graduates (page 49) uncovers the various obstacles preventing these talented individuals from contributing to the growth of the public sector. Yes, it's the dead of winter up north, but spring is not far off. And even now there are plenty of opportunities to lay the groundwork for growth. Just look around.