“To live a life without continuous learning is unthinkable. But that doesn’t mean it’s easier or not overwhelming.” ““The only thing that is constant is change,” Heraclitus famously said; change in your career, change in your personal life, change in your community and organizations. One of the … [Read more...] about Identifying your learning problem is the first step to fixing it
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 … [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
I was jamming with a colleague, digital marketing expert Jeff Travilla from JCM Media Group, a while back about the pros and cons of working online, which inspired me to flesh out a list of six pronounced pros and six chaotic cons. I shared the pros in a previous post. In this post, I'll … [Read more...] about Six pronounced pros and six chaotic cons to working online, part two
I was jamming with a colleague, digital marketing expert Jeff Travilla from JCM Media Group, a while back about the pros and cons of working online, which inspired me to flesh out a list of six pronounced pros and six chaotic cons. I’ll share the pros in this post and the cons in an upcoming … [Read more...] about Six pronounced pros and six chaotic cons to working online, part one
This is part two of "Are you team Zoom or team MS Teams?" Keep reading to find out the winner. As I mentioned last week, I run a monthly Learning and Development Roundtable. When I started delivering it online a couple of years ago, in the Roundtable description, I said that I used a tool … [Read more...] about Are you team Zoom or team MS Teams? Comparing/contrasting 14 features – who will win? Part two
Drum roll please .... I present to you a comparison and contrast of 14 features between team Zoom and MS Teams. Let me know which team you prefer. Are you Team Zoom or MS Teams? Keep reading to check out the features. I run a monthly Learning and Development Roundtable. When I started … [Read more...] about Are you team Zoom or MS Teams? Comparing/contrasting 14 features – who will win?
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
YouTube. Unless you’re living under a rock, in a cave, or in another galaxy, it’s probably a part of your life. Of your day. Below are the five simple hacks that can really make your YouTube viewing easier. First up, five YouTube facts before we dive into five tips for your YouTube … [Read more...] about Five simple tips for your YouTube viewing pleasure
“Lee-Anne we’re not very technically savvy. Could you send us just the agenda from the learning resources PDF package you just sent?” said a client to me recently. This is from a blog post I wrote back in October- where I recommended a wonderful free tool-that now costs money. Have … [Read more...] about PDF foibles be gone, take two
Do you need to share ideas, files, images, audio files, videos and more? Need to draw on your colleagues' brains for input into a project but you're looking for a bit more of a creative way to do that (after all, Google docs only go so far)? I’m a HUGE fan of harnessing easy peasy tools … [Read more...] about An easy peasy tool to create and collaborate online
Google Maps can make your life easier. Find out how to keep your hotspots organized and handy. You know that amazing Japanese food store? The one with the great dim sum that is easy to prep on nights you’re too tired to make anything more complicated. You know. It’s the one you … [Read more...] about Finally, get organized with Google Maps
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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
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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
