Curiousity may have killed the cat but it’s a trainer’s best friend
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Human resources, Training & development
The saying, curiousity killed the cat, means if you’re too curious harm may come to you. That’s true. In some circles curiousity causes problems (say if you’re a bank teller trying to figure out how to steal money) but in the case of corporate training curiousity is worth its weight in gold. Curiousity opens the […]
Tags: bearingpoint, chip heath, corporate training, curiosity, curiousity, dan heath, fast company, knowledge, knowledge gap, made to stick, russ berland
Are you a Terrier or a Labrador puppy trainer?
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Human resources, Training & development
Are you an experienced trainer, wannabe trainer or have just started dipping your toes into the world of training? Either way you need to know if you’re a Terrier trainer or a Labrador puppy trainer. Here’s how to tell: 1. If something’s not working in a training do you look at it as an opportunity […]
Tags: assessment, capulet communications, imagination, julie szabo, self-assessment, tenacious, trainer, trainer styles, training styles
7 automagical tips for bringing ease to your training
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
Have you ever spent more time preparing for a training than the actual training itself? Have you ever gotten flustered mid-training because you realized you’d forgotten a critical handout or supply? Ever do the same ol’ same ol’ training because it would take too much time to design something new? Training is both an art […]
Tags: agenda, automagic, capulet communications, jason gulledge, julie szabo, preparation, seminar, workshop
3 simple lessons in public speaking – (heavy) breathing made easy
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Training & development
What would you rather do? get a bikini or chest wax (gender dependent) speak in public take a long haul flight with massive turbulence For many the thought of speaking in public is only marginally less than dying. Yes dying. Or perhaps getting the hair ripped off your body or thinking that you’re going to […]
Tags: development, glossophobia, jordan romero, learning, mount everest, public speaking, training & development
Assess your perspective & find your blind spots (all without visiting the eye doctor)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Human resources, Training & development
We all have 20/20 vision …. in some areas, just as we all have blind spots … in other areas. Do you know yours? The challenge is how to identify where we shine and where we’re blind. By the time you’ve begun reading this you’ve already been faced with an onslaught of sensory input. Everything […]
Tags: assessment, Diversity & culture, dyana valentine, life lenses, perspective
How do you get creative? Why use a mosha cup of course
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Creativity & innovation, Human resources, Training & development
I was driving to pick up my hubbie from the airport and listening to Stuart McLean’s the Vinyl Cafe on CBC radio. The tunes were great and I was bopping and singing along, a great big grin plastered wide on my face. Stuart was relaying his tales of growing up in Montreal, and, as only […]
Tags: cbc, cbc radio, creative, creativity & innovation, development, elvis presley, Human resources, langara college, learning, stuart mclean, training & development, vinyl cafe