Einstein’s Problem-Solving Formula, And Why You’re Doing It All Wrong
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Conflict resolution, Creativity & innovation
This Fast Company article, by Drake Baer, caught my attention. It’s a Stop Life Lens’ delight. Contemplation. Reflection. Analysis. All soothing words to & strengths of a Stop Life Lens™. Too much efficiency (a.k.a. being hellbent on action) can stifle innovation. Check out the excerpts below or click on the full article above. When asked […]
Tags: drake baer, einstein, fast company, problem solving
Organizers, Prepare To Swoon: “The Art of Clean Up” Puts Messy Reality In Extreme Order
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Humor & comedy
Organizers, Prepare To Swoon: “The Art of Clean Up” Puts Messy Reality In Extreme Order” is a Fast Company article that had me laughing. It could be renamed “Calling all Carrot Life Lenses™.” Does that kind of order, that kind of organization make you want to vomit? Make you feel constricted? Make you want to […]
Tags: fast company, organization
How Mark Zuckerberg & Facebook Gave New Life To An Old Management Style (from Fast Company)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
The following are excerpts from a Fast Company article by Katerina Walter (read the whole article here) – great examples of two very different perspectives working well together, each complimenting & filling in, the other’s shadows without diminishing their own bright spots. The first example is the yin yang pairing of Facebook’s founder Marc Zuckerberg […]
Tags: communication, facebook, fast company, life lenses, walt disney
Training & development learning well November blog post round up
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Conflict resolution, Training & development
If you didn’t catch all the posts this month simply peruse & click what’s below. Here’s the Rock.Paper.Scissors’ monthly training & development round up for the month of November. Learn well in the training & development learning well. Dive deep into the learning well or take a small sip. Shower yourself in training & development […]
Tags: alexandra trenfor, businessfriend, carl jung, Conflict resolution, creativity, culture code, drawing, element14, fast company, holly weeks, hubspot, intuition, jennifer bilec-sullivan, learning & development, mike volpe, perspective, rhonda marable, social consciousness, social media, steven fisher, united nations, warner brothers, yasmin joomraty
Social Media Strategies Summit Unwrapped – 6 resources from the London conference
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
I just got back from doing a plenary at the Social Media Strategies Summit in London – it was a blue sky, brainstorm balanced with a down & detailed account of how to enhance social media skills. Allow me to uncover & unwrap the highlights for you: Yasmin Joomraty from Warner Brothers introduced me to […]
Tags: businessfriend, culture code, element14, fast company, hubspot, jennifer bilec-sullivan, mike volpe, rhonda marable, social media, steven fisher, warner brothers, yasmin joomraty
Training & development interests, skills & opportunities a la Scott Belsky
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Training & development
“The greatest achievements happen in the overlap of three things: Your genuine interests, skills, and opportunities. To find success, work within your overlap,” says Scott Belsky in a Fast Company article Work Smart: how to find your sweet spot (check him out in the video below). I’m often asked for advice on how to get […]
Tags: fast company, scott belsky, sweet spot
Looking for inspiration? Try an ad (especially these unusual ones from Fast Company)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Creativity & innovation
The roots of engaging training can be found anywhere. You do however have be on the lookout. Some of my ideas have come from advertisements – yep ads. When I say I’m going to be talking about hairy, naked guy (above specimen) I can see participant’s question marks dancing in the air. (Curiousity being a […]
Tags: amygdala, creativity, curiousity, fast company, inspiration, stress
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