What it takes to see clearly in Senator & Minister of State Ms. Malahoo’s view
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Training & development, Travel
I recently had the honour of hearing Ms. Malahoo, Senator and Minister of State for Jamaica, speak at the W.I.N. conference in Paris. She was dynamic, engaging and articulate. She graciously agreed to be videotaped, speaking about what it takes in her view to see clearly. We’re all inundated with things to do, places to […]
Tags: life lenses, Marlene Malahoo, perspective, seeing clearly
If you hit this sign you’ll hit this bridge; self-evident T&D musings
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Training & development
This picture came to me via Sally Khallash, a Futurist, with the Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies. I laughed when I saw it and then thought about how some things about training & development should be equally obvious. We, as learning specialists, should be setting a sumptuous smorgasbord of learning opportunities so participants can’t help […]
Tags: copenhagen institute for future studies, learning opportunities, sally khallash
World famous mountain climber Catherine Destivelle celebrates carrots AND mountains
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Change management & wellness, Training & development
Can you imagine dangling from a few thousand meters up a mountain, alone, in the middle of winter? Catherine Destivelle can. She’s one of the “most adventurous and exciting female climbers in the world today.” When I saw her speak at the W.I.N. conference in Paris I was struck by how her laser attention to […]
Tags: carrot lens, catherine destivelle, either or thinking, life lenses, mountain lens, W.I.N.
Life Lenses™ – Are you ready to see clearly?
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Communication, Employee retention, Human resources, Training & development
“Really trying hard to implement the ‘diversity thing’ but in reality it’s driving you nuts?” “Feel like your boss might as well be speaking Latin for all you understand him/her? “Does what’s important to you get dismissed at work?” “Want to take your organization to the next level but you’re stuck with doubt due to […]
Tags: #lifelenses, assessment, learning & development, life lenses, self-assessment, training & development
Seth Godin on amateurs, professionals & the great unwashed
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Human resources, Training & development
Seth wrote a post with the above title. He recommends you hire professionals or amateurs and not the bulk, who are in between. Professionals he defines as: those who cost big bucks but are worth more, those who show up … regardless, those who have integrity and stand up and those whose learning curve is […]
Tags: amateur, business, learning & development, Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?, marketing, professional, seth godin, training & development
Knowledge management – how about a ‘to-consider’ list
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Training & development
I’m all about learning, about soaking up new knowledge and creating a sumptuous, creative smorgasbord of learning opportunities for my workshop participants. I have lists of books that I’ve read, dog-eared, highlighted, scribbled in and otherwise marked up for how to transfer the knowledge they contain. I use Delicious, youtube, and flickr to help me […]
Tags: catalogue, course design, insructional design, knowledge, knowledge management, learning, learning & development, workshop design
Doing things differently gets attention- even when it comes to saying thanks
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Training & development
I’ve been on a roll with two prior posts about how we as trainers can do things differently, in order to help prime our participants for learning. I think being creative and doing things differently is critical to being a great trainer. If participants don’t want to learn, if they’re not paying attention (to us […]
Tags: creativity & innovation, learning, life lenses, thank you, tom peters, trainer
The results are in: the collated creativity E.S.C.A.P.E. assessment (where do you measure up?)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Creativity & innovation
How creative are you? Recently I wrote a post ’cause whether you’re a top notch exec, a front line staff or out on your own we’ve all got to delve deep into our creative juices these days. It’s the numero uno ingredient for success. Doing the same ol’ same ol’ doesn’t work anymore (not sure […]
Tags: assessment, creativity & innovation, creativity assessment, Dolly Hopkins
Assess your perspective & find your blind spots (all without visiting the eye doctor)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Human resources, Training & development
We all have 20/20 vision …. in some areas, just as we all have blind spots … in other areas. Do you know yours? The challenge is how to identify where we shine and where we’re blind. By the time you’ve begun reading this you’ve already been faced with an onslaught of sensory input. Everything […]
Tags: assessment, Diversity & culture, dyana valentine, life lenses, perspective
What’s real? Take a second look to find the White Hot Truth
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Communication
What appears real in our hurry flurry world often isn’t. Authenticity is big. Being real is in. Not being true is passe. Being fake is to be a flake. How do you tell the difference though? What appears shiny and true can either be a golden nugget or a trashy piece of styrofoam. […]
Tags: authenticity, change management, creativity & innovation, danielle laporte, firestarter, learning, white hot truth