What do you carry (11 cabbages & a grudge against your father for never coming back?)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Communication, Social Responsibility, Teambuilding
My attention is always caught by creativity; because it’s a great springboard to unusual ways of thinking & problem solving. This cab driver’s sign is a great example & got me thinking. What do you carry? The things we carry tell stories. They serve up memories from the past & memories yet to […]
Tags: decision making, motivation, peggy mcintosh, privilege
How your tribal dynamics affects your decision making
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Communication, Conflict resolution, Teambuilding
Fiona Jarvis, from the Canadian High Commission, is this month’s Learning & Development roundtable speaker (the group I founded & facilitate for people interested in learning, training &/or teaching). On Friday, May 18th she’ll guide us through an interactive workshop on Making Decisions in High Stake Situations (feel free to join us in person at the […]
Tags: alex cequea, decision making, fiona jarvis, social good now
Do you lean in or out? How to tell & what to do about it
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Change management & wellness, Communication, Conflict resolution, Teambuilding
Are you geared to lean in or lean out? Move towards or away? Here’s what I’m talking about, why it’s important for you to know & what you can do about it. Did you know you’re in the business of change? No matter what you do you’re likely at some point […]
Tags: assessment, change management, drive, grit, motivation, national geographic
It’s been a tough week; here’s my response (& an interactive gift to you)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Communication, Conflict resolution, Creativity & innovation, Teambuilding
Last week I wrote about drive. And how, if you know which of the 6 different types of drives you respond to, you can customize your own way to achieve the goals you want. One of the types of drives is affiliation, which got me thinking. Draw close – pull up your […]
Tags: dance, drive, faith, motivation affiliation
From one lean in, learning junkie to another- my top reads from 2017 Part 2
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Communication, Teambuilding, Training & development
From one lean in, learning junkie to another, a few posts ago I introduced you to my top 5 books from 2017 & briefly described what I learned & why you should read them too. I shared books for your funny bone & for your heart. This week I’ll share books about how […]
Tags: books, communications, learning, team building
My recipe for days when even the easiest thing is beyond you
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Change management & wellness, Communication, Conflict resolution, Teambuilding
Some days everything is hard. Nothing flows. Mess is looming. Conflict is lurking around every corner. And everything is an effort, even keeping your eyes open. (You might be having one of those days today.) On those days be gentle…. …with yourself & others. Grab your comfort clothes of choice […]
How can a tape measure inspire insight & a fresh perspective?
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Creativity & innovation, Teambuilding
It smelled like a pungent, loamy forest encased in a single, mysterious room. To this day I remember the smell of sawdust in that forbidden room of my childhood memories. My dad was a master hobby woodworker – he had a magical room chock a block full of electric saws, nails & screws in […]
Tags: creativity, insight, perspective
Team assets? A simple tool to find them
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Teambuilding
Teams that can at first glance look like a hot mess, inevitably have strengths if you look close enough. Upon second & third look, interesting stories start to emerge. I encourage all teams to look for their assets or strengths (as well as their challenges). Every team has them, even the team that I […]
Tags: assets, team building, tool
Your team building results are in- check out the most common pitfalls for teams
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Teambuilding
We all need a little help from our team mates, as the video above so charmingly displays. Yet high functioning teams, that work well together, & know & understand each other well, while critical to success in the workplace, are rare. While Forbes says team building is ‘the most important investment you’ll make,’ by the time […]
Tags: assets, communication, Conflict resolution, needs, trust
Need to assess your team’s assets & gaps? Here’s an easy, one question tool
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Teambuilding
As I write this from my hotel room there’s a cacophony of birds chirping outside, which is blending with the sweet sounds of Zap Mama (a Belgian, Congolese group) singing Brrrlak from my playlist. The sun is streaming through a lush canopy of trees, with Mount Kenya shrouded in the mist in the background. […]
Tags: assets, communication, gaps, trust