From mud to migraines – how marrying my opposite gave birth to Life Lenses™
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Conflict resolution
‘Do you get headaches doing that?,’ my boyfriend asked me, genuinely puzzled, while peering over my shoulder. ‘Say what?!,’ I thought, confused as mud, as I continued making my lists, relaxing into the task of sorting through the flotsam & jetsam of our lives & putting it all down in neatly organized lists. (Yes lists, […]
Tags: diversity, ease, life lenses, perspective, productivity
Watch how these skeletons bring out biases
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture
Love love love this. Diversity & Inclusion – Love Has No Labels
Tags: access, diversity, inclusion, skeleton
Perspectives on being a TCK (third culture kid)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture
If you’re a regular reader you know I’m absolutely fascinated by perspective. And there’s nothing quite like the perspective of a TCK (third culture kid). Haven’t heard that term before? A third culture kid ‘is a person who has spent a significant part of his or her developmental years outside the parents’ culture’ according to […]
Is it equal or is it equitable? There’s a big difference.
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture
A colleague from the UN gave me this cartoon. Whether I’m doing train the trainer training, talking about stages of group development or intercultural conflict resolution training, the difference between equality and equity comes up. Many people see them as the same thing (pun intended). They’re not. Equality is treating everyone the same. Equity is […]
Tags: diversity, equality, equity, life lenses, worldview
How Y’all, Youse and You Guys Talk
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture
I live in Kenya. My kids go to school with kids from some 52 other countries. A friend of mine, whose kid hangs out with mine, is from the state of Georgia. When she sent me my first text with y’all in it, I laughed & was oddly excited & proud. Thinking about those many […]
Tags: bert vaux, dialect, diversity, harvard, NY times, scott golder
Expect the unexpected. African style.
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture, Humor & comedy
Expect the unexpected. African style. I’m working on an upcoming e-newsletter – about a Canadian (that’d be me) living abroad. This video captures what it’s like on more adventurous days.
Tags: canada, culture, diversity
100% human – Labels are for clothes
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture
Labels are great. They can take what’s complicated & simplify it. They can create community (any other mothers of teens out there? any other Canadians living in Kenya?). They can be shortcuts that bring ease. They can define & delineate. Like assessments. Like Life Lenses™. Labels can also be dangerous. They can bring shortcuts that […]
Tags: diversity, labels, perspective
‘I would only believe in a God who knew how to dance.’ Friedrich Nietzsche
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Conflict resolution
Photo Credit: AlicePopkorn via Compfight cc Not many things come to mind that are as entrenched in opinion & perspective as religion. Entrenched as in I’m right, you’re wrong. Opinions such as My God rules, yours isn’t even on the radar. Dichotomous. Black & white. Yes or no. Right or wrong. I was drawn to […]
Tags: diversity, faith, friedrich nietzsche, perspective, religion
A perspective on gender identity
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture
This image is from the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality. I think it speaks volumes. ‘nuf said. ~~TGIF- each Friday I rejig & re-post a blog entry from my www.life-lenses.com blog, which is about enhancing our perspective & worldview.~~
Tags: diversity, perspective, worldview
Training & development learning well June blog post round up
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture, Humor & comedy, Training & development
If you didn’t catch all the posts last month simply peruse & click what’s below. Here’s the Rock.Paper.Scissors’ monthly training & development round up for the month of June. Learn well in the training & development learning well. Dive deep into the learning well or take a small sip. Shower yourself in training & development […]
Tags: age, andy rooney, canada, culture, diversity, Diversity & culture, frank kaiser, mckinsey & co, perspective, stephen covey, team building, time management, training of trainers, united nations, worldview