Social media tools for listening, learning & leading

I recently presented a workshop on Leveraging Social Media to Boost Employee Engagement at the IHRM (Institute for Human Resources Management) HR Technology Conference, co-sponsored by H-Senid (which specializes in HR & Tech & has offices in 5 countries) in Nairobi. Here’s the group (picture below), all of whom were enthusiastic to not only get […]

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Training & development learning well May blog post round up

If you didn’t catch all the posts last month simply peruse & click what’s below. Here’s the Rock.Paper.Scissors’ monthly training & development round up for the month of May. Learn well in the training & development learning well. Dive deep into the learning well or take a small sip. Shower yourself in training & development […]

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Which social media tool are you most comfortable with? Do you most want to learn about?

I’m at the IHRM’s (Institute for Human Resource Management) HR Master Class conference today, presenting a workshop on how Social Media is Transforming Learning. Join in by taking the 2 simple polls below, simply click on your choice & you’ll see the results in real time.  (Note: the results won’t display until you click on […]

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Value is defined by the user (a la Dave Ulrich)

I adore this picture, another from Dave Ulrich’s excellent presentation ‘Leadership and Human Resources: Trends for the future’ at the Regional Leadership and HR Convention, Institute of Human Resource Management, Nairobi last year. What do you see?  A wizened old woman?  An old man with decades of stories to tell?  A lithe young woman?  A […]

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Rock.Paper.Scissors E-newsletter’s out: Social Media resources from ‘Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Social Media and the 3 little pigs’

Have you left a comment on the 29 ways to stay creative when you’re training (part 3 of 3) post?   No?  Hurry up!  The contest closes Monday, September 26th.  Simply enter a comment to be entered to win a copy of the song ‘Eureka.’ ******* The latest Rock.Paper.Scissors Inc. e-newsletter is out, where I review […]

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More rock star stories of women & HR, ten more top tips

Recently I facilitated a panel discussion of senior Human Resources women for BCHRMA in order to tease out and build upon their stories.  What a night!  The panelists hummed and the audience responded.  Here are the mistresses of HR stories: Janice Antaya-Finlayson (VP, HR for Best Buy Canada) Joan Burgess (Director of HR for the […]

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Shedding light on the stories of women & HR, ten top tips

Have you entered the cultural training & development contest yet and grabbed a chance of winning a free Life Lenses assessment?  No?  What are you waiting for – deadline is June 15th. ******************* Recently I facilitated a panel discussion of senior Human Resources women for BCHRMA in order to tease out and build upon their […]

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The biggest bird on the block in terms of building nest know-how still have to manage their flock, lessons from problem managers

A recent survey in the Canadian HR Reporter, by Claude Balthazard, reported on human resource professionals’ take on problem managers.  Cleaning up after them.  Sometimes repeatedly. The article had some interesting things to say about some organizational cultures tolerating problem behaviour.  A disappointing 35.2% said ‘if they deliver results, we tolerate just about anything’. Talk […]

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Doing things differently as a trainer gets attention

Learning can’t happen without attention.  Our brains have to be sitting up, ready to absorb, in order to learn.  One way of getting our participant’s attention is by doing things differently.  By doing things creatively. How much have the estimates changed of how much oil is pulsating into the Gulf? A lot.  Loads.  More than […]

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How do you get creative? Why use a mosha cup of course

I was driving to pick up my hubbie from the airport and listening to Stuart McLean’s the Vinyl Cafe on CBC radio.  The tunes were great and I was bopping and singing along, a great big grin plastered wide on my face. Stuart was relaying his tales of growing up in Montreal, and, as only […]

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