The countdown continues. This is my 997th blog post. All thanks to you dear reader.My first blog post in 2009 was “From my first African nocturnal visitor to my first Blog post.”For the next four years, the most popular blog posts were:2010If you hit this sign you'll … [Read more...] about 997! The countdown continues to my 1000th blog post, and a chance for you to win
I can’t quite believe this is my 996th blog post. I’m so grateful for having you along on this intriguing journey.Looking back, the year was 2009 and I decided to take the plunge and start blogging.My first blog post was “From my first African nocturnal visitor to my first Blog … [Read more...] about 996! The countdown is on to my 1000th blog post, and a chance for you to win
We’ve undergone tremendous changes in the past couple of years. The learning curve has never been so steep.Our stress levels, anxiety, and fear have risen to all-time highs while our certainty and access to regular routines have plummeted. Our boundaries have changed and become fuzzy. And … [Read more...] about Learning and Development Roundtable: Tips and tools to increase your work-life balance during Covid and beyond
Imagine I put an unfamiliar contraption in front of you. You have no clue what it does or how to use it. You’re curious and want to figure it out. What is your most likely reaction?Start pushing buttonsRead the manualAsk someone to explain it to youYour answer illuminates … [Read more...] about Discover your learning preference with my learning preference survey
A Canadian and a Kenyan walk into a bar. A Canadian woman and a Kenyan man. An older, Canadian woman with a disability and a younger, gay Kenyan man…..Hang in there with me.Have you ever felt like a cauldron of doom was boiling when it seemed like a colleague was speaking to you in … [Read more...] about One size doesn’t fit all; six tools for intercultural communication and intercultural conflict resolution
Just when we’ve gotten the hang of online meetings and online events, now we’re being asked to add another new beast to the mix. That beast being hybrid events and hybrid meetings.A hybrid event/meeting is one where some participants are in a virtual room (such as MS Teams or Zoom) and … [Read more...] about How to do Hybrid Meetings and Events without Headaches
Let’s talk tech tools and learning. Do you recognize any of the following?You have the best of intentions, but you’re struggling to keep up with learning, with professional and/or personal development.You’re confused about what to learn, when and how. It’s all just a little much and … [Read more...] about Free, easy tech tools to make your learning more impactful, easier, engaging and efficient
Last week I shared all the books I read in 2021. Except I saved the best for last. Here are my top five favourite reads from 2021.Learning comes in as many varieties as there are blades of grass in a meadow.From that quick, quiet absorption of a new thought to a thunderbolt of holy he##, … [Read more...] about Have you read any of these, my top five favourite reads from 2021? Part two
Learning. What would we do without it? We’d be stuck in the present forever. There would be no expansion, perspective enhancing, social change, and enhancement of our work, our world. Learning lifts us out of narrow, boxed-in thinking and welcomes in new ways to think, to … [Read more...] about Have you read any of these, my top favourite reads from 2021? Part one
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
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
Tech tools. Do you cringe in fear, overwhelm and/or exhaustion from trying to keep up when you hear the words tech tools? You’re not alone.It’s no surprise we’re overwhelmed.“Constant frustration with bad tech experiences affects how staffers handle their daily … [Read more...] about Ten Easy Peasy Tech Tools to Save Your Sanity
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
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
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