As we open the door to a whole new year I have twelve wishes for you. One for every month of the year. I’m sending them to you with hope, and tenaciousness for a happy healthy year full of learning, laughing, and leading. If you haven’t reviewed my wishes for you from 2020, 2021, 2022, … [Read more...] about My 2024 wishes for you, one for every month
Phew! It’s been (another) unusual year. Absolutely, everyone's holiday entry is unique. So no matter how you’re rolling into the holiday season—whether excited, energized, and invigorated or feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, and weary, or somewhere in between—rest assured, the Life Lenses® and I … [Read more...] about Happy holidays from me and the Life Lenses™
For eleven sweet years, I’ve been convening folks from around the world, for a free, monthly Learning and Development Roundtable workshop on a range of interesting and engaging topics that members have asked for. Our community is a global group of diverse, social change-makers, who are committed … [Read more...] about That’s a wrap for 2023 – Highlights of the year’s Learning and Development Roundtables Part Two
Yet another topsy-turvy year has passed. With our feet to the fire and at times, feeling like werewolves were after us, we made it through. Time after time the headlines screamed war, conflict, the burning planet, and examples of terrible conflicts on personal, home … [Read more...] about Celebrating you, yes you, with a special gift!
Did you know for eleven years I’ve been convening folks from around the world, for a free, monthly Learning and Development Roundtable workshop on a range of interesting and engaging topics that members have asked for? Our community is a global group of diverse, social change-makers, who are … [Read more...] about That’s a wrap for 2023 – Highlights of the year’s Learning and Development Roundtables Part One
I’d wager a bet that if I asked you to think of a colleague or two that you have difficulty communicating with, you’d have no problem doing so. In fact, it would probably take you a mere nanosecond. Yep, we all have challenges working together and we all need to work better … [Read more...] about How to stop nine difficult personality types from doing your head in at work
Do you dream of being able to read more books? Inhale more learning and more knowledge? But do your dreams feel dashed due to your daily tug-of-war with your to-do list? “Who’s got the time?!” I can hear you grumbling. While reading is one of the best, most accessible ways to … [Read more...] about How to make major headway with your learning with Headway
You, the Learning and Development Roundtable members, asked for a workshop on networking, and here’s the result….. When I say networking, do you scrunch up your face with frustration, nerves, or dismay? Do you think of networking like bad-tasting cough medicine, something you know … [Read more...] about Your Learning and Development Roundtable invitation: Networking tips and tools to nip nerves in the bud
“A rising tide lifts all boats,” said John F. Kennedy. We’re all uplifted when the currents are flowing in the same direction and people are doing swimmingly and getting along. But when we’re swimming against each other, rip tides of consternation, conflict, and even calamity can … [Read more...] about How to RISE together with this simple conflict resolution tool
Have you RSVP’d yet for this week’s (October 26, 5 pm EAT) Learning and Development Roundtable: Navigating the ChatGPT Roller Coaster- how to harness these powerful AI tools? Are we going to be left behind if we don’t step onto this roller coaster ride that is ChatGPT and other AI … [Read more...] about Don’t forget to RSVP for this month’s Learning and Development Roundtable: Navigating the ChatGPT Roller Coaster- how to harness these powerful AI tools
Work can be enough of a roller coaster ride without the new stressors of ChatGPT and other AI tools. Are they going to take over the human race? Is nameless, faceless tech poised to replace us? Are we getting further adrift in a sea of bias and misinformation? What even … [Read more...] about Your Learning and Development Roundtable invitation: Navigating the ChatGPT Roller Coaster- how to harness these powerful AI tools
Today is World Mental Health Day. The WHO says “mental health is a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community. It is an integral component of health and … [Read more...] about Four tools to help you, in honour of World Mental Health Day
The trick is for the (scissor) blades to learn to work smoothly together, so as not to cut each other.
— Mary Jo Putney
The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.
— Amelia Earhart
There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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