How do we live with the ying and the yang that lives inside all of us? The disparate parts of ourselves. The parts that conflict. The puzzle pieces that don't fit together because they're from different puzzles. I like boxes. Little ones. Wooden ones. Carved ones. The ones that fancy jewelry … [Read more...] about Dancing with Dichotomy
Destination passion
On this first day of 2010 I'm thinking about destinations. Specifically where we're headed with hard work. Where our passion's home port is. Where the fuel that fires us up leads us towards. With a bit of luck, a lot of hard work we get to find our passion, our element as Sir Ken Robinson calls … [Read more...] about Destination passion
In branding higher learning, it's out with the old school
Caption: Einstein didn't own a hairbrush either Check out the Globe and Mail article by Simon Houpt 'In branding higher learning, iti's out with the old school'. He talks a bit about work I did with one of our clients, Simon Fraser University. I did a workshop with the student recruiters (the … [Read more...] about In branding higher learning, it's out with the old school
Questions are the lasers of illumination
Recently I attended a luncheon at the annual CSTD (Canadian Society for Trainingand Development) / IFTDO (International Federation of Training and Development Organizations) international conference. Around me were professional trainers of all sorts. Being a born and bred trainer my antennae … [Read more...] about Questions are the lasers of illumination
