The honeymoon’s not over; use my free, easy, peasy worksheet to help plan a wonderful year for yourself
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Change management & wellness, Communication, Conflict resolution, Creativity & innovation, Employee retention, Human resources, Training & development
I’m here to tell you that the honeymoon is not over. The new year honeymoon that is. You can still drink deeply from the fresh start to the year. The Heath brothers, in their wonderful new book ‘The Power of Moments’ say ‘we have a hunger for these landmarks in time’ (aka […]
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Don’t be a parrot or a human ventriloquist
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Employee retention
Ever get the sense you’re listening to a talking head, someone who is is parroting someone else’s words? Does your boss ever expect you to be a human ventriloquist with him or her pulling the strings and you voicing their stuff? Welcome to the world of unengaged employees. Of staff caught in a maze blindly […]
Tags: engagement, life lenses, paul zerdin, perspective, self-assessment, ventriloquist
Linking learning with selling raffle tickets
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Employee retention, Training & development
This summer, as I’ve done for the past some 30 years, I volunteered at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival on the media committee. I get my hit of music from the world over and I get to give back, make a contribution. I also get to meet interesting characters, like Louise, a fellow volunteer, pictured […]
Tags: learning & development, Louise Kelaher, sales, selling, training & development, Vancouver folk music festival
Are you ready to see clearly? Enter to win a free Life Lenses™ assessment
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Employee retention, Human resources, Training & development
The global launch is Friday, October 8th in Paris, France. Only 7 more days to go until Life Lenses™ is available online! Are you a lover of details or a big picture kind of person? Never without your to-lists or are more of a meanderer? Governed by your heart or your head? Oriented to go, […]
Tags: carrot lens, destination lens, go lens, head lens, heart lens, journey lens, life lenses, mountain lens, self-assessment, stop lens
Calling all goal-oriented, focused folk. Are you a Destination Life Lens™?
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Employee retention, Human resources, Training & development
To think too long about doing a thing often becomes its undoing. ~ (Eva Young) Do you like to focus on getting where you’re going, where you’re headed, what you’re trying to achieve? Do you put your time and energy into achieving your goals, reaching your objectives, getting things done? Are you decisive and […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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