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
I’d had a major health incident. Major. My heart had stopped for 3 and a half minutes. As part of my recovery, the docs had to figure out just what the heck had happened. Which is why I found myself inside a very noisy, very scary MRI machine. For a long one … [Read more...] about What holding the hand of someone in an MRI has to do with connection, and you
I see you. Or rather I see all those tabs you have open on your browser. If your computer is groaning under the burden of all those open tabs I have the simplest and best solution ever. Seriously, this has been a game-changer for me. This same tool also helps if you need to group your … [Read more...] about Easily wrangle control of all your tabs with this amazing tool
Have you RSVP’d yet for this week’s (September 21, 10 am EAT) Learning and Development Roundtable - Your career satisfaction, self-awareness, and self-care tailored tune-up? I designed it in response to members’ requests for tips and techniques to amp up career satisfaction, increase … [Read more...] about Don’t forget to RSVP for the Learning and Development Roundtable: Your career satisfaction, self-awareness and self-care tailored tune-up
From quietly quitting to loudly labouring (people who focus on visibility and self-promotion) and from perpetual overwhelm to constant change, it can feel like we’re on a never-ending roller coaster. A roller coaster that has more downs than ups. We’re stretched to the max, and striving for … [Read more...] about Your Learning and Development Roundtable invitation: Your career satisfaction, self-awareness and self-care tailored tune-up.
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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
