Value is defined by the user (a la Dave Ulrich)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Diversity & culture
I adore this picture, another from Dave Ulrich’s excellent presentation ‘Leadership and Human Resources: Trends for the future’ at the Regional Leadership and HR Convention, Institute of Human Resource Management, Nairobi last year. What do you see? A wizened old woman? An old man with decades of stories to tell? A lithe young woman? A […]
Tags: communication, dave ulrich, Human resources
Training & development learning well November blog post round up
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Conflict resolution, 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 November. 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: alexandra trenfor, businessfriend, carl jung, Conflict resolution, creativity, culture code, drawing, element14, fast company, holly weeks, hubspot, intuition, jennifer bilec-sullivan, learning & development, mike volpe, perspective, rhonda marable, social consciousness, social media, steven fisher, united nations, warner brothers, yasmin joomraty
Talking snakes tell us loads about perspective & our worldview
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Humor & comedy
I love this Speedbump comic because it so elegantly points out how one person’s perspective can seem ‘normal, natural and right’ and yet that very same perspective can seem ‘abnormal, unnatural and wrong’ to someone else. Like religion. Like politics. Like Life Lenses™. To a carrot Life Lens™, the sweeping ability of a mountain Life […]
Tags: communication, humour, perspective
‘Failure to Communicate: How to avoid the misguided ‘take it, take it, have a cow’ conflict resolution strategy
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Conflict resolution
‘Handling a hard conversation well is like performing CPR. When we need to do it, we are upset, the other person isn’t helping & we’re unsure of the outcome.’ This article was originally published in our free, monthly online newsletter. Read the entire newsletter here & get free resources {both serious & tongue in […]
Tags: Conflict resolution, holly weeks
People who say they sleep like a baby don’t have one
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Humor & comedy
I passed this sign driving out to visit my brother & nephew a while back. I laughed so hard, I turned around, drove back & took a picture. Perspective – it’s a tricky thing. We think our worldview is shared by everyone. We unconsciously assume everyone looks at the world through the same frame. We […]
Tags: perspective
Social Media Strategies Summit Unwrapped – 6 resources from the London conference
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
I just got back from doing a plenary at the Social Media Strategies Summit in London – it was a blue sky, brainstorm balanced with a down & detailed account of how to enhance social media skills. Allow me to uncover & unwrap the highlights for you: Yasmin Joomraty from Warner Brothers introduced me to […]
Tags: businessfriend, culture code, element14, fast company, hubspot, jennifer bilec-sullivan, mike volpe, rhonda marable, social media, steven fisher, warner brothers, yasmin joomraty
Intuition’s gift and downfall
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
‘The inner voice is at once our greatest danger and an indispensable help.’ Carl Jung (1875-1961), Swiss psychiatrist Heart Life Lenses™ heed the call of their inner voice, their intuition – they listen to it loud and proud. It’s an internal guidance system, an early warning, a leap beyond logic. Head Life Lenses™ know that, […]
From Bureaucrats to Bandwidth, a Behind the Scenes Look at the Making of a United Nations Social Media Strategy
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
I’m headed to the Social Media Strategies Summit in London to present From Bureaucrats to Bandwidth, a Behind the Scenes Look at the Making of a United Nations Social Media Strategy with my lovely colleague Mohamed El Sioufi. By the time you’re reading this I’ll have just about touched down. I’ll let you know how […]
Tags: social media, united nations
Training & development learning well October blog post round up
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Creativity & innovation, 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 October. 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: Anthony Trollope, bumpf, change, chimpanzee, creativity, culture, doug cress, email, emmanuel jal, god, humour, life lenses, perspective, united nations, wazimbo
What’s odd about these oddfellows?
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
I picked up this postcard from the same-named restaurant when I was out with some good pals in Seattle. Do you think these fellows are odd? How do you think they’d view you? It’s all a matter of perspective. What’s one person’s trash is another’s treasure. What’s normal to you may be off the scale […]
Tags: life lenses, perspective