What do you carry (11 cabbages & a grudge against your father for never coming back?)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Communication, Social Responsibility, Teambuilding
My attention is always caught by creativity; because it’s a great springboard to unusual ways of thinking & problem solving. This cab driver’s sign is a great example & got me thinking. What do you carry? The things we carry tell stories. They serve up memories from the past & memories yet to […]
Tags: decision making, motivation, peggy mcintosh, privilege
Do you lean in or out? How to tell & what to do about it
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Change management & wellness, Communication, Conflict resolution, Teambuilding
Are you geared to lean in or lean out? Move towards or away? Here’s what I’m talking about, why it’s important for you to know & what you can do about it. Did you know you’re in the business of change? No matter what you do you’re likely at some point […]
Tags: assessment, change management, drive, grit, motivation, national geographic
How to id & harness this powerful force that drives your everyday behaviour
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Communication, Conflict resolution
Think of a goal – something you want to achieve? (And yes, I know goal setting isn’t a sexy topic & it can be confusing but hang in there because it’s important.) Got one (a goal that is)? Have you been slogging towards it? Feeling unsuccessful? Held back? Discouraged? I may […]
Tags: drive, goal setting, motivation, planning
Training & development learning well December blog post round up
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under 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 December. 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: access and inclusion, Christmas, compliance, confict, creativity, critical thought, diversity, gifts, holidays, hubspot, humour, inclusion, mike volpe, motivation, perspective, social media strategies summit, truth theory
Four small gifts that are designed to lift your spirit
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Humor & comedy
This blog post is taken from this month’s Rock.Paper.Scissors Inc. newsletter. See the entire newsletter, including how you can join in on a 4 year old tradition. The holidays are a time for giving & for giving back. I consider myself over the top privileged for getting to work with the likes of yourself (clients, workshop […]
Tags: Christmas, gifts, holidays, humour, motivation
Training & development learning well September blog post round up
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
If you didn’t catch all the posts this month simply peruse & click what’s below. Here’s the Rock.Paper.Scissors’ monthly training & development round up for the month of September. 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: communication, creativity, humour, learning, life lenses, miranda july, misunderstanding, motivation, salon alpin, the frantics, time management
A forgotten bookmark & the 7 chapters of life
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Training & development, Travel
A forgotten bookmark in a dusty, old book, takes a chance, & well, magic happens. Like rediscovering an old friend, colleague or first love. Like rediscovering a love for learning, an appetite for adventure, a yearning for travel. Like thriving in the fast paced, complex, changing environment that surrounds us. Check out the captivating video […]
Tags: learning, motivation, salon alpin
Pulling a rabbit out of your (training & development) hat. Is it magic?
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
A while back I wrote a post called Learning about learning with tuiles. It was about creating content and delivery methods that are inclusive and welcoming. Bill Ursel commented on the post – ‘Hail the Tuiles! I am very jealous and recognize the learning that happened . . . magical when it works and student […]
Tags: Bill Ursel, bravery, improv, motivation, vulnerability
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
The number one motivator all trainers need to know about
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Human resources
What’s the number one things that drives all human beings? And what then is the number one motivator trainers need to know about when designing and delivering learning? This thing is simple. Create it in your training group and learning will happen much more easily. Dismiss it as unimportant and you’re working against human evolution, […]
Tags: belong, empathy, jeremy rifkin, motivation