Creative Commons licensed on Flickr by: kevin dooley Seth Godin wrote an interesting post called insatiable (see below). As his posts often do, it got me thinking. I think he got it wrong.Yes, insatiability can lead to all things nasty if it means a never ending dissatisfaction &/or an … [Read more...] about Insatiable – the good, the bad, the ugly (a la Seth Godin)
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
A forgotten bookmark & the 7 chapters of life
A forgotten bookmark in a dusty, old book, takes a chance, & well, magic happens.Like rediscovering an old friend, colleague or first love.Like rediscovering a love for learning, an appetite for adventure, a yearning for travel.Like thriving in the fast paced, complex, changing environment … [Read more...] about A forgotten bookmark & the 7 chapters of life
Training & development learning well July 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 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
Push for drama – the role of drama in learning & memory
Watching the unwitting people's responses to the drama is almost as funny as the drama itself in the video below.Do we need more drama?Certainly drama captures our attention - like pigeons, with their notoriously bad eyesight, who subsequently bob their heads back & forth to create movement … [Read more...] about Push for drama – the role of drama in learning & memory
We humans were built to learn. What have you learned lately?
You don't have to speak the language of the parent in this video to know that his kid wants to read. Badly.She's mimicking what she's seen around her.Because. Learning is innate.We humans were built to learn. Historically our survival depended on it. Today, our work depends on it, as does … [Read more...] about We humans were built to learn. What have you learned lately?
'A Maasai without their culture is like a zebra without its strips' says my Maasai friend
'A Maasai without their culture is like a zebra without its stripes,' said Leteipa, our Maasai guide in the Mara for the last couple of days.The Mara (as the Maasai Mara) is known to locals here in Kenya is some 16,000 square kilometers. Loads of space for learning, musing & having a blast. … [Read more...] about 'A Maasai without their culture is like a zebra without its strips' says my Maasai friend
Training & development learning well January blog post round up
The first month of the new year is about to slip by. Sit up, take notice & look back before looking forward. If you didn't catch all the posts this month simply usher yourself down to the well & click as you wish.Learn well in the training & development learning well.Dive deep into … [Read more...] about Training & development learning well January blog post round up
Learning enhancing yogurt
Learning. It's possible to do it even in the wee hours of the morning.Before a ridiculously self-imposed early morning flight from New York to Vancouver this past fall I found myself grabbing the above yogurt for the plane ride. When I pulled it out to eat I was greeted with a delightful … [Read more...] about Learning enhancing yogurt
It's not my job & other reasons not to change (or learn)
I come across a lot of resistant folk in my line of work (training & development). This graphic, which I found on Doug Ragan's facebook page, encapsulates resistance perfectly.I call resistance the 'yes but, no but, rabbit'. As in:yes, but marketing will never go for it no, we don't have … [Read more...] about It's not my job & other reasons not to change (or learn)
Training & development learning well October blog post round up
October has come and gone with goblins galore. If you didn't catch all the posts this month simply cast a spell and click below.Here they are - laid out like a well carved pumpkin for your perusing - here's the Rock.Paper.Scissors' monthly training & development round up. You'll find all the … [Read more...] about Training & development learning well October blog post round up
How about a bedtime story a million miles away?
Rising up and gracefully meeting the challenges that today's ever increasingly fast paced world presents can't be done with the thinking of yesteryear.Changing perspective means breaking out of the bonds that tie our brains down.Encumbered with false assumptions (we've gotta do it this way, any … [Read more...] about How about a bedtime story a million miles away?
