Don’t Perform in an Exit! A true story from a professional improv comedian
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Humor & comedy
Did you know that Rock.Paper.Scissors Inc. is both a training and entertainment company? The latest Rock.Paper.Scissors Inc. e-newsletter just hit the stands, err inbox. Read the full issue here or sign up to receive your free monthly copy here. In this issue Diana Frances, VP of Rock.Paper.Scissors Inc. & Director of Entertainment, pulls back the […]
Tags: comedian, diana frances, improv, training & development
Do you know the fancy, official wine term ‘DNPIM’? aka a great T&D hook
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Humor & comedy, Training & development
Have you entered the cultural training & development contest yet and grabbed a chance of winning a free Life Lenses assessment? No? What are you waiting for – deadline is June 15th. ******************* A while ago I attended the Forum for Women Entrepreneur’s annual Gala, a great bash for entrepreneurs and the entrepreneurially minded. This […]
Tags: decode, forum for women entrepreneurs, fwe, hook, john jacobsen, monexa, perspective, quails' gate estate winery, tony stewart
He ain’t heavy, he’s my (misinformed) brother – how a little information can go a wrong way
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Human resources, Humor & comedy, Training & development
Warning: this post is a little graphic. I decided to run it because I originally received the joke from my mum-in-law. I figured if she found it funny you may too. Two young boys walked into a pharmacy one day, picked out a box of tampons and preceded to the checkout counter. The man at […]
Tags: organizational development, perspective, safety, training & development
Need a laugh? Check out five funny recruiting resources in this month’s Rock.Paper.Scissors e-newsletter
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Human resources, Humor & comedy
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. Need a chuckle as you sort out your recruiting headaches? Here are five resources guaranteed to give you a giggle (including […]
Tags: dilbert, hiring, humour, interview questions, recruitment
You make sex boring – getting intimate about speaking and training with Scott Berkun, author of Confessions of a Public Speaker
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Humor & comedy, Training & development
Setting the Stage: You make sex boring, is one eye-catching item on Scott Berkun’s short list of big things not to do when you’re public speaking. In other words anyone can kill a topic by speaking in a monotone voice, looking disinterested, picking uninspired examples and behaving like you don’t care about what you’re saying. […]
Tags: communication, confessions of a public speaker, public speaking, scott berkun
Tipsy fridges that tip learning over the top
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Humor & comedy, Training & development
My body went rigid with frustration when, as I closed my fridge, the attached freezer door popped open and stayed open. It happened again …. and again. I took a quick look in the freezer to see if something was preventing it from closing. Nope. I gave up. I came into the kitchen a while […]
Tags: amygdala, motivation, vulnerability
When it comes to life (& that includes training) expect the unexpected
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Conflict resolution, Humor & comedy, Training & development
Tags: conflict, corporate training, learning & development, training & development
Training trouble? Activate shield deflector
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Humor & comedy, Travel, Uncategorized
If you put yourself in the spotlight as a trainer, as a learning and development specialist, it follows that at times you’ll get burned. And that spotlight can be mighty hot. In my 20 plus years of designing and leading training workshops I’ve had my fair share of challenges: a particularly rude participant coupled with […]
Tags: christine comaford, inner mean girl, rules for renegades, shield deflector, training challenges
Our inner mean girl (aka the vile bitch that lives upstairs)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Conflict resolution, Humor & comedy, Training & development
Caveat: if you’re a guy reading this, simply imagine your inner mean guy or the vile arse that lives upstairs. Who’s your worst enemy? Likely it’s you. Yep. You. How many times has the voice in your head grumbled: how could you possibly have something to teach anybody? no one will be interested to what […]
Tags: amy ahler, christine comaford, inner mean girl, rules for renegades, self talk
Those who laugh last (up to 7 years longer)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Humor & comedy
Having a happy disposition affects how long you live, up to 7 years longer than grumpy folk. Researchers at Wayne Statue University in Michigan looked at 230 pictures of major league baseball players from 1952. They categorized the pictures according to how much they were smiling and their laugh lines. They then looked at life […]
Tags: biopsychoimmunoloyg, health, humor, Humor & comedy, laugh, laughter, learning, longevity, michigan, wayne state university, Wellness