Douglas Merrill, author of Getting Organized in the Google Era, has creds. He has a PhD in cognitive science, he’s the former CIO at Google, the former President of EMI Music’s digital unit and current CEO & co-founder of ZestCash.com. Equally important the approach he takes in his book is … [Read more...] about 'Organizing in the Google Era' – a review of Douglas Merrill's book
More rock star stories of women & HR, ten more top tips
Recently I facilitated a panel discussion of senior Human Resources women for BCHRMA in order to tease out and build upon their stories. What a night! The panelists hummed and the audience responded. Here are the mistresses of HR stories:Janice Antaya-Finlayson (VP, HR for Best Buy … [Read more...] about More rock star stories of women & HR, ten more top tips
Effective communication – I’m an anchor? You say that like it’s a good thing
Effective communication? You be the judge.A client called me an anchor recently. I chuckled ... after I realized she didn't mean to say she thought I was going to weigh down the conference like a ball and chain, rather she said - You're our anchor "now when you get home what can you do with … [Read more...] about Effective communication – I’m an anchor? You say that like it’s a good thing
And the answer is …… Do First Nations people look you in the eye? More cultural lessons for training & development
Two weeks ago I launched a contest based on a comment I hear fairly frequently when I'm doing cultural intelligence, diversity and/or access and inclusion training. And that comment is 'First Nations people don't look you in the eye.'Besides being a generalization, it's way more complicated.I … [Read more...] about And the answer is …… Do First Nations people look you in the eye? More cultural lessons for training & development
Shedding light on the stories of women & HR, ten top tips
Have you entered the cultural training & development contest yet and grabbed a chance of winning a free Life Lenses® assessment? No? What are you waiting for - deadline is June 15th. ******************* Recently I facilitated a panel discussion of senior Human Resources women for BCHRMA in … [Read more...] about Shedding light on the stories of women & HR, ten top tips
No better way to learn about your own cultural training & development roots than to immerse yourself in another
Have you entered the cultural training & development contest yet and grabbed a chance of winning a free Life Lenses® assessment? No? What are you waiting for - deadline is June 15th. As I mentioned in a previous post watching out for too-near hippos by night and too-curious monkeys by day, … [Read more...] about No better way to learn about your own cultural training & development roots than to immerse yourself in another
Cross cultural communications – are you in?
We interrupt this blog post for an important message: Taken the 'test' on cross-cultural communications yet? No? Get on over to this post with the test (and a prize!). If you can answer the question in the comment section you could win a Life Lenses® assessment. *********************** Cross … [Read more...] about Cross cultural communications – are you in?
Do First Nations people look you in the eye? More cultural lessons for training & development
Hot post title, no? Has it got you all up in arms? Good. Hang on, keep reading (there's a contest with a cool prize to come)...A couple of my recent posts have been on cultural issues to consider when doing training and development. You can see them at the bottom of this post.I left the … [Read more...] about Do First Nations people look you in the eye? More cultural lessons for training & development
Learning Perspective – Paper vrs Rock
Learning perspective.In my dictionary that's what we're all about as training and development specialists.In my dictionary that means creating a culture in both our training and development content and delivery that supports:...taking a second look...finding a new outlook...re-examining … [Read more...] about Learning Perspective – Paper vrs Rock
How do you see success? A view from a clown & the Life Lenses®
I had my chuckle of the day when a client, from the organization called S.U.C.C.E.S.S no less, sent me the above cartoon.What's your idea of success?It's a perspective clearing question. Your aim is true and clear if you know what you value success-wise. Here are some lenses on … [Read more...] about How do you see success? A view from a clown & the Life Lenses®
Storytelling as a culture builder – 3 funny resources to help you get storytelling
Storytelling is an underused strategic tool for building and maintaining great organizations. In my last two posts I covered 9 tips to help you get storytelling and three resources to help you get going.Now for three funny resources to tickle your storytelling funny bone:1. Listen to how this … [Read more...] about Storytelling as a culture builder – 3 funny resources to help you get storytelling
Storytelling as a culture builder – 3 resources to help you get storytelling
Storytelling is a strategic tool for building organizational culture, managing change, teambuilding and more. In my last post I covered 9 tips to help you get storytelling.Here are three resources to assist you in your storytelling journey:Check out Springboard, the classic book by Stephen … [Read more...] about Storytelling as a culture builder – 3 resources to help you get storytelling
