Simon says … ssssh, be the last to speak
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
I saw Simon Sinek, author of ‘Start with why,’ speak at an event in New York City some time ago and found his messages incisive & compelling. Here’s one of his latest. Check out the 1 1/2 minute video below & my notes from his video also below. ‘Here’s the problem & here’s what […]
Tags: assumption, collaboration, communication, simon sinek
5 lessons from trekking with camels
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Travel
A blast of pungent, loamy, putrid smell wafted by my nose. Next came an odd, indescribable sounds of protest – a whine, guttural groan & deep, back of the throat rumbling wrapped into one. Turning around I saw our beasts of burden for the first time – 3 camels that would accompany us on a trekking safari […]
Tags: collaboration, fit, pacing, perspective, reflection, second look
Our get-along shirt aka parenting hack
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Conflict resolution
Would love to be a fly on the wall & watch these two ‘get along.’ An original form of conflict resolution? A form of torture? Wonder how it all turns out. At any rate it’s creative.
Tags: collaboration, Conflict resolution, cooperation
29 ways to stay creative … when you’re training (part 2 of 3)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Creativity & innovation, Training & development
I came across this great video (see below) from Tofu Design called 29 ways to stay creative. I really like the title because it assumes you and me are creative to start with, which is my mantra. Creativity is in our DNA – some of us just have to dig deeper for it if we’ve […]
Tags: collaboration, creativity, danielle laporte, Dolly Hopkins, dyana valentine, feedback
Teambuilding Brazilian Style
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Creativity & innovation, Travel
Raucous cheering filled the air which competed with the hum and thrum of the rain forest. Wild toucans flew about the forest canopy while 6 foot long arapaima fish swam below the tangle of arms and legs that were trying to coordinate themselves down the river. In Rio Quente, Brazil, a thermal river and water […]
Tags: brazil, collaboration, cooperation, creativity & innovation, learning, rio quente, team, Teambuilding, training & development, united nations, world urban forum