Two types of small intentional acts that lead to success (via Leapzone TV)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Change management & wellness
Intentional questions are a great guide to managing change and development. Here are some I’ve gleaned from Isabelle Mercier of Leapzone who says small, consistent intentional actions lead to massive results. Isabelle is a pioneer brand builder and performance catalyst. She works with small businesses to amp up their strategy and growth. Not a small […]
Tags: amazon, change, change management, feedback, isabelle mercier, leapzone, leapzone tv, linkedin, youlookfab
The biggest bird on the block in terms of building nest know-how still have to manage their flock, lessons from problem managers
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Communication
A recent survey in the Canadian HR Reporter, by Claude Balthazard, reported on human resource professionals’ take on problem managers. Cleaning up after them. Sometimes repeatedly. The article had some interesting things to say about some organizational cultures tolerating problem behaviour. A disappointing 35.2% said ‘if they deliver results, we tolerate just about anything’. Talk […]
Tags: canadian hr reporter, claude balthazard, cultural intelligence, emotional intelligence, Human resources, managers, organizational culture, problem managers, word cloud
3 easy, free, funny planning tools to help you get the year you want part 3
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development
In terms of looking ahead to help unfurl what the new year will bring we’ve covered the serious stuff – an article on how to get the year you want and 6 resources to help you do just that. Now it’s time for the fun and funny. If you need some conviction check out Taylor […]
Tags: colleen wainwright, communicatrix, new year, perspective, planning, planning tools, taylor mali
6 easy, free planning tools to help you get the year you want part 2
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development
In my last post I wrote an article about looking back over our shoulder, to the year that was, and looking forward to the year that is yet to be. Here are a bunch of resources to help you with your 2011 planning: From Dyana Valentine – what’s your business end tradition. Chris Guillebeau’s how […]
Tags: a perfect mess, annual review, chris guillebeau, david allen, dyana valentine, elance.com, getting things done, social media, virtual assistant
Easy, free planning tools to help you get the year you want
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development
What we see depends mainly on what we look for. ~ John Lubbock Where I work & play, this time of year the daylight hours are short, the wind blows strong & the rain falls frequently (interspersed with the odd snowfall that brings the city to a standstill). It’s a time made for glancing back […]
Tags: carrot lens, e-series, John Lubbock, learning resources, life lenses, mountain lens, planning, social media, social media benchmarking, strategic planning
Top 100 Tools for Learning in 2010
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Training & development
Since 2007 Jane Hart, of the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, has been putting together an annual list of top learning tools. The completed 2010 list is at the end of this post and the emerging 2011 list is here. I tried out a couple that were new to me; Glogster, for making posters […]
Tags: centre for learning & performance technologies, glogster, jane hart, learning & development, livebinder, mindmeister, tools, voki, wallwisher
Attention! Attention! A test of your attention.
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development
The Heath brothers have written in Made to Stick that our brains are more like a sieve than a sponge. Instead of soaking up what catches our eye, we’re more likely to strain out things that don’t catch our attention, leaving behind the big chunky bits in the sieve that is our brain. Watch the […]
Tags: assessment, attention, chip heath, christopher chabris, dan heath, daniel simons, gorilla, made to stick
There are years that ask questions and years that answer
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Diversity & culture
In the book Their Eyes Were Watching God author Zora Neale Hurston writes there were years that ask questions and years that answer. Besides being a sentence that made me jolt to a stop and ponder, it’s a great way to frame the new year. Which will it be for you? Which worldview will broaden […]
Tags: answers, perspective, questions, their eyes were watching god, worldview, zora neale hurston
Ditching dichotomous thinking: blending old & new
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Change management & wellness
Dichotomous thinking gets us into trouble. old / new love / hate either / or yes / no black / white right / wrong Forcing our brain to think along these dichotomous lines causes us to loose opportunities, get boxed into a corner and what’s more makes creativity and innovation tank. How about viewing the […]
Tags: amsterdam, continuum, dichotomous thinking, gerd junne, life lenses, perspective
The blind leading the blind … literally
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Diversity & culture, Training & development
Remember the old joke about 3 blind men describing an elephant? One man, holding the tail, describes it entirely differently than another man who is touching its truck, which is yet again different from the man touching its tusk. Perspective. It can be a potential killer. Limited perspective can kill ideas, creativity, critical thinking, innovation, […]
Tags: blind, life lenses, perspective, seeing clearly