Is the video below funny, creative, rule breaking and subversive or a waste of time, waste of energy and sadly pathetic? Depends on your view. Depends on how you frame things. A Carrot Life Lens® appreciates the attention to detail. A Mountain Life Lens® likes the strategy. A Destination Life … [Read more...] about What frames your view? A Life Lenses® take on provocative video
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
Results of 'What % of the time is the leading scorer on the winning World Cup team? And what does it have to do with organizational culture?!?'
Last week I wrote a post about 'What percent of the time is the leading scorer on the winning World Cup team? And what does it have to do with organizational culture?!?,' Spoiler alert! Now for the results.... (Didn't get a chance to cast your interactive vote? Simply head over there now before … [Read more...] about Results of 'What % of the time is the leading scorer on the winning World Cup team? And what does it have to do with organizational culture?!?'
What percent of the time is the leading scorer on the winning World Cup team? And what does it have to do with organizational culture?!?
A while back I was fortunate to take part in Dave Ulrich's day long workshop for the Institute of Human Resource Management, in Nairobi. One of the most interesting bits was his take on organizational culture. But first, some sports trivia compliments of Dave (note: if you're not a sports fan like … [Read more...] about What percent of the time is the leading scorer on the winning World Cup team? And what does it have to do with organizational culture?!?
Storytelling as a culture builder – how feather dusters & snow globes can help
‘Tell me a story’ are words to make most people’s blood pressure increase. Just as North American corporate audiences don’t tend to sing or draw in public, we don’t tend to tell stories either. Or do we? The background story We all tell stories and we tell them all the time. We just may not … [Read more...] about Storytelling as a culture builder – how feather dusters & snow globes can help
The biggest bird on the block in terms of building nest know-how still have to manage their flock, lessons from problem managers
A recent survey in the Canadian HR Reporter, by Claude Balthazard, reported on human resource professionals' take on problem managers. Cleaning up after them. Sometimes repeatedly. The article had some interesting things to say about some organizational cultures tolerating problem behaviour. A … [Read more...] about The biggest bird on the block in terms of building nest know-how still have to manage their flock, lessons from problem managers