Fact chimp – just the facts ma’am
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture
Ancient Egyptians believed that onions would keep evil spirits away. The band Duran Duran got their name from an astronaut in the 1968 Jane Fonda movie “Barbarella. In Belgium, there is a museum just for strawberries. Reindeers survive in the extreme cold by eating lots of moss. The moss contains a special chemical that helps […]
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How do you see success? A view from a clown & the Life Lenses™
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development
I had my chuckle of the day when a client, from the organization called S.U.C.C.E.S.S no less, sent me the above cartoon. What’s your idea of success? It’s a perspective clearing question. Your aim is true and clear if you know what you value success-wise. Here are some lenses on success. Success from a Carrot […]
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Are you ready to see clearly? Enter to win a free Life Lenses™ assessment
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Employee retention, Human resources, Training & development
The global launch is Friday, October 8th in Paris, France. Only 7 more days to go until Life Lenses™ is available online! Are you a lover of details or a big picture kind of person? Never without your to-lists or are more of a meanderer? Governed by your heart or your head? Oriented to go, […]
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Calling all goal-oriented, focused folk. Are you a Destination Life Lens™?
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Employee retention, Human resources, Training & development
To think too long about doing a thing often becomes its undoing. ~ (Eva Young) Do you like to focus on getting where you’re going, where you’re headed, what you’re trying to achieve? Do you put your time and energy into achieving your goals, reaching your objectives, getting things done? Are you decisive and […]
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Calling all wayward travelers. Are you a Journey Life Lens™?
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Human resources, Teambuilding, Training & development
It is the journey that matters in the end (Ursula LeGuin) Do you focus on how something gets done? Can how something gets done be more important to you than actually getting it done? Is your eye on the journey? Are you flexible about the way you take to reach a destination (a destination being […]
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Are you governed by your heart? (1 of the 8 Life Lenses™)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Employee retention, Human resources, Training & development
There are no facts, only interpretations. (Friedrich Nietzsche) Would you be lost without your intuition? Can you walk into a room and get an instant ‘read’ of it? Are you good at sizing up people? Do you focus on feelings, on things that are intangible? Are you known for following your hunches? If so perhaps […]
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Calling all Head Lenses (1 of the 8 Life Lenses™)
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Teambuilding, Training & development
Dispassionate objectivity is itself a passion, for the real and for the truth. (Abraham Maslow) Are you able to spot the flaw in any argument? Do you love logic and objectivity? Are you known for your ability to seek out and squash bias? Are you a truth-seeker? If so perhaps you’re a Head Life Lens […]
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