How far away is the moon? It’s not what you think
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
Many things skew our perspective, how we see the world and how we teach. our culture assumptions that we make (and don’t question) marketing (if you don’t have product X you’ll be unhappy, fat, poor and unpopular) images that we’re used to seeing (and don’t question) Take the moon for example. How far is the […]
Tags: assumptions, communication, perspective
How about a bedtime story a million miles away?
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Creativity & innovation
Rising up and gracefully meeting the challenges that today’s ever increasingly fast paced world presents can’t be done with the thinking of yesteryear. Changing perspective means breaking out of the bonds that tie our brains down. Encumbered with false assumptions (we’ve gotta do it this way, any other way won’t work, we tried before, it […]
Tags: a story before bed, assumptions, communication, creativity, learning, perspective, reading
Effective communication – I’m an anchor? You say that like it’s a good thing
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
Effective communication? You be the judge. A client called me an anchor recently. I chuckled … after I realized she didn’t mean to say she thought I was going to weigh down the conference like a ball and chain, rather she said – You’re our anchor “now when you get home what can you do […]
Tags: communication, communication skills, effective communication
Do First Nations people look you in the eye? More cultural lessons for training & development
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture, Training & development
Hot post title, no? Has it got you all up in arms? Good. Hang on, keep reading (there’s a contest with a cool prize to come)… A couple of my recent posts have been on cultural issues to consider when doing training and development. You can see them at the bottom of this post. I […]
Tags: communication, communication continuum, first nations, intercultural, inuit, life lenses, perspective
The psychology of email vrs twitter (or pigeons vrs eagles)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Human resources
We’re really just trussed up pigeons you and I. Yep, add a few feathers to our daily costumes and you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between you and my fine feathered friends. Pigeons you see (pun intended) have terrible eyesight. Pigeons bob their heads to and fro, to create movement so they can […]
Tags: capulet communications, communication, email, julie szabo, perpsective, psychology, social media, twitter
You make sex boring – getting intimate about speaking and training with Scott Berkun, author of Confessions of a Public Speaker
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Humor & comedy, Training & development
Setting the Stage: You make sex boring, is one eye-catching item on Scott Berkun’s short list of big things not to do when you’re public speaking. In other words anyone can kill a topic by speaking in a monotone voice, looking disinterested, picking uninspired examples and behaving like you don’t care about what you’re saying. […]
Tags: communication, confessions of a public speaker, public speaking, scott berkun
Countdown continues- 3 more days to the global launch of Life Lenses™
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Human resources, Training & development
New! Today we’re shining the light on Stop (love to reflect) and Go (geared for action) Life Lenses™. Which do you think you are? Simply click here to answer a few questions and enter the contest to win a free Life Lenses™ assessment ($60 US value) . There will be multiple chances to win. We’ll […]
Tags: communication, go lens, life lenses, stop lens, Teambuilding
Countdown continues- 4 more days to the global launch of Life Lenses™
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Human resources, Training & development
New! Today we’re shining the light on Head (lovers of facts) and Heart (intuitive by nature) Life Lenses™. Which do you think you are? Simply click here to answer a few questions and enter the contest to win a free Life Lenses™ assessment ($60 US value) . There are multiple chances to win. We’ll let […]
Tags: communication, head len, heart lens, life lenses, Teambuilding