Training & development learning well July blog post round up

Voila – here’s the Rock.Paper.Scissors’ monthly training & development round up. You’ll find all the blog posts for the month of July below. Learn well in the training & development learning well. Dive deep into the learning well or take a small sip. Shower yourself in training & development or just get your big toe […]

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Through the learning / looking glass – 7 things my reading glasses have taught me about learning

Reading glasses are a relatively new acquisition for me.  They’re never far from my side these days.  In fact I’m wearing them as I type this (that’s me above). Given my focus on learning,  I figure my specs have taught me a few things about learning: Lesson number 1: don’t reinvent the wheel (or frame), […]

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What’s making that noise? Learning in a heartbeat

I was teaching a Workshops that Work workshop a while back, where I was training subject matter experts how to teach. It’s one of my favourite workshops because you just never know what kind of subject matter experts are going to show up and I always end up learning a little about a wide variety […]

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Are you all hat & no cattle? asks John Rich

Ok.  I freely (somewhat abashedly) admit.  I’m a reality show junkie.  During the recent run of Celebrity Apprentice county singer and contestant John Rich (who knew they made country singers so dang cute?) was overheard saying … Are you all hat and no cattle? Love it. When it comes to training & development how’s your […]

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Train the trainer – training & development wise words from Seth Godin

How dare you waste the revolution! says Seth Godin, who is nothing if not evocative and provocative. At a recent event he gave in Seattle I tuned into his thoughts on forward motion. It’s not about finding the right answer, we need to keep moving forward for how to ‘be’ in this revolution, this wave […]

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Training & development learning well June blog post round up

Voila – here’s the Rock.Paper.Scissors’ monthly training & development round up. You’ll find all the blog posts for the month of June below. Learn well in the training & development learning well. Dive deep into the learning well or take a small sip. Shower yourself in training & development or just get your big toe […]

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And the answer is …… Do First Nations people look you in the eye? More cultural lessons for training & development

Two weeks ago I launched a contest based on a comment I hear fairly frequently when I’m doing cultural intelligence, diversity and/or access and inclusion training.  And that comment is ‘First Nations people don’t look you in the eye.’ Besides being a generalization, it’s way more complicated. I learned another way of saying ‘yes’ and […]

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Do you know the fancy, official wine term ‘DNPIM’? aka a great T&D hook

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 […]

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7 training and development governance tips – breath & don’t ignore the hippo in the room

Maryanne Lockwood and I at the BCHRMA conference oxygen bar 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. ******************* Great training and development means being aware of governance factors. Gover who?  […]

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No better way to learn about your own cultural training & development roots than to immerse yourself in another

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. As I mentioned in a previous post watching out for too-near hippos by night and too-curious monkeys by day, I’ve been fortunate to […]

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