I was driving over the Golden Gate bridge on my way to Stanford University to attend an International Development conference. I’d driven my little car all the way there from Vancouver with my best friend. We’d loaded up my trunk with brochures from local NGO agencies to give away at the … [Read more...] about Three is your lucky charm: see, hear and do via Annie Lennox’s I need a man
Here's a chance to grab a dose of powerful inspiration in times of need.Make use of this inspiration during tough situations. When we’re held back ... We go further. When we’re not taken seriously … We prove them wrong. When we don’t fit the situation … We change the … [Read more...] about A powerful dose of inspiration for when you need it most
What do you see when you look at this picture of a frying pan? A way to make grilled cheese sandwiches? Memories of your grandma making you a treat? A nonstick pan? Something else? That something else could also be a refeathered nest. You see, I see a radically different perspective. I see a … [Read more...] about How a frying pan sparked a refeathered nest
Here's how to make your online event engaging and intriguing through my handy checklist. Digital engagement. Does the mere mention of digital engagement make your toes curl and your innards quake? Does it make your eyebrows (or more) rise in disbelief because you think great online … [Read more...] about A handy dandy digital checklist for you and your next online event
Tired of the exasperating monotony of repeatedly searching for that link you need to access all the time? Tired of the time suck. Oh, the time suck! Then it’s time to use the easy-peasy tool to reduce the drag on your time! Imagine if you dare, how much time you’ve wasted hunting for those oft … [Read more...] about Trash time suck with this easy, peasy tool
Former child soldier and now global music sensation, humanitarian and all-round epic humble human being, Emmanuel Jal has more than a few things to teach us all about humanity and teamwork. I sat down with him recently to interview him for my monthly Learning and Development Roundtable (link to … [Read more...] about What a former child soldier has to teach us all about teamwork and humanity
Perspective. Everything is influenced by our perspective, even and especially COVID and quarantine. You say to-ma-toe. I say to-ma-ta. You see the glass half full. I see it half empty. Perspective shapes our world in so very many ways that we’re not aware of. We don’t … [Read more...] about Your secret sauce for overcoming procrastination (hint: it has to do with your perspective)
You’re an expert on your beloved subject matter. You care deeply about your topic. You want to start designing workshops around it but are stuck and stumped. You’re a tad overwhelmed with where to start because you’re not a teacher. Here is a simple tool to make your learning and teaching … [Read more...] about A simple tool to determine where your bias in learning and teaching lies and how to get around it
I’ve been going on safaris since 1995 when I saw my first zebra while hitchhiking from South Africa to Zimbabwe. Last week I wrote about the first five of ten lessons I’ve learned from safari guide and dear friend Jackson Looseyia and his magical Tangulia Mara Camp. (I got to know Jackson when I … [Read more...] about Ten lessons from my Maasai friend, spurred by taking fresh kill from a lion part two
