Daily life can often be a massive challenge. From overloaded to-do lists to crunched time, and from feeling like we’re being pulled in every direction to the dizzyingly fast pace of life - it’s enough to make even the most patient person have a meltdown (or multiple meltdowns). Added … [Read more...] about Learning and Development Roundtable: Easy, peasy tech tools to save your sanity in work and at home

My 2022 wishes for you, one for every month
Oof! What another upside-down, topsy turvy year. Congratulations! You’re still standing. Or maybe sitting. Or in need of a nap. Wherever you’re at, I’ve got you covered with a turn of the calendar page and a continuation of the tradition of twelve wishes, one for … [Read more...] about My 2022 wishes for you, one for every month

How to flip the stubborn stop and go switch and dance with diversity
Learn how to flip the stubborn stop and go switch and dance with diversity. Keep reading to figure out your particular dance. What comes onto your radar easily, naturally, and comfortably? And what do you miss because it’s awkward, different, or ‘foreign’? Our radars are … [Read more...] about How to flip the stubborn stop and go switch and dance with diversity

Three is your lucky charm: see, hear and do via Annie Lennox’s I need a man
I was driving over the Golden Gate bridge on my way to Stanford University to attend an International Development conference. I’d driven my little car all the way there from Vancouver with my best friend. We’d loaded up my trunk with brochures from local NGO agencies to give away at the … [Read more...] about Three is your lucky charm: see, hear and do via Annie Lennox’s I need a man

Ten lessons from my Maasai friend, spurred by taking fresh kill from a lion part two
I’ve been going on safaris since 1995 when I saw my first zebra while hitchhiking from South Africa to Zimbabwe. Last week I wrote about the first five of ten lessons I’ve learned from safari guide and dear friend Jackson Looseyia and his magical Tangulia Mara Camp. (I got to know Jackson when I … [Read more...] about Ten lessons from my Maasai friend, spurred by taking fresh kill from a lion part two

Ten lessons from my Maasai friend, spurred by taking fresh kill from a lion
I don’t know which I was more fascinated by, the Dorobo men confidently walking towards a pride of lions to take some of their fresh kill (true story!) or the Maasai man who was so expertly interpreting for the BBC film crew. In honour of World Humanitarian Day I thought it was perfect timing to … [Read more...] about Ten lessons from my Maasai friend, spurred by taking fresh kill from a lion

Leave no one behind: Four inclusive, accessible steps to teaching workshops (Part two)
You’ve signed up for that workshop you’ve been wanting to take. It’s started. You’re in. You’re motivated. You want to feel included. You’re learning… well sort of. Okay, not really. Enter major roadblocks to your learning. It's time to make your workshops … [Read more...] about Leave no one behind: Four inclusive, accessible steps to teaching workshops (Part two)

Leave no one behind: 4 inclusive, accessible steps to teaching workshops (Part one)
You’ve signed up for that workshop you’ve been wanting to take. It’s started. You’re in. You’re motivated. You want to feel included. You’re learning… well sort of. Okay, not really. You'll learn how to make your teaching workshops inspiring, engaging, and accessible to all. But … [Read more...] about Leave no one behind: 4 inclusive, accessible steps to teaching workshops (Part one)