Training & development interests, skills & opportunities a la Scott Belsky
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Training & development
“The greatest achievements happen in the overlap of three things: Your genuine interests, skills, and opportunities. To find success, work within your overlap,” says Scott Belsky in a Fast Company article Work Smart: how to find your sweet spot (check him out in the video below). I’m often asked for advice on how to get […]
Tags: fast company, scott belsky, sweet spot
Training & development learning well December blog post round up
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Communication, Conflict resolution, Social Responsibility, Training & development
December is about to bid farewell & with that, usher in a new year. If you didn’t catch all the posts this month simply usher yourself down to the well & click as you wish. Learn well in the training & development learning well. Dive deep into the learning well or take a small sip. […]
Tags: africa, communication, evaluation, holidays, hope, inspiration, ladysmith black mambazo, perspective, rock.paper.scissors newsletter, social change, twitter
The Rock.Paper.Scissors newsletter is out: seeking happy holidays through calm inspiration
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Communication
This month’s Rock.Paper.Scissors e-newsletter focuses on four small gifts designed to lift your spirits for the holidays. Read the entire issue here or see below for an excerpt. Not everyone starts off the season with warm fuzzies. Many are stressed, frazzled & frenetic. Others are on pure overwhelm due to having been on overdrive for […]
Tags: calm, deepak chopra, holidays, inspiration, meditation, rock.paper.scissors newsletter
Tips on how to use Twitter before, during & after your training workshops
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Training & development
I had a blast recently, teaching a brand new course called Transforming Workplace Learning through Social Media. Of all the Social Media tools we talked about, Twitter was the one that caused the most perplexed brows. A couple of people requested more information on how to use Twitter in training. Ask & yee shall receive… […]
Tags: jane bozarth, polleverywhere, social media, trainng & development, twellow, twitter
Communication skills 101 (or how to posture with a moose)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
Communication skills 101 is about how we hold ourselves. What our bodies say about us. Posturing = power dynamics + lack of awareness. Posturing def’n = a particular way of behaving that is intended to convey a false impression. When someone is posturing they’re trying to hide how they feel inside. Posture + power = […]
Tags: communication, posture, posturing
The Rock.Paper.Scissors newsletter is out: funny resources related to John Medina’s Brain Rules book
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
This month’s Rock.Paper.Scissors newsletter is a review of John Medina’s wonderful Brain Rules book, where he talks about what our world could be like if our businesses & boardrooms matched how our brains work (instead of going against the gray matter). Check out the entire e-newsletter here and/or see below for some funny resources related […]
Tags: brain based learning, brain rules, john medina
How mountains & cantaloupes go together when it comes to the high view
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
After laughing out loud at this one, and firmly pushing back memories of ugh-inducing highschool algebra classes that threatened to emerge, the cartoon made me think of the lessons that cantaloupes a.k.a. Mountain Life Lenses™ have to teach us. On a bad day Carrot Life Lenses™ (Mountain’s polar opposite) can have their head buried in […]
Tags: carrot lens, communication, mountain lens, perspective, worldview
The Rock.Paper.Scissors newsletter is out: Rethinking cubicles & classrooms: matching how our brains work with how business & boardrooms could work
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Communication, Training & development
This month’s Rock.Paper.Scissors’ newsletter reviews John Medina’s Brain Rules book. See the entire newsletter here, including a bunch of related resources and/or read the book review below. What is ‘easily the most sophisticated information transfer system on earth?’ Our brains says molecular biologist John Medina in his book Brain Rules; 12 principles for Surviving & […]
Tags: attention, brain rules, exercise, john medina, sensory integration, sleep, stress, survival
A social media training treasure hunt
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Training & development
Today is the first day of a brand spanking new course I’m teaching called ‘Transforming Workplace Learning through Social Media’ and I thought I’d let you in on some of the treasures to be found when you incorporate Social Media into your training and development work. (And yes, Social Media deserves to be capitalized ….. […]
Tags: amazon, astore, blog, delicious, doodle, facebook, flickr, google doc, linkedin, social media, twitter, youtube
How to walk in another’s shoes or rather horseshoes
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Diversity & culture
I’m fascinated by blinders. By recognizing the blinders we wear. The filters that affect our perception, our ability to communicate and relate. So much so that I developed an assessment to identify your blinders called Life Lenses™. It’s hard enough to relate to that annoying co-worker who doesn’t see things ‘your’ way or your boss […]
Tags: blinders, Dolly Hopkins, life lenses, perspective