Let’s talk tech tools and learning. Do you recognize any of the following?You have the best of intentions, but you’re struggling to keep up with learning, with professional and/or personal development.You’re confused about what to learn, when and how. It’s all just a little much and … [Read more...] about Free, easy tech tools to make your learning more impactful, easier, engaging and efficient
Oof! What another upside-down, topsy turvy year. Congratulations! You’re still standing. Or maybe sitting. Or in need of a nap.Wherever you’re at, I’ve got you covered with a turn of the calendar page and a continuation of the tradition of twelve wishes, one for … [Read more...] about My 2022 wishes for you, one for every month
Tech tools. Do you cringe in fear, overwhelm and/or exhaustion from trying to keep up when you hear the words tech tools? You’re not alone.It’s no surprise we’re overwhelmed.“Constant frustration with bad tech experiences affects how staffers handle their daily … [Read more...] about Ten Easy Peasy Tech Tools to Save Your Sanity
Just when we’ve gotten the hang of online meetings and online events, now we’re being asked to add another new beast to the mix. That beast being hybrid events and hybrid meetings. A hybrid event/meeting is one where some participants are in a virtual room (such as MS Teams or Zoom) … [Read more...] about Learning and Development Roundtable: How to do Hybrid Meetings and Events without Headaches
I was jamming with a colleague, digital marketing expert Jeff Travilla from JCM Media Group, a while back about the pros and cons of working online, which inspired me to flesh out a list of six pronounced pros and six chaotic cons. I shared the pros in a previous post. In this post, I'll … [Read more...] about Six pronounced pros and six chaotic cons to working online, part two
I was jamming with a colleague, digital marketing expert Jeff Travilla from JCM Media Group, a while back about the pros and cons of working online, which inspired me to flesh out a list of six pronounced pros and six chaotic cons. I’ll share the pros in this post and the cons in an upcoming … [Read more...] about Six pronounced pros and six chaotic cons to working online, part one
“Lee-Anne we’re not very technically savvy. Could you send us just the agenda from the learning resources PDF package you just sent?” said a client to me recently.This is from a blog post I wrote back in October- where I recommended a wonderful free tool-that now costs money. Have … [Read more...] about PDF foibles be gone, take two
Google Maps can make your life easier. Find out how to keep your hotspots organized and handy.You know that amazing Japanese food store? The one with the great dim sum that is easy to prep on nights you’re too tired to make anything more complicated. You know. It’s the one you … [Read more...] about Finally, get organized with Google Maps
Who knew a mere couple of months ago that wearing a mask would be THE thing, that’d we’d be working from home and that Zoom would become a permanent part of our vocabulary?!During those few months we’ve learned how to:Juggle working from home Be more comfortable with all the tech that … [Read more...] about Easy, fun virtual team building during Coronavirus
Why oh why do we humans think that online meetings have to be officious and monotonous? That boring, dry, and dull online meetings are the only way? Or that they make any kind of impact?We stab ourselves in the foot when we hold dull meetings period but especially when we hold dull online … [Read more...] about Five simple ways to make your Zoom online meetings more interactive
What’s your mindset when it comes to time management? Has your stomach just cramped, have you exhaled in frustration, did your eyebrows just crease with exasperation?Me too. Until I hunkered down and spent some time (pun intended) focusing on how I manage my time.After focusing on … [Read more...] about Seven time management tips for sanity and productivity
In these turbulent, trying times we are apart but that doesn’t mean we have to be isolated. Tech tools can help bring us together, they can help us connect, bridge and help us feel like we belong. Seriously.If your eyebrows have just climbed up your face and you’re snorting in derision, I get … [Read more...] about Learning and Development Roundtable: Harnessing Tech Tools for Turbulent Times
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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