Kids on god – talk about interesting perspective
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Diversity & culture, Humor & comedy
Here’s to the illuminating effects on perspective that kids have. Naturally. Wholeheartedly. On simple appreciation … On socio-economic and access / inclusion issues … On inter-cultural sensitivity … On the challenges of love …. On the importance of rest …. On the need to be seen & acknowledged … On the importance of personal […]
Tags: god, humour, perspective
Perspectives on menstruation. It’s seriously funny. Period.
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Diversity & culture, Humor & comedy
“Other” can make people squirm. So can “different.” It’s the cause of much misunderstanding and strife. Watch this hilarious video about the reactions of some commuters listening to a dad talking to his daughter about her first period. Their perspective is very unlike his. It’s seriously funny. Period. Best case scenario? Someone else’s perspective is […]
Tags: communication, humour, misunderstanding, the frantics
Training & development learning well August blog post round up
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Communication, Humor & comedy, Training & development
If you didn’t catch all the posts this month simply peruse & click what’s below. Here’s the Rock.Paper.Scissors’ monthly training & development round up for the month of August. Learn well in the training & development learning well. Dive deep into the learning well or take a small sip. Shower yourself in training & development […]
Tags: alan alda, bad boys, balkan beat box, ben ames, change management, communication, compfight, creativity, document, elizabeth gilbert, evaluation, feedback, fire challenge, good deed, graphic facilitation, humour, knowledge management, miscommunication, perspective, peter holmes, practice, praxis, theory, Wellness, word clouds
What frames your view? A Life Lenses™ take on provocative video
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Human resources, Humor & comedy
Is the video below funny, creative, rule breaking and subversive or a waste of time, waste of energy and sadly pathetic? Depends on your view. Depends on how you frame things. A Carrot Life Lens™ appreciates the attention to detail. A Mountain Life Lens™ likes the strategy. A Destination Life Lens™ approves getting it done. […]
Tags: humour, organizational culture
‘A head on approach to tackling water conservation’ plus a brilliant training & development technique
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Humor & comedy, Training & development
This is a brilliant concept by photographer Peter Holmes, who according to an article from UBC ‘has a head on approach to tackling complacency around water conservation.’ Simply put, Peter convinces his subjects to have the average amount of water a citizen from various cities & countries uses per hour, dumped over their head! The […]
Tags: creativity, peter holmes
3 funny resources for harnessing social media for training. Lights, camera, action!
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Humor & comedy, Training & development
In this month’s Rock.Paper.Scissors’ newsletter I look at how we can harness social media for training purposes. See the this blog post for the full social media post, this one for social media resources or keep reading for some funny social media resources. Read the entire newsletter here or download a hard copy of the article. […]
Tags: coca cola, etsy, regretsy, social media, twitter
A little perspective can be magic … so says Darth Vader
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture, Humor & comedy
You’ve got to hand it to the brains behind the video below. A new perspective is magic … or is it? When it comes to perspective, we’re constantly, unconsciously comparing our view to others. ‘other’ can be odd ‘different’ can be downright weird But when someone else is looking at our perspective, it’s us that […]
Tags: perspective
3 ways to keep your composure when things go sideways … go with the ring .. er..flow
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Humor & comedy, Training & development
I’ve been doing training & development workshops, as well as training trainers, for a loooong, loveable time. And in that time, when I’m training trainers, I often get asked about all things related to keeping your cool & composure when things go sideways. In other words, how to feel like you’re in control when you’re […]
Tags: composure, public speaking
Four funny change management resources related to ‘Switch – how to change things when change is hard,’ by the Heath brothers
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Humor & comedy
In this month’s Rock.Paper.Scissors’ newsletter I review the Heath brothers book ‘Switch – how to change things when change is hard’. It’s a keeper. Check out the blog post where I review the book, see the blog post for resources related to the theme of change &/or keep reading for four funny resources related to the […]
Tags: change management, heath brothers, marshmallow experiment, switch
What if God had an answering machine
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Humor & comedy
My friend Dolly Hopkins sent me an email with examples of what God might record if he/she had an answering machine. The original post is from a blog called Le Padre ver Livre. It’s a great example of a different kind of perspective & if you read this blog regularly you know I’m a fan […]
Tags: god, le padre ver livre, perspective