As we open the door to a whole new year I have twelve wishes for you. One for every month of the year.I’m sending them to you with hope, and tenaciousness for a happy healthy year full of learning, laughing, and leading.Here we go.January – Gratitude (in a … [Read more...] about My 2025 wishes for you, one for every month
It’s been several years now where you could be excused for thinking gravity is going to stop working next. War, conflict, famine, climate change, political upheaval, gender-based violence, racism, and more are all top of mind.It’s enough to leave us talkin’ about a revolution.That or … [Read more...] about Celebrating you, yes you, with a special gift!
As we open the door to a whole new year I have twelve wishes for you. One for every month of the year.I’m sending them to you with hope, and tenaciousness for a happy healthy year full of learning, laughing, and leading.If you haven’t reviewed my wishes for you from 2020, 2021, 2022, … [Read more...] about My 2024 wishes for you, one for every month
Yet another topsy-turvy year has passed. With our feet to the fire and at times, feeling like werewolves were after us, we made it through. Time after time the headlines screamed war, conflict, the burning planet, and examples of terrible conflicts on personal, home … [Read more...] about Celebrating you, yes you, with a special gift!
We recently celebrated the 100th Learning and Development Roundtable! As part of that celebration, I curated a beautifully crafted list of 100 plus key life lessons, with input from readers like you. And finally, I fulfilled a decades-long desire – incorporating the magic of a laugh … [Read more...] about I dare you not to laugh with my new laugh track. It’s serious fun.
Employee rewards and recognition can easily miss the mark and do the opposite of what was intended. Reward and recognition are often:Case in point: I have a distinct and super cringy memory of an employer giving an employee a bottle of wine in recognition of their efforts …. the same … [Read more...] about Rewards, recognition, and celebration- it’s the 100th Learning and Development Roundtable
Yet another trial-by-fire kind of year it was. Sometimes hanging on by a wire, sometimes we got down …. but …. you and me - we took a look at the person in the mirror - and with the moon’s shadow at our back and the wind of change swirling about - we stood back up and delivered.I don’t … [Read more...] about Celebrating you, yes you, with a special gift!
If you’re a member of the Learning and Development Roundtable you’ll know that we just celebrated ten years of hosting monthly Roundtables!Yes, the Roundtable is a decade old.In 2012, the year the Learning and Development Roundtable was founded, the Olympics were being held in London, … [Read more...] about The Learning and Development Roundtable is a decade old! Announcing the “Ban Boring Online Meetings” giveaway contest winners
Let’s celebrate. We made it dear reader. Thirteen years and 1000 blog posts as of today.All thanks to you. It’s been an absolute pleasure to write for you.You’re always in the back of my mindI can’t tell the number of days I see, read or hear something and think, “that would make a good … [Read more...] about 1000! This is my 1000th blog post, and a chance for you to win
The countdown continues. This is my 999th 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.”See this post for top blog posts from 2010 to 2013. And see this post for top blog posts from 2014 … [Read more...] about 999! The countdown continues to my 1000th blog post, and a chance for you to win
The countdown continues. This is my 998th 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.”See this post for top blog posts from 2010 to 2013And for the next four years, the most popular … [Read more...] about 998! The countdown continues to my 1000th blog post, and a chance for you to win
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
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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