Calling all wayward travelers. Are you a Journey Life Lens™?
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Human resources, Teambuilding, Training & development
It is the journey that matters in the end (Ursula LeGuin) Do you focus on how something gets done? Can how something gets done be more important to you than actually getting it done? Is your eye on the journey? Are you flexible about the way you take to reach a destination (a destination being […]
Tags: carrot lens, go lens, head lens, heart lens, life lenses, mountain lens, self-assessment, stop lens
Are you governed by your heart? (1 of the 8 Life Lenses™)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Employee retention, Human resources, Training & development
There are no facts, only interpretations. (Friedrich Nietzsche) Would you be lost without your intuition? Can you walk into a room and get an instant ‘read’ of it? Are you good at sizing up people? Do you focus on feelings, on things that are intangible? Are you known for following your hunches? If so perhaps […]
Tags: carrot lens, go lens, head lens, life lenses, mountain lens, self-assessment, stop lens
Calling all Head Lenses (1 of the 8 Life Lenses™)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Teambuilding, Training & development
Dispassionate objectivity is itself a passion, for the real and for the truth. (Abraham Maslow) Are you able to spot the flaw in any argument? Do you love logic and objectivity? Are you known for your ability to seek out and squash bias? Are you a truth-seeker? If so perhaps you’re a Head Life Lens […]
Tags: carrot lens, go lens, head lens, life lenses, mountain lens, self-assessment, stop lens
Go! Go! (and I’m not talking dancing but rather 1 of the Life Lenses™)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Human resources, Teambuilding, Training & development
Every blade of grass has an angel bending over it whispering grow! (Talmud) Yearning for action? Eager to get going, step on the gas, keep moving? Always planning your next move, the next step? Are you known as someone who gets things done? Someone who is spontaneous? If so perhaps you’re a go or know […]
Tags: carrot lens, go lens, life lenses, mountain lens, self-assessment, stop lens, Teambuilding
Stop in the name of the Life Lenses™
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Diversity & culture, Human resources, Training & development
Caution is the parent of security (Benjamin Franklin) Do you love nothing better than to have a good think on things? Prefer reflection to taking action? Are you known for looking before you leap? Great at weighing the pros and cons before making a decision? If so perhaps you’re a stop or know someone else […]
Tags: life lenses, self-assessment, stop lens, Teambuilding
The view from a mountain (1 of the Life Lenses™ self-assessment)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Diversity & culture, Human resources, Training & development
If the vision is there the means will follow (Faith Popcorn) Are you great at being able to see over the horizon to see what’s coming? Recognize trends easily? Do you naturally find patterns in large amounts of information? Are you great at starting projects? Are you a big vision kind of person? If so […]
Tags: faith popcorn, life lenses, self-assessment, Teambuilding
Calling all carrots (one of the Life Lenses™ self-assessment)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Human resources, Training & development
God is in the details (Ludwig Mies van der Rohe) Do you love to create systems? Do you notice details that other miss? Do you have an uncanny ability to focus? Do you not like to leave things undone? If so, perhaps you’re a carrot or know someone else who is a carrot, one of […]
Tags: feedback, learning, life lenses, self-assessment, training & development
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
I’m launching Life Lenses™ online at the W.I.N conference in Paris
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Conflict resolution, Human resources, Training & development, Travel
I’m tickled pink, no actually blue, orange, yellow and bunch of other colours to announce I’ve been selected to speak at the upcoming Women’s International Networking (W.I.N.) conference in Paris, October 5-9, 2010. I’ll be doing a workshop on “Life Lenses™: polish your perspective & gain a whole new view”. ********* The global launch of […]
Tags: assessment, life lenses, Paris, perspective, self-assessment, W.I.N., women's international networking, world view
T&D lessons from an interviewer at the FolkFest
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Training & development
Should you need to find me during the 3rd week of July, for the past 30 some years I’ve been spending it volunteering for the Vancouver Folk Music Festival. After a full day of multiple stages sending their musical notes adrift on the salt tinged air, when the sun is setting, kissing the mountains goodnight, […]
Tags: adult education, Interview, interviewing, popular education, stephen covey, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Vancouver folk music festival