When you’ve had a hard day training, listen to this answering machine message for a laugh
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under change management & wellness, Humor & comedy, training & development
Some days it’s hard to remain professional, resilient, supportive, prepared yet spontaneous, calm, centred and understanding as a trainer. Training and development is hard work. It’s not for the faint of heart. The following is an school’s answering machine message – it’s not real, it’s a joke. But on some days …. Caveat: while I [...]
Tags: resilience
Witness the demise of prejudice
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture, Humor & comedy
Tags: children, homophobia, learning, ping pong, prejudice
3 resources solely to make you chuckle – may the farce be with you
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Humor & comedy
Did you know that Rock.Paper.Scissors Inc. is both a training and entertainment company? The latest Rock.Paper.Scissors Inc. e-newsletter is out! Read the full issue here or sign up to receive your free monthly copy. In every issue we include an article, related resources, resources on the lighter side and upcoming events. The last 2 blog [...]
Tags: diana frances, humour
3 resources for adding humour to your day and your work
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Humor & comedy
Did you know that Rock.Paper.Scissors Inc. is both a training and entertainment company? The latest Rock.Paper.Scissors Inc. e-newsletter is out! Read the full issue here or sign up to receive your free monthly copy here. In every issue we include an article, related resources, resources on the lighter side and upcoming events. The last blog [...]
Tags: diana frances, doni tamblyn, drew hayden taylor, humour, improv, laugh & learn, me funny
Don’t Perform in an Exit! A true story from a professional improv comedian
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Humor & comedy
Did you know that Rock.Paper.Scissors Inc. is both a training and entertainment company? The latest Rock.Paper.Scissors Inc. e-newsletter just hit the stands, err inbox. Read the full issue here or sign up to receive your free monthly copy here. In this issue Diana Frances, VP of Rock.Paper.Scissors Inc. & Director of Entertainment, pulls back the [...]
Tags: comedian, diana frances, improv, training & development
Do you know the fancy, official wine term ‘DNPIM’? aka a great T&D hook
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Humor & comedy, training & development
Have you entered the cultural training & development contest yet and grabbed a chance of winning a free Life Lenses assessment? No? What are you waiting for – deadline is June 15th. ******************* A while ago I attended the Forum for Women Entrepreneur’s annual Gala, a great bash for entrepreneurs and the entrepreneurially minded. This [...]
Tags: decode, forum for women entrepreneurs, fwe, hook, john jacobsen, monexa, perspective, quails' gate estate winery, tony stewart
He ain’t heavy, he’s my (misinformed) brother – how a little information can go a wrong way
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Human resources, Humor & comedy, training & development
Warning: this post is a little graphic. I decided to run it because I originally received the joke from my mum-in-law. I figured if she found it funny you may too. Two young boys walked into a pharmacy one day, picked out a box of tampons and preceded to the checkout counter. The man at [...]
Tags: organizational development, perspective, safety, training & development
Need a laugh? Check out five funny recruiting resources in this month’s Rock.Paper.Scissors e-newsletter
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Human resources, Humor & comedy
Whether you’re under the magnifying glass being sussed out for a new position or the one holding the magnifying glass, recruitment is a big issue these days. Recruiting is expensive and mistakes more so. Need a chuckle as you sort out your recruiting headaches? Here are five resources guaranteed to give you a giggle (including [...]
Tags: dilbert, hiring, humour, interview questions, recruitment
You make sex boring – getting intimate about speaking and training with Scott Berkun, author of Confessions of a Public Speaker
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Humor & comedy, training & development
Setting the Stage: You make sex boring, is one eye-catching item on Scott Berkun’s short list of big things not to do when you’re public speaking. In other words anyone can kill a topic by speaking in a monotone voice, looking disinterested, picking uninspired examples and behaving like you don’t care about what you’re saying. [...]
Tags: communication, confessions of a public speaker, public speaking, scott berkun
Tipsy fridges that tip learning over the top
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Humor & comedy, training & development
My body went rigid with frustration when, as I closed my fridge, the attached freezer door popped open and stayed open. It happened again …. and again. I took a quick look in the freezer to see if something was preventing it from closing. Nope. I gave up. I came into the kitchen a while [...]
Tags: amygdala, motivation, vulnerability