Photo Credit: kennymatic via Compfight cc Perspective comes & worldviews get enhanced when we bump up against 'other.' Finding similarities in 'other' makes us feel at home but it's a risky business if we never venture out past our own doorstep. Here for your viewing pleasure is a different way … [Read more...] about What we Canadians have to be proud of
Training & development learning well May blog post round up
If you didn't catch all the posts last month simply peruse & click what's below. Here's the Rock.Paper.Scissors' monthly training & development round up for the month of May. 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 May blog post round up
The Rise of the New Groupthink by Susan Cain
Creative Commons licensed on Flickr by: khrawlings I'm a training & development expert. I frequently get up in front of people, from 5 to 500, & facilitate learning opportunities in creative, engaging, sticky ways. It's my passion, it's my calling. I'm also an introvert. My fuel tank gets … [Read more...] about The Rise of the New Groupthink by Susan Cain
Some things are best said in low tones as they travel faster …
'Some things are best said in low tones as they travel faster & wider & linger longer rather than shouted from the rooftops where they are deemed noise & get lost in the howling wind.' ~ Sara Bakata, Sunday Nation. I caught this quote from an article of Sara's & it caught my … [Read more...] about Some things are best said in low tones as they travel faster …
On a scale of 1 to 'too serious for numbers' what's your pain? (Hyperbole & a Half)
On a scale of 1 to 10, what's your pain? This is a standard question asked by doctors when assessing patients. Most patients. But not when it came to Allie Brosh, of Hyperbole & a Half fame, whose boyfriend was asked this question after she took him to the hospital. Allie created a new … [Read more...] about On a scale of 1 to 'too serious for numbers' what's your pain? (Hyperbole & a Half)
Which social media tool are you most comfortable with? Do you most want to learn about?
I'm at the IHRM's (Institute for Human Resource Management) HR Master Class conference today, presenting a workshop on how Social Media is Transforming Learning. Join in by taking the 2 simple polls below, simply click on your choice & you'll see the results in real time. (Note: the results … [Read more...] about Which social media tool are you most comfortable with? Do you most want to learn about?
Not A Happy Accident: How Google Deliberately Designs Workplace Satisfaction
I love getting updates from Fast Company. Not heard of them? Their articles are chock-a-block full of creative, current content. Like this one. Check out my summary below &/or click on the link for the full articlie. Not A Happy Accident: How Google Deliberately Designs Workplace … [Read more...] about Not A Happy Accident: How Google Deliberately Designs Workplace Satisfaction
Training & development learning well April blog post round up
If you didn't catch all the posts last month simply peruse & click what's below. Here's the Rock.Paper.Scissors' monthly training & development round up for the month of April. 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 April blog post round up
A social media training treasure hunt
I'm teaching 'Transforming Learning through Social Media' in Nairobi for this first time this week and I thought I'd let you in on some of the treasures to be found when you incorporate Social Media into your training and development work. Feel free to join us on this social media treasure hunt, … [Read more...] about A social media training treasure hunt
How you define things (including calories) affects your perspective (& your reality distortion field)
My good friend Roman Rollnick sent this (even though he's in the communications field he's conspicuously not on the web, hence no hyperlink). I laughed. Then I thought about the effects definitions have on us. How we define things sets the parameters of our thinking. From whose fault it is that … [Read more...] about How you define things (including calories) affects your perspective (& your reality distortion field)
The results are in! The good, the bad & the beautiful. Habits that is.
I had fun with this one (thanks to you). As part of my last newsletter, a review of Charles Duhigg's "The Power of Habit" book, I created an online survey, asking you dear readers, about your habits.  (The survey's still open so feel free to head over there if you haven't already. And see the … [Read more...] about The results are in! The good, the bad & the beautiful. Habits that is.
The magic of washing machines- put in dirty clothes & out comes books says Hans Rosling
Creative Commons licensed on Flickr by: Ovi Gherman "I was only four years old when I saw my mother load a washing machine for the very first time in her life. That was a great day for my mother. My mother and father had been saving money for years to be able to buy that machine, and the first day … [Read more...] about The magic of washing machines- put in dirty clothes & out comes books says Hans Rosling
