Bureaucracy can move mountains. It can systematize what's repetitive, streamlining processes & people with an elegance & ease that's sorely needed. Bureaucracy can be a pain in the arse. It can make the most simple things so complex that a triple PhD is required to navigate your way … [Read more...] about Crazy making bureaucratic, hair-tearing out form
Four funny change management resources related to 'Switch – how to change things when change is hard,' by the Heath brothers
In this month's Rock.Paper.Scissors' newsletter I review the Heath brothers book 'Switch - how to change things when change is hard'. It's a keeper. Check out the blog post where I review the book, see the blog post for resources related to the theme of change &/or keep reading for four funny … [Read more...] about Four funny change management resources related to 'Switch – how to change things when change is hard,' by the Heath brothers
Training & development learning well March blog post round up
Sit up, take notice & look back before looking forward to next month. If you didn't catch all the posts this month simply usher yourself down to the well & click as you wish. Learn well in the training & development learning well. Dive deep into the learning well or take a small sip. … [Read more...] about Training & development learning well March blog post round up
If you think education is expensive try ignorance
I snapped this picture of a bumper sticker. Love it. It speaks volumes. Education costs. It costs time. It costs money. More importantly it costs your self-image because education means making oneself vulnerable, opening up to new information, new ways of looking at old pictures. Education … [Read more...] about If you think education is expensive try ignorance
What if God had an answering machine
My friend Dolly Hopkins sent me an email with examples of what God might record if he/she had an answering machine. The original post is from a blog called Le Padre ver Livre. It's a great example of a different kind of perspective & if you read this blog regularly you know I'm a fan of … [Read more...] about What if God had an answering machine
Those awkward crunchy bits of training & development
My good friend & colleague Melanda Schmid & I just finished doing a 6 day training in Cairo, Egypt. The participants were from 20+ countries & it fell to Melanda to make sure visas were got, tickets were bought & everyone ended up at the right place at the right time. She did a … [Read more...] about Those awkward crunchy bits of training & development
Risk Management: warning, this area protected by guard dog 3 days/week – you guess which days
I'm writing from Cairo, where I've been training UNHABITAT youth fund recipients in the UN's Locally Elected Leadership Series. The group is also receiving training in project management, which included a segment on risk management. My friend & colleague Shelby Edwards dialed in from Seattle … [Read more...] about Risk Management: warning, this area protected by guard dog 3 days/week – you guess which days
Laugh, learn & lead via God fearing, saved Christian driver
Sitting in infernal Nairobi traffic the other day (or a 'jam' as the locals call it), I saw this sign posted on a building. Do you need a God fearing saved Christian driver? Cultural context: Nairobi traffic being what it is, many (privileged) folks have drivers. If you were looking for a driver … [Read more...] about Laugh, learn & lead via God fearing, saved Christian driver
Training & development learning well February blog post round up
Sit up, take notice & look back before looking forward to next month. If you didn't catch all the posts this month simply usher yourself down to the well & click as you wish. Learn well in the training & development learning well. Dive deep into the learning well or take a small sip. … [Read more...] about Training & development learning well February blog post round up
A peek inside UNHABITAT training for Urban Youth Fund Grantees in Cairo
Hello from Cairo! I've just finished day 2 of 6 days of training for the UN. I'm revamping the UN LEL series curriculum for a youth audience & the training participants, from around the world, are participating in a gap & asset assessment to examine how youth can better engage with local … [Read more...] about A peek inside UNHABITAT training for Urban Youth Fund Grantees in Cairo
Complexity made simple – that's what a good assessment does
(Me: in official, officious tone...) Today I'm going to teach you about reverse laminar flow. (You: in confused, bewildered tone...) Say what? Complexity made simple. If they're any good that's what assessments do. Take complicated, complex human beings and complicated, complex views of the world … [Read more...] about Complexity made simple – that's what a good assessment does
Time out – a cause for paws to pause – cats playing patty cake
Are you stuck in a rut? How about a cause for paws to pause? Doing the same ol' same ol'? What's the view from your sandbox? Need to get out and find another? Pause. Take a page from the Life Lenses® Stop Life Lenses® page - stop playing patty cake and start playing your own game. ~~TGIF- each … [Read more...] about Time out – a cause for paws to pause – cats playing patty cake
