Got big shoes to fill? Check out three recruiting resources in this month’s Rock.Paper.Scissors e-newsletter
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Human resources
Whether you’re under the magnifying glass being sussed out for a new position or the one holding the magnifying glass, recruitment is a big issue these days. Recruiting is expensive and mistakes more so. Got big shoes to fill? Check out this month’s Rock.Paper.Scissors Inc. e-newsletter for three recruiting resources: MindTool’s InBox/In-Tray Assessment – aimed […]
Tags: catherine vanalstine, mintool, odgers berndtson, recruitment
Recruitment tips from one of the largest executive search firms in the world, Odgers Berndtson
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Human resources
Whether you’re under the magnifying glass being sussed out for a new position or the one holding the magnifying glass, recruitment is a big issue these days. Recruiting is expensive and mistakes more so. For this month’s Rock.Paper.Scissors Inc. e-newsletter I invited Catherine VanAlstine, Executive Recruiter, and Partner with Odgers Berndtson, a global executive search […]
Tags: catherine vanalstine, executive search, odgers berndtson, recruitment
10 tips for trainers part two: avoiding hairy, naked guys
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Human resources, Training & development
This is part two of 10 tips for trainers. See part one here. It’s my gift to you the day after my birthday. I figured as I don’t have to wait until Christmas to open gifts why should you. 6. Avoid the hairy, naked guy; part A when we’re stressed our brains aren’t primed for […]
Tags: ah ha, curiousity, group groan, self-care, story, storytelling, stress, training tips
I’m listening … to you
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Human resources
It’s been just over a year since my first blog post (My first African nocturnal visitor) and I thought I’d offer an ear up to hear your thoughts about my blog. What do you like? Not like? Want more of? Want less of? I invite you to take 5 minutes (or less) for 5 questions […]
Tags: customer service, feedback, life lenses, survey
Not paying attention as a trainer can make you take an unwanted bath
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Human resources, Training & development
I once took a university course, early Friday mornings at 8:30 am, with only 3 others in the class. There was another painful aspect to it other than the early hour. The professor lectured from notes so old they were yellowed. Plus his monotonous tone matched the static nature of his notes. Mother of mertle […]
Tags: attention, learning & development, life lenses, perspective, training & development
The view from Dolores Umbridge (Harry Potter) on a bad, very bad day
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Human resources, Training & development
The word’s aflutter with the release of the new Harry Potter movie, which made my kids take the opportunity to watch a previous version, specifically the Order of the Phoenix. We were all snuggled up in bed watching when it occurred to me that the character Dolores Umbridge is a great example of a worldview, […]
Tags: delores umbridge, harry potter, learning & development, life lenses, perspective, worldview
Amsterdam driving lessons include what to do if you find yourself underwater
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Human resources, Training & development, Travel
Ever found yourself underwater in your car? No? Me neither. However as all good training and development specialists know, learning is deeply dependent upon context. And so it is with learning to drive in Amsterdam. Recently I found myself around and about in Amsterdam, meeting with a wonderful colleague Professor Gerd Junne. Check out his […]
Tags: amsterdam, context, driving lessons, gerd junne, learning context, network university, training & development
The creme de la creme of learning
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Human resources, Training & development, Travel
I’ve just returned from a whirlwind trip around Europe, speaking at the WIN conference in Paris, launching Life Lenses™, visiting old friends and meeting new ones. I spent one weekend in Scotland, in a tiny village near Stirling, where an old friend Tara Fenwick has started ProPEL, a “collaborative, multi-professional international network to promote research […]
Tags: context, creme de la creme of learning, learning, life lenses, ProPEL, scotland, Stirling University, Tara Fenwick, training & development
The global launch of Life Lenses™ is today!
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Human resources, Teambuilding, Training & development, Travel
I’m over the moon to officially announce (drum roll please) that the Life Lenses™ online assessment launches today. I’m in Paris for the launch and will be leading a Life Lenses™ workshop today at the W.I.N. conference. Discover what the buzz is about at www.life-lenses.com. Here’s what people are saying about the assessment: clear, affirming, […]
Tags: bwiira joshua, cadi jordan, cheryl breitkreutz, dawn christopher, gayle bertsch, gerd junne, ken macallister, launch, leigh morlock, life lenses, self-assessment, training & development
Countdown continues- 1 more day to the global launch of Life Lenses™
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Human resources, Teambuilding, Training & development
New! Today we’re shining the light on Journey (love the process) and Destination (geared to get things done) Life Lenses™. Which do you think you are? Simply click here to answer a few questions and enter the contest to win a free Life Lenses™ assessment ($60 US value) . There will be multiple chances to […]
Tags: destination lens, journey lens, life lenses, self-assessment