In a world that feels fractured and divided—where massive changes are rippling through the humanitarian and development sectors—it’s easy to feel like you’re drowning in unanswered questions. Meanwhile, you’re sprinting on a hamster wheel of to-dos, as expectations pile up, deadlines blur, and … [Read more...] about Learning and Development Roundtable: Learning W.E.L.L. – Why Learning Is Your Secret Weapon for Thriving in Turbulent Times
We all have to have them, whether we like it or not. Difficult conversations that is. Those conversations that make you cringe, and give you a topsy-turvy feeling in the pit of your stomach. The ones you’re dreading and are liable to find any excuse to avoid. Often though, … [Read more...] about Learning and Development Roundtable: How to have those difficult conversations that you’re dreading
In 2021 I decided to take on a relatively simple year-long project. Something that I could dedicate a short amount of time to and do it regularly throughout the whole year. In 2021 I decided to get rid of three things every day. Yep. Every day I ditched at least three items of … [Read more...] about What I learned from a whole year of sending gratitude cards to folks, Part 1
You’ve made your new year’s resolutions, you’ve been back at work for a month or so now and everything is ticking along smoothly. You’re future’s so bright you’ve got to wear shades. Overwhelm, exhaustion, and juggling 100 plates in the air simultaneously are all things of the … [Read more...] about Learning and Development Roundtable: Six skills to help you manage change
“After decades of research, world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., discovered a simple but groundbreaking idea.” Do you know what it is? It’s the power of your mindset. How you think about yourself, your skills, your abilities, etc. have a … [Read more...] about Learning and Development Roundtable: Mindset – The number one skill you didn’t know you needed (seriously)
Did you know I bring together folks from around the world, for a free, monthly Learning and Development Roundtable workshop on a range of interesting and engaging topics that members have asked for? Last month we had folks from Kenya, Nigeria, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, … [Read more...] about That’s a wrap for 2021 – Highlights of the year’s Learning and Development Roundtables
Her brows were furrowed & she was sighing in exasperation multiple times. I was chatting with the woman next to me in the bank lineup. Turns out she was trying to use a new online payment system. Clue number one that things weren’t working well: she was at a bank, not paying online. My … [Read more...] about With user experience (UX), learn how to save your head banging for 80’s rock music
The trick is for the (scissor) blades to learn to work smoothly together, so as not to cut each other.
— Mary Jo Putney
The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward.
— Amelia Earhart
There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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