Would you like to know why the colour gray is critical for resolving conflict? Keep reading to find your answer. I’m working on designing several courses on conflict management, collaborative negotiation and collaboration for several UN peacekeeping agencies, and in honour of the International … [Read more...] about Why the colour gray is critical for resolving conflict
This is part two of ''Why you should always date your co-workers." I've listed some helpful work-related questions to help you understand your co-workers even better... check out the questions listed below. May this list of questions assist you to "date" your co-workers and further encourage you to … [Read more...] about Why you should always date your co-workers part two
Uncover my six-point E.S.C.A.P.E. plan - six skills for Creative Problem Solving. Keep reading. Are you a victim of what I call the Covid creativity cloud? Here are some of the symptoms. See if you recognize any in yourself: An issue that would normally not cause you stress, is … [Read more...] about Discover your E.S.C.A.P.E. plan – Six Skills for Creative Problem Solving
I was so angry I was afraid the client I was on a call with would see the steam pouring off of me. A new team member and I were pitching for a contract and said team member was nowhere to be found. Nada. Nowhere. No word. Not on the call. I gamely carried on with our … [Read more...] about Why you should always date your co-workers
“We’d rather be rather stuck than screwed.” In other words, we’d rather play it small and keep on keeping on, than change lanes, change course and change direction. Below are the seven tips to handle your dreaded learning curve. Keep reading. This excellent quote is from the incisive, … [Read more...] about Seven tips to handle your dreaded learning curve
On the heels of my recent Learning and Development Roundtable -Tools to build community and engagement online, and as we’re all Zoom weary, I thought I'd keep this post short and sweet with some fun, engaging, inspirational examples of tech used well. For you One second every day - the … [Read more...] about Ten easy tech tools for you, for fun, for your team and for social change
As I mentioned a post or two ago, I’m reading Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes by Elizabeth Lesser. It got me thinking about the Hero’s Journey which I wrote a post about - how to use the journey to help you and your team (including an editable … [Read more...] about Remember the time when…… Storytelling and the Hero’s Journey Part Two
Technology can be a huge time suck. Who hasn’t disappeared down the rabbit hole of YouTube videos, Pinterest boards, and/or TikTok videos only to emerge sleepy-eyed and aghast at the hours that have mysteriously evaporated? Technology can be incredibly, extraordinarily, hair-raisingly … [Read more...] about From overwhelmed to organized: Simple tech tools for ease and efficiency
I’m reading Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes by Elizabeth Lesser. It is fantastically fabulous. In it Elizabeth says, “Storytellers are the meaning makers in a society, therefore they have a weighty influence and the ability to move humanity … [Read more...] about Remember the time when…… Storytelling and the Hero’s Journey Part One
