Did you know for twelve years I’ve been convening folks from around the world, for a free, monthly Learning and Development Roundtable 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 to … [Read more...] about That’s a wrap for 2024 – Highlights of the Year’s Learning and Development Roundtables Part One
The holiday season is upon us. Which, however you celebrate, may bring a myriad of emotions for you - anticipation, happiness, and wishes for celebrating, relaxing, and ringing in the new year with family (whether biological or found). Or it could already be bringing feelings of overwhelm, … [Read more...] about How To Beat Exhaustion And Overwhelm: A Proven Solution
Is your conscience nagging you about unconscious bias? Do you know you could do better but it all, well, seems overwhelming? Do you feel some pressure to do …. something …. but you're not sure where to start? At last month’s Learning and Development Roundtable, we tackled Unconscious … [Read more...] about Uncover your network’s diversity with this easy and enlightening DEI Mapping Tool
Daily life can often be a massive challenge. From overloaded to-do lists to crunched time, and feeling like we’re being pulled in every direction to the dizzyingly fast pace of life - it’s enough to make even the most patient person have a meltdown (or multiple meltdowns). Added to this is … [Read more...] about Learning and Development Roundtable: From overwhelmed to organized: easy tech tools to save your sanity at work and at home
Overwhelmed by tech tools, including AI but willing to dip your toe into the possibilities? Need to take a breath and a break and have some fun? Want a place to start? I’ve got you. I recently wrote a blog post based on Karen Walrond’s excellent book called The … [Read more...] about How to Bring Your Photos to Life with AI Animation
Does work feel like a tug-of-war lately, with one team, one department, and/or one staff pulling against the other? Are you fed up and exhausted with the lack of collaboration? Your perspective on your team’s collaboration (or lack thereof) speaks volumes. I diagnose teams all over the … [Read more...] about Teamwork in the Kitchen: Tasty Treats for Better Collaboration
I run a monthly, online Learning and Development Roundtable. It counts towards UN professional development so we always have a lovely, global group attend. To make the content more accessible, in part because of the challenges of global time zones, I record the Learning and Development … [Read more...] about Boost Your Productivity and Make Meetings Marvie With MeetGeek
For as long as I can remember I've had a phobia of needles. (I’m including a generic medical picture because even the sight of one of those things makes me squeamish.) When I was a child and it was time for school vaccinations my mom would have to take me to our doctor as I’d be an absolute wreck … [Read more...] about World Mental Health Day: 10 Proven Ways To Be Kinder At Work
Do you recognize yourself in any of the following: Unconscious bias is defined as “unintentional and automatic mental associations. Automatic associations feed into decision-making, enabling a quick assessment of an individual according to … stereotypes.” (source: ILO ACT/EMP Research Note, … [Read more...] about Learning and Development Roundtable: Unconscious Bias 101: How to Spot It, Stop It, and Build Inclusive Spaces
Last week I shared Advice from the UN Ombudsman: Ten Temptations to Violate Dignity Part One. This week it’s all about five strategies for maintaining respect and dignity. If you haven’t read part one, check it out now. It includes a really helpful distinction of the difference … [Read more...] about Resources from the UN Ombudsman: How to Handle Conflict: 5 Strategies for Maintaining Respect and Dignity Part Two
I’m doing a TEDX Salon on learning! The Lifelong Learner’s Playbook - the critical success mindset you’re most likely ignoring Quick! What is something that every single human on the planet has in common? Everyone from Tsawwassen to Timbuktu and in between. Stumped? It’s … [Read more...] about TedX Salon – The Lifelong Learner’s Playbook: The Critical Success Mindset You’re Ignoring
When conflict rears its _______ (pick one or more: ugly, scary, overwhelming, invigorating, thoughtful, divers) head, we react in one of four ways: In most cases, whether we let it be known or it’s happening all in our head, instead of taking a pause, our claws come … [Read more...] about Resources from the UN Ombudsman: Ten Temptations to Violate Dignity Part One
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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