Go! Go! (and I’m not talking dancing but rather 1 of the Life Lenses™)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Human resources, Teambuilding, Training & development
Every blade of grass has an angel bending over it whispering grow! (Talmud) Yearning for action? Eager to get going, step on the gas, keep moving? Always planning your next move, the next step? Are you known as someone who gets things done? Someone who is spontaneous? If so perhaps you’re a go or know […]
Tags: carrot lens, go lens, life lenses, mountain lens, self-assessment, stop lens, Teambuilding
Stop in the name of the Life Lenses™
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Diversity & culture, Human resources, Training & development
Caution is the parent of security (Benjamin Franklin) Do you love nothing better than to have a good think on things? Prefer reflection to taking action? Are you known for looking before you leap? Great at weighing the pros and cons before making a decision? If so perhaps you’re a stop or know someone else […]
Tags: life lenses, self-assessment, stop lens, Teambuilding
The view from a mountain (1 of the Life Lenses™ self-assessment)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Diversity & culture, Human resources, Training & development
If the vision is there the means will follow (Faith Popcorn) Are you great at being able to see over the horizon to see what’s coming? Recognize trends easily? Do you naturally find patterns in large amounts of information? Are you great at starting projects? Are you a big vision kind of person? If so […]
Tags: faith popcorn, life lenses, self-assessment, Teambuilding
Calling all carrots (one of the Life Lenses™ self-assessment)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Human resources, Training & development
God is in the details (Ludwig Mies van der Rohe) Do you love to create systems? Do you notice details that other miss? Do you have an uncanny ability to focus? Do you not like to leave things undone? If so, perhaps you’re a carrot or know someone else who is a carrot, one of […]
Tags: feedback, learning, life lenses, self-assessment, training & development
Life Lenses™ – Are you ready to see clearly?
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Communication, Employee retention, Human resources, Training & development
“Really trying hard to implement the ‘diversity thing’ but in reality it’s driving you nuts?” “Feel like your boss might as well be speaking Latin for all you understand him/her? “Does what’s important to you get dismissed at work?” “Want to take your organization to the next level but you’re stuck with doubt due to […]
Tags: #lifelenses, assessment, learning & development, life lenses, self-assessment, training & development
I’m launching Life Lenses™ online at the W.I.N conference in Paris
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Conflict resolution, Human resources, Training & development, Travel
I’m tickled pink, no actually blue, orange, yellow and bunch of other colours to announce I’ve been selected to speak at the upcoming Women’s International Networking (W.I.N.) conference in Paris, October 5-9, 2010. I’ll be doing a workshop on “Life Lenses™: polish your perspective & gain a whole new view”. ********* The global launch of […]
Tags: assessment, life lenses, Paris, perspective, self-assessment, W.I.N., women's international networking, world view
T&D lessons from an interviewer at the FolkFest
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Training & development
Should you need to find me during the 3rd week of July, for the past 30 some years I’ve been spending it volunteering for the Vancouver Folk Music Festival. After a full day of multiple stages sending their musical notes adrift on the salt tinged air, when the sun is setting, kissing the mountains goodnight, […]
Tags: adult education, Interview, interviewing, popular education, stephen covey, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Vancouver folk music festival
Learning from Silver Spoons; great food & great T&D concepts
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Creativity & innovation, Training & development
I was recently invited by Chris Flett of Ghost CEO and Cyndi Hunter of Silver Spoons Food Tours to take part in a culinary tour of foodie hot spots. We took in 6 restaurants and my taste buds danced in delight, where for 3 hours, I sampled, savoured and salivated. Here’s a summary of where […]
Tags: Audrey Saunders, business, canada, Chris Flett, Cobre, Cooking, Cyndi Hunter, Ghost CEO, Guilt & Co, Mexico, Nuba, Pour House, Rogue, Silver Spoon Food Tours, Stuart Irving
Elegant lessons about not holding on
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Training & development
From Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo’s hands comes the gorgeous traditional Tibetan textile piece pictured above. Equally illuminating is the quote beside it. ‘We don’t have to let go, we simply have to not hold on’ by Joseph Goldstein. I love sayings that get to the heart of things. That pack an international journey into one suitcase. That […]
Tags: buddhism, buddhist, business, joseph goldstein, leslie rinchen-wongmo, Management, tibetan
Charlie bit my finger… again (avoiding learning traps)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture, Training & development
This simple, short video below has generated almost 223 million hits. Aside from the astonishing capacity for videos to spread through the ether, I was keen to ponder why the popularity. (The video, if you’ve not seen it, is about a baby biting his (presumably) brother’s finger. The brother then proceeds to once again place […]
Tags: access and inclusion, autobiography in 5 short chapters, inclusion, learning traps, Portia Nelson