Training & development learning well August blog post round up
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
Didn’t have time to read August’s posts? Here they are – laid out like a picnic for your perusing – here’s the Rock.Paper.Scissors’ monthly training & development round up. You’ll find all the blog posts for the month of August below. Learn well in the training & development learning well. Dive deep into the learning […]
Tags: aiesec, cross-cultural, engagement, kate sutherland, kenya, perspective
Marianne Knuth, co-founder Pioneers of Change, on leadership
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
Recently I co-hosted AIESEC’s Youth to Business Forum where 500 delegates came from 110 countries to engage, inspire and take action on three tracks: innovation, corporate responsibility and leadership. My last post talked about wise words from Chris Weeks, Director for Humanitarian Affairs, DHL and what he said about corporate responsibility. Today’s post is about […]
Tags: 5 habits of messy people, aiesec, chris weeks, corporate responsibility, dhl, kafunda village, leadership, marianne knuth
‘Engage and develop every young person in the world’ – how about that for an audacious B.H.A.G.
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture, Training & development, Uncategorized
Yesterday I was honoured to co-host AIESEC’s Youth to Business Global Forum in Nairobi, Kenya. Being on stage in front of 500 delegates from 110 countries was energizing, inspiring and simply all round fantabulous! Wish you could have been there? Check out their site for recorded videos of plenaries, pictures and more. AIESEC’s B.H.A.G. (big, […]
Tags: aiesec, bhag, engagement, word cloud
My Kenyan deep dive into delight- part 3 of 3 Learning Kenyan style
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture, Training & development, Travel
I wholeheartedly identify with the little goldfish above. It was time for adventure, for embracing something bigger. So what did I do? I moved to Kenya naturally, to continue and expand on my training and development work. This is the third in series of posts, with four more things I’ve been learning since I touched […]
Tags: international development, kenya, learning, literacy
I’ve unlocked a universal truth … shoes take up as much space as you allow them (4 more learnings about life in Kenya)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture, Training & development, Travel
At home in Canada, what with our narrow entrance way, I was always after my kids and their friends to keep their shoes to the sides. But no, inevitably the shoes would end up smack in the middle of the entrance way. I lost count of how many times I tripped over them. Now in […]
Tags: aiesec, difference, transfer of learning, universal
There’s a 6 foot long green snake living in my banana tree
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture, Training & development, Travel
There’s a 6 foot long green snake living in the banana tree in my yard. So said my ‘friend’ Roman the other day while we were out walking the dogs. Trying not to faint, with eyebrows askance, I said ‘Really?’ ‘Sure,’ he says, ‘but don’t worry it’s utterly harmless.’ I was pretty sure he was […]
Tags: humour, international development, kenya, privilege, self-awareness, united nations, wes darou
What’s more complicated – flying a plane or juggling three TV remotes?
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Training & development
A while back I was on vacation, alone (temporarily) in rented digs. I had satellite television. Three unusual happenstance. I grabbed the remote eagerly and started searching for a good show to watch. I searched. I floundered. I can’t turn the TV on. So I change tactics and switch remotes. Three remotes later I need […]
Tags: perspective
3 steps to achieve lift off – training to be a great trainer
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
‘How do I get started as a trainer?’ is a question I’m often asked (that and, ‘how do I get a job doing training work with the U.N?’). Training to be a great trainer involves three steps: 1. Be a SME (subject matter expert) – no matter if you’re training people in heart surgery, human […]
Tags: subject matter experts, train the trainer
Are you in your training & development zone? The sponge lady sure is!
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
As a trainer it’s key to be in your zone. Tired? Bored? Don’t like your subject matter? Your participants will be able to tell in a nano-second. Not only do you need to be in your zone but your participants too. Vygotsky coined the term zone of proximal development and it’s key to keep in […]
Tags: vygotsky, zone of proximal development
3 tips to Make Light Work from Kate Sutherland
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
Kate Sutherland kindly sent me a copy of her book Make Light Work – 10 Tools for Inner Knowing. It’s an easy read and even easier to apply. Here are three tips I took away for “tools that can help you live and work in ways that are more effective, more in harmony with your […]
Tags: kate sutherland, make light work