Training trouble? Activate shield deflector
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Humor & comedy, Travel, Uncategorized
If you put yourself in the spotlight as a trainer, as a learning and development specialist, it follows that at times you’ll get burned. And that spotlight can be mighty hot. In my 20 plus years of designing and leading training workshops I’ve had my fair share of challenges: a particularly rude participant coupled with […]
Tags: christine comaford, inner mean girl, rules for renegades, shield deflector, training challenges
Our inner mean girl (aka the vile bitch that lives upstairs)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Conflict resolution, Humor & comedy, Training & development
Caveat: if you’re a guy reading this, simply imagine your inner mean guy or the vile arse that lives upstairs. Who’s your worst enemy? Likely it’s you. Yep. You. How many times has the voice in your head grumbled: how could you possibly have something to teach anybody? no one will be interested to what […]
Tags: amy ahler, christine comaford, inner mean girl, rules for renegades, self talk
Shiny Object Syndrome – why it’s hard to tell the difference between styrafoam and gold
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development
What does a teenage run away, Buddhist monk, Geisha girl and Bill Gates have in common? They’re all connected to Christine Comaford whom I heard speak recently at the BCHRMA annual conference. Don’t know her? Here’s some background: she ran away at 16 she’s a high school and college drop out she was a Buddhist […]
Tags: 4 hour work week, alexandra samuel, BCHRMA, christine comaford, creativity & innovation, four hour work week, oprah, strategic, strategy