A holiday wish for you – treat him right, he is your brother
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness
I’m a huge ABBA fan. I think Mamma Mia is one of the best, feel good movies ever. Much to some of my friends’ dismay, I can get lost on the dance floor while grooving to ABBA songs. ABBA museum here I come I was over the moon when I got to go to […]
Tags: ABBA, celebration, peace
Change management resources related to ‘Switch – how to change things when change is hard,’ by the Heath brothers
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Conflict resolution
In this month’s Rock.Paper.Scissors’ newsletter I review the Heath brothers book ‘Switch – how to change things when change is hard’. It’s a keeper. Check out the blog post where I review the book, continue reading for resources related to the theme of change &/or keep an eye out for the next post which includes funny […]
Tags: bystander effect, change, conflict, emmanuel jal, heath brothers, peace, simon sinek
Changing perspective – from war to peace
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness
This post is especially relevant as I’m super excited to announce I’m working with Emmanuel Jal, former child soldier, international hip hop artist & activist, on several upcoming peace conferences & concerts. Changing perspective. From war to peace. From guns to doves. From misunderstanding to understanding. From positions to possibilities. From one perspective to another. […]
Tags: emmanuel jal, life lenses, peace, perspective, sokak svasa kars, war
Messengers of Truth
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Diversity & culture, Travel
Recently I was working (& playing) in Rio de Janiero, Brazil for the United Nation’s World Urban Forum, where I presented a workshop on cultural intelligence. The event included a celebration of young artists which the United Nations have deemed ‘Messengers of Truth’. They are artists from all over the world that sing and perform […]
Tags: brazil, change management, messengers of truth, music, peace, peacebuilding, rio de janiero, truth, united nations, world urban forum
YMCA Power of Peace Awards
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Conflict resolution, Travel
I was recently honoured by being nominated for and becoming a finalist for the International category of the YMCA Power of Peace awards. See a YMCA Power of Peace clip here. Nazanin Afshin-Jam, who has a name like liquid poetry, was the captivating keynote speaker and winner in the emerging leaders category. Nazanin is a […]
Tags: african drumming, awards, joe given, kunka youth marimba, miynada, nazanin afshin-jam, peace, power of peace, stop child executions, ymca