Sam Cooke’s syrupy voice packs a punch both in your gut and in your heart. His plaintiff lyrics to “A Change is Gonna Come” include: It's been a longA long time coming, but I knowA change gon' comeOh yes, it will Change. Love it, hate it or somewhere in between, change is with us … [Read more...] about A change is gonna come; what songs can teach us about handling change
Racial discrimination has been a long-standing issue that has plagued societies across the world. The effects of racial discrimination are far-reaching and can lead to economic, social, and political disparities. “The scientific pursuit of race was not to understand the difference in our bodies. … [Read more...] about Two Tracks In Honour of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
I did a Learning and Development Roundtable on How to really engage people for lasting listening, light-hearted learning, can-do, collaboration, and clever creativity. It was based on member requests, as everyone is looking for ways to engage people. And by engage I mean … Engagement … [Read more...] about Bubble, bubble toil, and (no!) trouble. Tech bubbles, that is!
Learning and Development Roundtable - Mindset “After decades of research, world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., discovered a simple but groundbreaking idea.” Do you know what it is? It’s the power of your mindset. How you think about yourself, your … [Read more...] about Learning and Development Roundtable Mindset – the number one skill you need to know
As I described in last week’s post, I’m a seasoned, passionate, deliberate, strategic learner. I have been all my life. And you are too. Think of how much learning you’ve done since you were a wee baby. If we didn’t learn we wouldn’t be able to walk, talk, socialize, work, play, … [Read more...] about Have you read any of these, my top favorite reads from 2022? Part two
I’m a seasoned, passionate, deliberate, strategic learner. I have been all my life. And you are too. Think of how much learning you’ve done since you were a wee baby. If we didn’t learn we wouldn’t be able to walk, talk, socialize, work, play, etc. Education and … [Read more...] about Have you read any of these, my top favorite reads from 2022? Part one
Two weeks ago I shared an invitation to my monthly Learning and Development Roundtable: Six skills to help you manage change. I started my post with “You’ve made your new year’s resolutions, you’ve been back at work for a month or so now and everything is ticking along smoothly. Your … [Read more...] about Discover ways to motivate yourself that work specifically for you Part two
Last week, I shared an invitation to my monthly Learning and Development Roundtable: Six skills to help you manage change. I started my post with “You’ve made your new year’s resolutions, you’ve been back at work for a month or so now and everything is ticking along smoothly. Your … [Read more...] about Discover ways to motivate yourself that work specifically for you
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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
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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
