There’s a time to tell your own story & a time to hear others
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Diversity & culture
There’s a time to speak & a time to listen, There’s a time to tell your own story & a time to hear others, There’s a time to take a break because you can & a time to take a break because you have to, There’s a time to reflect & a time to act. […]
Tags: action, change management, kelly diels, patti digh, praxis, reflection, sexism, social change, wellness. racism
I was okay until I wasn’t. Reflections from the intensive care unit.
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Diversity & culture
I was okay until I wasn’t. As I was rushed to emergency I stared at the ambulance ceiling, scared & confused. I thought I’d had the flu yet a week in intensive care later, I was treated for kidney & blood infections. My blood had become poisoned. Fast forward. I’ve composed this post to […]
Tags: ageism, discrimination, homophobia, praxis, racism, sexism, social change
Training & development learning well August blog post round up
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Communication, Humor & comedy, 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 August. 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: alan alda, bad boys, balkan beat box, ben ames, change management, communication, compfight, creativity, document, elizabeth gilbert, evaluation, feedback, fire challenge, good deed, graphic facilitation, humour, knowledge management, miscommunication, perspective, peter holmes, practice, praxis, theory, Wellness, word clouds
Theory is when you know everything but nothing works
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
As a training & development expert I laughed out loud when I read this. Some participants LOVE theory – give them sources and concepts, reports & ruminations, inspirations & ideas, as well as books & bibliographies. Some participants LOVE action – give them activities & exercises, puzzles & practice time, as well as scenarios & […]
Tags: practice, praxis, theory
It’s a jungle out there- training & development African style
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Training & development
Going on weekend safaris are par for the course living here in Kenya & with it comes learning about African wildlife. I’m borrowing from some of the most amazing animals here & applying it to training & development. Come on a training & development safari with me. Gazelles can leap up to 3 metres. That […]
Tags: africa, praxis, self-care, training & development
10 tips for trainers part one: bumblebee butts & booty
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Communication, Diversity & culture, Teambuilding, Training & development
It’s my birthday tomorrow and as tomorrow’s not a usual day for posting I thought I’d give you a gift today. Ever since I hit the earth some 4+ decades ago I’ve not had to wait for Christmas to open gifts so I thought I’d share the bounty with you, my dear blog reader, with […]
Tags: access, bee, birthday, bumblebee, delicious, flickr, humor, humour, inclusion, popular education, praxis, self-care, tip, tips, youtube
Where’s your rudder? Inspiration for training & development specialists
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Creativity & innovation, Training & development, Travel
Regardless of whether you’re a landlocked lubber or a water born baby chances are you know where a boat rudder is. On the bottom of the boat. Right? Not necessarily. For a land crisscrossed with water (in fact 1/4 of it is below sea level), Holland knows a thing or two when it comes to […]
Tags: amsterdam, gerd junne, popular education, praxis, rudder