The following are excerpts from a Fast Company article by Katerina Walter (read the whole article here) - great examples of two very different perspectives working well together, each complimenting & filling in, the other's shadows without diminishing their own bright spots. The first example … [Read more...] about How Mark Zuckerberg & Facebook Gave New Life To An Old Management Style (from Fast Company)
Advice from a tree
If you're a regular reader, you know this blog is all about perspective. How what we see depends on what we look for. How what we think & feel depends on our priorities, on what makes it through our lens of perspective & priority. A tool for becoming better communicators, conflict … [Read more...] about Advice from a tree
Everyone smiles in the same language
Life Lenses® is all about building bridges across different perspectives. Bringing appreciation to 'other,' to 'different.' Frequently, when conflict is rife, when tempers are hot, when differences are many, when time is short and resources are low, differences can be the only thing on our … [Read more...] about Everyone smiles in the same language
Training & development learning well July 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 July. 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 July blog post round up
A parent's perspective on their teen
Okay, I know, I know, teens get a lot of flack. I have one myself (a teen that is) so I hear stories about some of the grief he goes through. And... I think this sign is hilarious. It flips the switch on perspective. And that's always illuminating. (Thanks to my friend & colleague Roman for … [Read more...] about A parent's perspective on their teen
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
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 …
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 word you keep between your lips is your slave ~ Arabic proverb
The word you keep between your lips is your slave. The word you speak is your master. ~ Arabic proverb Food for thought, errr, fodder. What do you say? … [Read more...] about The word you keep between your lips is your slave ~ Arabic proverb
Value is defined by the user (a la Dave Ulrich)
I adore this picture, another from Dave Ulrich's excellent presentation 'Leadership and Human Resources: Trends for the future' at the Regional Leadership and HR Convention, Institute of Human Resource Management, Nairobi last year. What do you see? A wizened old woman? An old man with decades of … [Read more...] about Value is defined by the user (a la Dave Ulrich)
Talking snakes tell us loads about perspective & our worldview
I love this Speedbump comic because it so elegantly points out how one person's perspective can seem 'normal, natural and right' and yet that very same perspective can seem 'abnormal, unnatural and wrong' to someone else. Like religion. Like politics. Like Life Lenses®. To a carrot Life Lens®, … [Read more...] about Talking snakes tell us loads about perspective & our worldview
Training & development learning well September blog post round up
If you didn't catch all the posts this month simply peruse & click what's below. Here's the Rock.Paper.Scissors' monthly training & development round up for the month of September. Learn well in the training & development learning well. Dive deep into the learning well or take a small … [Read more...] about Training & development learning well September blog post round up
