I have two simple tasks for you. Can you tell what made the difference? I can 99.99% guarantee that it was a lack of critical character skills or things that make us good humans. Take conflict for example. Have you ever paused to think about the cost of conflict in … [Read more...] about Learning and Development Roundtable: Critical character skills (or how to be a good human)
What have you learned lately? Regardless of whether it came through a book, conference, podcast, blog post, or other, what have you learned lately? In most cultures, the epitome of learning is a university with its lectures. This even though lectures don’t lead to a whole lot of … [Read more...] about Three easy steps to getting more out of your learning
It was a cold day in Nairobi, exacerbated by the concrete house I live in which was keeping the chill in like nobody’s business. I was curled up on my couch with a good book but was distracted by the cool temperature. I decided to untangle myself from my blankets and … [Read more...] about My simple, S.O.F.T. technique to light your fire and keep you going
In the excellent HBR article To Change the Way You Think, Change the Way You See, by Adam Brandenburger, he makes the claim that seeing differently leads to thinking differently. And that leads to “seeing what no one else has yet seen. This is how the future is built.” Big, bold brains do … [Read more...] about To Change the Way You Think, Change the Way You See says Adam Brandenburger
Fake news. Ridiculous claims that over time and with enough repetition can start to seem reasonable. Decision fatigue. Pressures to do more by yesterday and at an ever-increasing pace. Sound familiar? We make 266 decisions a day ….. Just on food (Source: Cheryl … [Read more...] about Learning and Development Roundtable: The Critical Benefits of Critical Thinking and How to Do It
I’ve worked with more than 50,000 participants in and from more than 150 countries, doing team building, trainer of trainers, and tech tool training. I’ve held workshops with hippos, whales, and waterbuck nearby. (That's a waterbuck above at a recent training by the way.) I carried … [Read more...] about And now for something really fun! How to (literally) animate yourself and others.
Did you catch last week’s part one post where I shared half of my favorite reads from 2023? If not, you can catch up here. I wrote about books related to Learning and Development and DEI. This week I continue with my favorite books from last year on personal development, health and wellness, … [Read more...] about Have you read any of these, my top favorite reads from 2023? Part two
Another year of learning, laughing, and leading has passed and with it, I’ve curated my favorite reads from 2023. This is a ritual of mine, to share my favorite books with you. I’ve done so since 2018. Books are a key part of my learning. Since I was a kid I’ve escaped into worlds … [Read more...] about Have you read any of these, my top favorite reads from 2023? Part one
If you’re a regular reader you’ll know that I love a year (or more) long project. There’s something about the routine and ritual of having a project spread out over a year. In 2020 and 2021 I focused on clutter and got rid of three things every day for two … [Read more...] about Announcing my new, year-long anti-racism project (join me won’t you?!)
Is your motivation lagging and sagging? Do you feel perpetually behind, juggling a million plates in the air? So much so that you feel defeated before you even start? Does the idea of building good habits sound appealing, in part to address your motivation, but you haven’t a hot clue … [Read more...] about Learning and Development Roundtable: Getting motivated and building healthy habits (especially if you’re lagging and sagging)
Does it sometimes seem like the world is spinning so fast that it’s tilting off its axis? Are you breathless with the pace of change? Does last month’s holidays already feel like a century ago? I’ve got your back. Hear me out. I’ve been thinking about time lately. Specifically, … [Read more...] about Our quest for rest – five tips on time, rest and rejuvenation
As I said in part 1, in 2021, my annual project was clutter. As in getting rid of it. And last year and the year before it was gratitude. Here’s the backstory. In 2021 I decided to take on a year-long experiment. I decided to de-clutter big-time. Did I manage to do … [Read more...] about What I learned from two whole years of sending weekly gratitude cards, Part 2
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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