Information is flowing faster than ever. We are walking and talking faster than a decade ago. We’re inundated with platforms, blogs, websites, tweets, LinkedIn posts, Youtube videos, online courses etc etc. But who has time for learning? The better question is ‘who doesn’t have time … [Read more...] about How to design a customized learning plan for 2022 that fits you and your team to a T and increases your ROI
Oof! What another upside-down, topsy turvy year. Congratulations! You’re still standing. Or maybe sitting. Or in need of a nap. Wherever you’re at, I’ve got you covered with a turn of the calendar page and a continuation of the tradition of twelve wishes, one for … [Read more...] about My 2022 wishes for you, one for every month
Raise your right arm up high, my United Nations of readers. Breathe deep. And pat yourself on the back. I am celebrating you for making it through another trial by fire kind of year. You matter to me. You stood your ground when it felt like fireballs were whizzing through … [Read more...] about Celebrating you, yes you, with a special gift!
Phew! It’s been (another) unusual year. No matter how you’re rolling into the holiday season (excited, energized, and invigorated, exhausted, overwhelmed, and weary, or somewhere in between the Life Lenses® and I have your back. So pull up a chair, put up your feet and cast your mind both back … [Read more...] about Happy holidays from me and the Life Lenses™
Did you know I bring together 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? Last month we had folks from Kenya, Nigeria, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, … [Read more...] about That’s a wrap for 2021 – Highlights of the year’s Learning and Development Roundtables
It was a muggy day as I prepped to deliver a global workshop on leadership for climate change-makers. I was focused on making sure the tech worked and how not to appear like I was melting on camera, even though I felt like I was. The workshop started with another presenter. She did her … [Read more...] about How not to freak out when your online meeting gets Zoombombed (speaking from experience)
Online meetings. Love them or hate them or somewhere in between, they’re here to stay. Here’s an easy peasy checklist to make sure your online meetings are as good as they can be and, even better, one of the first steps to ensuring you have interactive online meetings. This is part of … [Read more...] about Your easy peasy checklist for better, more interactive online meetings
How much attention do you pay to learning? I mean, how do you learn? What enhances and encourages your learning? What helps you actually use your learning? I’m guessing these Q and A’s aren’t really on your radar. We pay so much attention to WHAT we’re learning that we forget … [Read more...] about Make your learning count by using my QU.I.T.E. worksheet
Groupthink and minimal group identity have always fascinated me. Minimal group identity is when we identify with a group based on something really small and sometimes even insignificant. Minimal group identity, unfortunately, is something that we can use to judge or discriminate against … [Read more...] about How minimal group identity and groupthink affects you (and your nose) and why you should care
