Before you call the cops …
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Conflict resolution, Diversity & culture
I know what I know & I don’t know what I don’t know. For example, I know what it’s like to be a white woman. I don’t know what it’s like to be a black man. But this amazingly poignant, utterly captivating video will give you some powerful insights (if being a […]
Tags: communication, Conflict resolution, racism, tyler merritt
Fur balls, fairness, equity & you
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture
‘But that’s not fair!’ was a frequent refrain of mine when I was a child. I was the oldest of 3 & the only girl. I noticed how I was treated differently than my brothers were. So I laughed extra long & loud when I saw this monkey’s reaction to an unfair situation. […]
Tags: change, dave ulrich, equality, equity, team building
An unusual Happy Valentine’s Day gift for you based on a true story with a twist
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Conflict resolution, Diversity & culture
In Europe keys are given on Saint Valentine’s Day to unlock hearts. On this day, a day of love & of celebrating affection & tenderness I’m giving you a key. A particular type of key. A key that’s meant to unlock difficult situations, particularly those where love, affection & tenderness are not central. […]
Tags: #metoo, change, sexism, tarana burke
A Gift For You: May the Music Move You
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Diversity & culture
No matter how you choose to celebrate this time of year, may you find peaceful pockets of tranquility, balanced with enough adventure to get your adrenaline zinging & zipping along. It’s been an honour to share my musings with you this year & I’m looking forward to more next year. Come along with […]
Tags: hell in the hallway, holidays, online course, playlist
Why You Need To See Anew & Find Another Perspective
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Diversity & culture
Even though you know that today’s problems won’t get resolved by the same approaches you’ve taken in the past … Even though you know the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results (attributed to Albert Einstein) … Even though you know all this, […]
Tags: baggage, culture, gerd hofstede, perspective
Hang out in your head & reflect, then get up off the couch & take action. Rinse. Repeat.
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Diversity & culture
There’s a time to speak & a time to listen. There’s a time to reflect & a time to act Last week was for reflection. Today’s for action. Based on a traumatic incident I had while in the ICU, in the first of this 3 series post I talked about the power […]
Tags: action, ally, films for action, gender, power, privilege, racism, reflection, sexism, social change
There’s a time to tell your own story & a time to hear others
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Diversity & culture
There’s a time to speak & a time to listen, There’s a time to tell your own story & a time to hear others, There’s a time to take a break because you can & a time to take a break because you have to, There’s a time to reflect & a time to act. […]
Tags: action, change management, kelly diels, patti digh, praxis, reflection, sexism, social change, wellness. racism
I was okay until I wasn’t. Reflections from the intensive care unit.
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Diversity & culture
I was okay until I wasn’t. As I was rushed to emergency I stared at the ambulance ceiling, scared & confused. I thought I’d had the flu yet a week in intensive care later, I was treated for kidney & blood infections. My blood had become poisoned. Fast forward. I’ve composed this post to […]
Tags: ageism, discrimination, homophobia, praxis, racism, sexism, social change
Intercultural communication- When up is down & down is up
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Diversity & culture
Have you ever been in a situation where up seemed down & vice versa, where the ‘rules’ didn’t seem to apply? As I was waiting to upgrade my mobile phone chip recently I looked down at the ticket stub the agent had given me to indicate where I was in the queue – number 098. […]
Tags: communication, culture, intercultural, tips, tools
The danger of a single story
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture
As a young Nigerian student who had travelled to the US to study, Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Adichie came face to face with something we all encounter many times throughout our lives – a single story. Let me explain. Chimamanda arrived to the US and met her new roommate, a roommate who was shocked […]
Tags: assumptions, chimamanda adichie, international day of families, pico iyer, single story, TED