This post is especially relevant as I'm super excited to announce I'm working with Emmanuel Jal, former child soldier, international hip hop artist & activist, on several upcoming peace conferences & concerts.Changing perspective. From war to peace. From guns to doves. From … [Read more...] about Changing perspective – from war to peace
Training & development learning well February blog post round up
Sit up, take notice & look back before looking forward to next month. 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 the learning well or take a small sip. … [Read more...] about Training & development learning well February 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
Training & development learning well November blog post round up
November has wrapped her winds around the last of the leaves, making way for December and all its celebrations. If you didn't catch all the posts this month simply blow through the list below and click as you wish.Learn well in the training & development learning well.Dive deep into the … [Read more...] about Training & development learning well November blog post round up
How to walk in another's shoes or rather horseshoes
I'm fascinated by blinders. By recognizing the blinders we wear. The filters that affect our perception, our ability to communicate and relate. So much so that I developed an assessment to identify your blinders called Life Lenses®.It's hard enough to relate to that annoying co-worker who … [Read more...] about How to walk in another's shoes or rather horseshoes
Oceans of opportunities open up with perspective game changer
As training and development professionals we're all about perspective. Enhancing, expanding, illuminating, uncovering, adapting, enlarging and shaking it up. We are perspective changers and we can learn a thing or two about how to do it from this conundrum.What do you do if you want to play … [Read more...] about Oceans of opportunities open up with perspective game changer
No better way to learn about your own cultural training & development roots than to immerse yourself in another
Have you entered the cultural training & development contest yet and grabbed a chance of winning a free Life Lenses® assessment? No? What are you waiting for - deadline is June 15th. As I mentioned in a previous post watching out for too-near hippos by night and too-curious monkeys by day, … [Read more...] about No better way to learn about your own cultural training & development roots than to immerse yourself in another
Do First Nations people look you in the eye? More cultural lessons for training & development
Hot post title, no? Has it got you all up in arms? Good. Hang on, keep reading (there's a contest with a cool prize to come)...A couple of my recent posts have been on cultural issues to consider when doing training and development. You can see them at the bottom of this post.I left the … [Read more...] about Do First Nations people look you in the eye? More cultural lessons for training & development
How do you see success? A view from a clown & the Life Lenses®
I had my chuckle of the day when a client, from the organization called S.U.C.C.E.S.S no less, sent me the above cartoon.What's your idea of success?It's a perspective clearing question. Your aim is true and clear if you know what you value success-wise. Here are some lenses on … [Read more...] about How do you see success? A view from a clown & the Life Lenses®
How do you cross the street? Depends on your perspective
What could be easier than moving from one side of the street to the other?Look left Look right When there's no oncoming traffic, cross the streetRight? Not so fast. Crossing the street, like many other daily rituals in our lives, is influenced by that massive lens through which we see the … [Read more...] about How do you cross the street? Depends on your perspective
Don’t be a parrot or a human ventriloquist
Ever get the sense you're listening to a talking head, someone who is is parroting someone else's words? Does your boss ever expect you to be a human ventriloquist with him or her pulling the strings and you voicing their stuff? Welcome to the world of unengaged employees. Of staff caught in … [Read more...] about Don’t be a parrot or a human ventriloquist
Easy, free planning tools to help you get the year you want
What we see depends mainly on what we look for. ~ John LubbockWhere I work & play, this time of year the daylight hours are short, the wind blows strong & the rain falls frequently (interspersed with the odd snowfall that brings the city to a standstill). It’s a time made for glancing … [Read more...] about Easy, free planning tools to help you get the year you want
