Last week I wrote about “Virtual team work in the time of COVID – Turning you and your team right side up again (part one)” which is based on a recent Learning and Development Roundtable I held. We’re busy with a steep learning curve when it comes to working virtually. We need a map of sorts, … [Read more...] about Virtual team work in the time of COVID – Turning you and your team right side up again (part two)
“This ain't no acrobaticsYou either follow or you lead, yeah”Lyrics from Janelle Monáe’s Tightrope Great lyrics. Inspiration for a Learning and Development Roundtable on virtual teambuilding. And a wonderful way to get us in the mood with a quick dance part. With the scene set, … [Read more...] about Virtual teamwork in the time of COVID – Turning you and your team right side up again (part one)
This is part two of "To my white friends and colleagues." There is lots of regret going around regarding peeling back rampant, systemic racism. Which is good. And bad. It’s good because we are finally waking up to people of color’s horrible realities due to racism. It’s bad if regret … [Read more...] about To my white friends and colleagues part 2
My heart is cracking, my blood is churning and my sense of outrage is in overdrive. Here is a request for my white friends and colleagues to stand up for our friends of colour. We are in the mix and middle of a powerful time in history. Rage from historic racism and injustice has boiled … [Read more...] about To my white friends and colleagues
“How we make sense of the world, is in part based on how we make sense of ambiguity, that hazy space between ignorance and daily rituals,” says Jamie Holmes in his excellent book Nonsense: the Power of Not Knowing. Are you wondering how to put up with ambiguity? Then find through this simple mantra … [Read more...] about How to be okay when things are not okay
You’ve signed up for that workshop or webinar. You’ve carved out time to go or may have cleared your busy schedule. You’re interested in the topic and can’t wait to learn more. Annnnd roll tape. You come away feeling frustrated, deflated and with a sense you wasted your … [Read more...] about The surprising reason workshops and webinars tend to suck, it is not what you think
We’re in the hallway and it’s hell. Which is why it’s more important than ever to take care of your very sanity and mental health by looking for ease and efficiency. Tech tools can definitely help with that. One of my favourite sayings is “God doesn’t close one door without opening another, but … [Read more...] about Ten absolutely, positively must-have tech tools for saving your sanity part two
I have ten tech tools to the rescue if any of the following are true for you. And I’m betting at least one is. Are you tired of spending wayyyy too much time searching for that fabulous thingamajiggy you found online a while back? Are you forgetting who owes who an email and you’re dropping … [Read more...] about Ten absolutely, positively must-have tech tools for saving your sanity
Who knew a mere couple of months ago that wearing a mask would be THE thing, that’d we’d be working from home and that Zoom would become a permanent part of our vocabulary?! During those few months we’ve learned how to: Juggle working from home Be more comfortable with all the tech that … [Read more...] about Easy, fun virtual team building during Coronavirus
