Your 7 day tech challenge for life hacks (+ a gift)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Conflict resolution, Training & development
I never meant to get so involved with tech. In fact when a university came asking if I’d design & teach a course on how to use social media for learning, my first thought was ‘who me?!’ That was about 9 years ago & since then I’ve been on an intriguing, useful, practical path […]
Tags: challenge, communication, ease, efficiency, learning, life hacks, tech
From overwhelm to organized; technology tips & techniques to serve you
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Training & development
‘All’ I had to do was to choose a picture of a chair from the ones on my computer screen & drag it to the centre of my screen & then write my name below it. It was an introductory exercise for an online course I was taking. Could I grab that damn chair […]
Tags: ease, efficiency, ICTs, online course, tech tools, technology
How I caught a thief in New Zealand using this easy tech tool
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Communication, Training & development
I’m 35,000 feet in the air on a flight from Dubai to Nairobi watching ‘You’re soaking in it,’ a documentary about the new wild west of advertising. Did you know there is new technology using your basic smart phone that can read your emotions? The goal is to know what you want before you […]
Tags: diigo, ease, efficiency, evernote, google, ICTs, tech, tools
10 tips for uncluttering your life, not just your stuff
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development
Does the name Marie Kondo ring a bell? She’s the Japanese de-cluttering guru that people are gaga over. (If you don’t know her work check out this summary of her approach by Cate La Farge Summers.) Like me, you probably spend a lot of time organizing, cleaning & schlepping stuff from one room to […]
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ICTs for you from my eLearning Africa workshop – 3 rules & 3×3 tools
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
‘Are you on the beach?’ my partner asked me. ‘I don’t know,’ I replied, ‘it’s dark & I can’t see.’ I was newly landed in Mauritius, a tiny speck of an island off the east coast of Africa. The evening opening reception for the eLearning Africa 2017 conference was kicking off, where I’d […]
Tags: ease, efficiency, elearning, ICTs, pain, social media, tools
Conflict resolution scripts designed to reduce overwhelm & amp up your ease
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Conflict resolution
To throw, catch & keep in the air, several things simultaneously. Recognize what word that’s a definition for? Do you recognize yourself in it? I hope so because you’re probably a master at doing it. That’s the definition of juggling. Overwhelm with a capital O Juggling all you need to do for your work, your […]
Tags: Conflict resolution, ease, efficiency, hbr, tools
Understanding differences – 5 simple words that can lead to conflict resolution
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Conflict resolution
I leap out of my seat involuntarily while clamping my teeth together only slightly less hard than I’m pressing my lips together because I’m afraid what I’ll say if I open my mouth. My throat feels like it’s narrower than a pin though, so I’m not sure I could speak. My breathing is shallow & fast. […]
Tags: Conflict resolution, ease, harvard business review, suffering, tips, tools
From mud to migraines – how marrying my opposite gave birth to Life Lenses™
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Conflict resolution
‘Do you get headaches doing that?,’ my boyfriend asked me, genuinely puzzled, while peering over my shoulder. ‘Say what?!,’ I thought, confused as mud, as I continued making my lists, relaxing into the task of sorting through the flotsam & jetsam of our lives & putting it all down in neatly organized lists. (Yes lists, […]
Tags: diversity, ease, life lenses, perspective, productivity
5 apps to turn your smartphone into a personal assistant
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development
I’ve been using a virtual assistant through Get Friday for years now. The cultural differences sometimes get us stuck (he works from India) but the efficiency makes for some kind of humming along. That’s why my interest was perked with this article reprinted below from Mashable. Check it out. Happy humming. 1. Google Now Word […]
Tags: ease, efficiency, Get Friday, mashable, personal assistant, virtual assistant
Bringing ease & efficiency – say it with me ‘ease & efficiency’ – to you & your life
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development
Who wants some ease? Some efficiency? When time is tight, demands are high and stress is all you can see and feel around you … bring on the ease & efficiency. When time is loose, demands are low and stress is a dot on the far horizon, still … bring on more ease & efficiency. […]
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