This is a particularly challenging time. The stakes are high. And so is the division. And all of that takes a mighty toll. On everyone. Including you. But don’t despair. Help is a Roundtable away. In this free workshop on April 24th with me, … [Read more...] about Learning and Development Roundtable: How to (actually) increase your resilience, your grit, and your ability to manage change
I’m fascinated by change. How do we change ourselves, our teams, our organizations, our communities, and the world? So many theories of change focus on dominant ways of thinking and being and forget to include structural issues. Structural issues are those big bold things that are out of … [Read more...] about Drive change without DEI and you’ll be destined for doom
“A rising tide lifts all boats,” said John F. Kennedy. We’re all uplifted when the currents are flowing in the same direction and people are doing swimmingly and getting along. But when we’re swimming against each other, rip tides of consternation, conflict, and even calamity can … [Read more...] about How to RISE together with this simple conflict resolution tool
Sam Cooke’s syrupy voice packs a punch both in your gut and in your heart. His plaintiff lyrics to “A Change is Gonna Come” include: It's been a longA long time coming, but I knowA change gon' comeOh yes, it will Change. Love it, hate it or somewhere in between, change is with us … [Read more...] about A change is gonna come; what songs can teach us about handling change
You’ve made your new year’s resolutions, you’ve been back at work for a month or so now and everything is ticking along smoothly. You’re future’s so bright you’ve got to wear shades. Overwhelm, exhaustion, and juggling 100 plates in the air simultaneously are all things of the … [Read more...] about Learning and Development Roundtable: Six skills to help you manage change
When it all feels like a little too much, here are seven simple tools and tips for handling change. Four of them focus on you and three focus on the situation or context. Take a read, pick the ones that pull your attention, and use them to help ease your mind with the plethora of change we’re … [Read more...] about When it all feels like too much: Seven simple tools and tips for handling change
What do these two pictures, one of a garage and one of the ocean, have in common? What about this picture? What do you see when you look at it? Would you believe me if I told you they were the same thing? Most people see a beach when they look at the above, but it’s actually the bottom … [Read more...] about Learning culture and change go together like peanut butter and jam
“You can’t develop a side thing, lob it over the fence and expect it to be picked up,” said my lovely coffee companion Steven Webb, Senior Advisor, Change Management for UNHABITAT. I believe we’re all change agents, so when I got the chance to site down with a change master maestro, I nabbed … [Read more...] about Change management musings from a change master maestro
Have you got your party shoes on? This month marks 20 years of me being self-employed. I’ve got so many reasons to celebrate, not the least of which is being able to connect with you. The same year I started my business mobile phones looked like a brick with buttons & Titanic won 11 Oscars at … [Read more...] about 20 Working Better Together lessons from 20 years of teaching
Are you geared to lean in or lean out? Move towards or away? Here’s what I’m talking about, why it’s important for you to know & what you can do about it. Did you know you’re in the business of change? No matter what you do you’re likely at some point aiming to change behaviours. … [Read more...] about Do you lean in or out? How to tell & what to do about it
There’s a time to speak & a time to listen, There’s a time to tell your own story & a time to hear others, There’s a time to take a break because you can & a time to take a break because you have to, There’s a time to reflect & a time to act. Today’s a day to … [Read more...] about There’s a time to tell your own story & a time to hear others
I adore the CBC podcast by Terry O'Reilly called 'under the influence.' It's technically about marketing but really it's about the intersections between creativity, human behaviour & effecting change. Here's a fantastic example. In Israel, radio stations got together with the Israel Cancer … [Read more...] about The intersection between creativity, human behaviour & effecting change – via Terry O'Reilly
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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