What is perspective? It’s like magic. When you live by yourself, all your annoying habits are gone! ~ Merrill Markoe
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development
It’s like magic. When you live by yourself, all your annoying habits are gone! ~ Merrill Markoe, U.S. television writer. What we see as normal, natural and right can be annoying habits to others. How quickly the view can change when the perspective changes. What a Carrot Life Lens™ sees as beautifully organized can be […]
Tags: life lenses, merrill markoe, perspective
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
Near miss – because you can’t look up & down a the same time
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication
Carrot Life Lenses™ look down. They see the details. Mountain Life Lenses™ look up. They see patterns and trends. No matter where you’re looking, you’ll see some things and you’ll miss some things. You can’t look everywhere with ease. The key is to know where you naturally look and where you don’t look … and […]
Tags: carrot lens, mountain lens, perspective
What if God had an answering machine
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Humor & comedy
My friend Dolly Hopkins sent me an email with examples of what God might record if he/she had an answering machine. The original post is from a blog called Le Padre ver Livre. It’s a great example of a different kind of perspective & if you read this blog regularly you know I’m a fan […]
Tags: god, le padre ver livre, perspective
Training & development learning well February blog post round up
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
Sit up, take notice & look back before looking forward to next month. If you didn’t catch all the posts this month simply usher yourself down to the well & click as you wish. Learn well in the training & development learning well. Dive deep into the learning well or take a small sip. Shower […]
Tags: assessment, complexity, emmanuel jal, life lenses, newsletter, perspective, power, social media, to do
Freedom for creativity? Freedom from creativity? Is this a playground or a jail?
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Creativity & innovation
Freedom? Restrictions? Limitations? Guidelines? Safety? Security? Sanctions? Sanctimonious? The signs surrounding the playground that swam by me as I jogged my way around Washington Square in New York City a while back got me thinking. Do we need rules to set us free? Is this a safe space within a jungle? Or is it a […]
Tags: creativity, new york city, perspective
Training & development learning well December blog post round up
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Communication, Conflict resolution, Social Responsibility, Training & development
December is about to bid farewell & with that, usher in a new year. If you didn’t catch all the posts this month simply usher yourself down to the well & click as you wish. Learn well in the training & development learning well. Dive deep into the learning well or take a small sip. […]
Tags: africa, communication, evaluation, holidays, hope, inspiration, ladysmith black mambazo, perspective, rock.paper.scissors newsletter, social change, twitter
Perspective – you can’t have it if your head is down
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Humor & comedy
Perspective. It’s what we miss when our head is down. …when we’re so focused on our Blackberry or IPhone that nothing else matters. …when we’re so focused on our next step that we don’t see an easier path ahead. It’s amazing what can happen to our perspective if we lift up our head and look. […]
Tags: janitor, perspective, snow
Playing in the sandbox of perspective: who’s ‘ami’ are we talking about?
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Diversity & culture
I laughed myself silly when I saw the video below. Count the times the guy says ‘Miami’. I’ll save you some time – it’s 6. It takes him 6 times to put himself in the little girl’s shoes or rather sandbox. Interestingly she gets it right off – she automatically puts herself in his place. […]
Tags: cross-cultural, culture, diversity, perspective
I’m selling my soul, are you?
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Social Responsibility
I sold my soul. I sold my soul in New York City. I’m still selling my soul. I will always sell my soul. Perspective. It’s a tricky thing. It’s an intriguing thing. It can be a brick wall or a wide open window. The number one hit on ‘selling your soul’ is selling your soul […]
Tags: danielle laporte, new york city, perspective, soul, Wellness