Imagine this. You’ve carved out precious time to take a workshop, a webinar, or attend a conference. And you were wowed by a speaker. So much so that a while later you go to find that speaker’s name and your seminar notes from what you learned annnnnnnnnd ….. nothing, nada, niet. You … [Read more...] about Play your H.A.R.P. and make learning pop
I frequently do Working Better Together / Team Building workshops for a variety of clients, mostly UN agencies and other social change-oriented organizations. I typically survey the team ahead of time to see what their assets and gaps are. One thing that consistently rises to the top … [Read more...] about High Five to the H.A.(n)D.S. Feedback Technique
Have you ever had an issue with managing strong emotions in the workplace and/or at home? Recently I wrote about how I was leading a two-day, hybrid retreat for a UN agency and the subject of managing strong emotions in the workplace came up. It often does in workshops that I … [Read more...] about Ten simple tips for handling strong emotions in the workplace part two
We’ve all heard the old adage - monkey see, monkey do. While we may have become more familiar with online meetings, it doesn’t mean they’re engaging or effective. There’s way too much monkey see, monkey do -a.k.a. boring, noninteractive, lecture style, exhausting online … [Read more...] about How to make online meetings more interactive and effective
Have you ever had an issue with managing strong emotions in the workplace and/or at home? Recently I was leading a two-day, hybrid retreat for a UN agency and the subject of managing strong emotions in the workplace came up. It often does in workshops that I teach. We talked about a number of … [Read more...] about Ten simple tips for handling strong emotions in the workplace part one
I was tired of having so … much…. stuff. It was hard to find things. My beautiful treasures were hidden amongst things I didn't care for so much and well, given the online pandemic, it seemed like the timing was right to get rid of a lot of stuff. I decided on a grand, year-long … [Read more...] about The results of my grand, year-long experiment – how I got rid of three things every day last year
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!
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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
