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SUMMARY:Learning and Development Roundtable- Tips and tools to increase your work life balance / integration
DESCRIPTION:In today’s whirlwind of change—think USAID shake-ups\, tariff tussles\, and global conflicts—it’s easy to feel like you’re juggling flaming swords while riding a unicycle.  \nIn these times of massive ambiguity and change\, it’s more important than ever to pay attention to your work-life balance (or integration). \nAt our upcoming Learning and Development Roundtable\, we’re diving into practical strategies to help you keep your sanity intact and maybe even find a little zen amidst the chaos.  \nJoin us to swap stories\, share a laugh\, and discover tools that’ll help you navigate these turbulent times without losing your cool. \n  \nIn this free workshop on May 15th with me\, Lee-Anne Ragan you’ll:\n\nPut the elusive myth of work-life balance to bed for good and replace it with a healthier\, more realistic and practical outlook \nCome to understand some of the best research when it comes to work-life balance and integration\nKnow thyself with a simple tool designed to uncover how you’re currently dealing with work-life balance and how you can create more relaxation and balance\, and less fear and anxiety.\nTake action with one simple skill designed to decrease your stress and increase your wellness \nMap three types of stressors and where you’re at with your ‘buckets\,’ in order to create a customized work-life balance plan that fits you.\nGain access to 12+ years of Learning and Development Roundtable resources\nCount the workshop towards your annual UN professional development (If you’re a UN staff) (but know that you don’t have to be a UN staff to attend\, any and all are welcome)\n\n\nRSVP using this link by May 13th. Then watch your inbox for our agenda and how to participate online.\nPlease note the dates and times alternate each month so as to reach more people in various time zones at their request. \n\n8-9:30 am London\n9-10:30 am Paris/Rome\n10-11:30 am Nairobi\, Beirut\, Mogadishu\, Amman\n11-12:30 pm Abu Dhabi\n12:45-2:15 pm Kathmandu\n3-4:30 pm Manila\n4-5:30 pm Fukuoka\n\n  \nClick here to convert to your timezone if it’s not listed above and to double-check the times as they can sometimes change due to daylight savings times. \nIf you’ve just realized with dread that the time is untenable for you this month\, don’t worry\, as long as you’re a Learning and Development Roundtable member (membership is free) you’ll get access to the audio and (timestamped) video recordings\, workbook and more. \nTake action now –>\nBecome a member to receive invitations to the monthly meetings\, and get access to all the meeting resources (including time-stamped recordings in case you can’t make it in real time).  And don’t forget to  RSVP for this roundtable by May 13th. 
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/learning-and-development-roundtable-32/
CATEGORIES:Learning and Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20250424T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20250424T183000
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CREATED:20241111T122524Z
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SUMMARY:Learning and Development Roundtable - How to (actually) increase your resilience\, your grit and your ability to manage change
DESCRIPTION:– Are you weary with all the conflict\, division and distractions in the world?\n– Are you needing a jolt to keep you going despite the despondence?\n– Are you in a leadership role or wanna be a leader and are sorely in need of some new tools to motivate yourself and others? \n  \nThis is a particularly challenging time.   \n  \nThe stakes are high. And so is the division. \n  \nAnd all of that takes a mighty toll. On everyone.  Including you.  \n  \nBut don’t despair.  Help is a Roundtable away. \n  \nIn this free workshop on April 24th with me\, Lee-Anne Ragan you’ll:\n\nDiagnose where you most need support so you can apply your learning to suit those very needs\nDiscover six simple tools to help you increase your resilience\, your grit and your ability to manage change\nCome away feeling inspired\, and hopeful\, with a workbook chockablock full of helpful resources\, including the audio and video recording and one simple URL that opens up all the workshop resources \nGain access to 12+ years of Learning and Development Roundtable resources \nCount the workshop towards your annual UN professional development (If you’re a UN staff) (but know that you don’t have to be a UN staff to attend\, any and all are welcome)\n\n\nRSVP using this link by April 22nd. Then watch your inbox for our agenda and how to participate online.\nPlease note the dates and times alternate each month so as to reach more people in various time zones at their request. \n\n7-8:30 am Vancouver\n8-9:30 am Mexico\n10-11:30 am Montreal/New York\n11 am to 12:30 pm Rio\n3-4:30 pm London\n4-5:30 pm Paris\n5-6:30 pm Nairobi/Beirut/Mogadishu/Amman\n6-7:30 pm Abu Dhabi\n\nClick here to convert to your timezone if it’s not listed above and to double-check the times as they can sometimes change due to daylight savings times. \nIf you’ve just realized with dread that the time is untenable for you this month\, don’t worry\, as long as you’re a Learning and Development Roundtable member (membership is free) you’ll get access to the audio and (timestamped) video recordings\, workbook and more. \nTake action now –>\nBecome a member to receive invitations to the monthly meetings\, and get access to all the meeting resources (including time-stamped recordings in case you can’t make it in real time).  And don’t forget to  RSVP for this Roundtable by April 22nd. 
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/learning-and-development-roundtable-31/
CATEGORIES:Learning and Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20250320T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20250320T113000
DTSTAMP:20260430T123423
CREATED:20241111T122455Z
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SUMMARY:Learning and Development Roundtable - Personalities and Team Work: Communicate Better\, Resolve Conflict Easier and Lessen Misunderstandings with Life Lenses®
DESCRIPTION:– Are your team mates driving you up the wall?\n– Do you sometimes feel like you’re speaking a language nobody gets but you\, and you DESPERATELY wish you could communicate more clearly and be understood?\n– Do you feel like there’s an invisible wall between you and your team members preventing collaboration?\n– Do you hate conflict\, and yet somehow find yourself navigating a bunch of misunderstandings\, hurt feelings\, and confusion?\n– Do you feel like you’re having to constantly decipher the people around you? Best case\, it’s tiring. Worst case\, it feels like people are trying to provoke you with all the daft\, dumb things they’re doing. \n\nWe’ve got a lot of things coming at us\, so naturally — and quite rightly — we filter LOTS of things out.\nBut what if you’re also filtering out too much of the stuff that actually matters? What if all of that unconscious filtering is the very reason you so often feel stuck\, lost\, misunderstood. As if everyone around you is speaking Greek. \nThe consequences are huge; we miss out on the insights\, and experiences that can enrich our lives. We miss out on the things that can help us reduce conflict\, lessen disagreements\, parent with ease\, create far better products\, services\, programs… \n\nHere’s the thing: Great minds DON’T think alike.\nOnly we’ve been sucked into the idea that they do. \nBut there is a way to shift your view\, to address your biases (we all have ‘em)\, and to benefit from other perspectives: \nLearn to look at life through different lenses – the Life Lenses® that is.. \n\nIn this free workshop on March 20th with me\, Lee-Anne Ragan you’ll:\n\nDiscover the eight Life Lenses® and which ones appeal to you the most\nIlluminate your ‘natural’ perspectives – and see where you shine when it comes to conflict\, communication\, team building\, project management\, and more\nUncover how you can communicate with lenses (a.k.a. your team members) that are different from yours (and why that’s so important)\nLearn how to avoid the very natural and very strong temptation to stick to your own lenses \nCount the workshop towards your annual UN professional development (If you’re a UN staff) (but know that you don’t have to be a UN staff to attend\, any and all are welcome)\n\n\nRSVP by March 18th. Then watch your inbox for our agenda and how to participate online.\nPlease note the dates and times alternate each month so as to reach more people in various time zones at their request. \n\n7-8:30 am London\n8-9:30 am Paris\, Rome and Geneva\n9-10:30 am Beirut\n10-11:30 am Nairobi\, Amman and Mogadishu\n11-12:30 pm Abu Dhabi\n12:45–2:15 pm Kathmandu\n3-4:30 pm Manila\n4-5:30 pm Fukuoka\n\nClick here to convert to your timezone if it’s not listed above and to double-check the times as they can sometimes change due to daylight savings times. \nIf you’ve just realized with dread that the time is untenable for you this month\, don’t worry\, as long as you’re a  Learning and Development Roundtable member (membership is free) you’ll get access to the audio and (timestamped) video recordings\, workbook and more. \n\nTake action now –>\n\nBecome a member to receive invitations to the monthly meetings\, and get access to all the meeting resources (including time-stamped recordings in case you can’t make it in real-time).\nAnd don’t forget to  RSVP for this Roundtable by March 18th. \n\n  \nOptional:  Get even more out of this Roundtable by taking the Life Lenses® assessment ahead of time. Get to know your Life Lenses® in detail\, take the assessment here\, and bring your results.
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/learning-and-development-roundtable-30/
CATEGORIES:Learning and Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20250220T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20250220T183000
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CREATED:20241111T122417Z
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SUMMARY:Learning and Development Roundtable - How to have those difficult conversations that you’re dreading
DESCRIPTION:We all have to have them\, whether we like it or not. \nDifficult conversations that is. \nThose conversations that make you cringe\, and give you a topsy-turvy feeling in the pit of your stomach.   \nThe ones you’re dreading and are liable to find any excuse to avoid. \nOften though\, it’s those difficult conversations that hold the key to discussions that matter most. \nThey’re important conversations to have. \nBut they don’t have to make you feel like you’re going to faint.  Or worse. \nI promise. \nHere’s how. \nIn this free workshop on February 20th with me\, Lee-Anne Ragan you’ll:\n\nLearn what truly makes a conversation difficult \nUncover what your most common difficult conversation types are\nBe able to identify and avoid difficult conversation traps\nBuild some key self-awareness skills for effectively handling difficult conversations\nCome away feeling inspired\, and hopeful\, with a workbook chockablock full of helpful tech tool resources\, including the audio and video recording and one simple URL that opens up all the workshop resources \nGain access to 12+ years of Learning and Development Roundtable resources \nCount the workshop towards your annual professional development requirement (if you’re a UN staff)   \n\nRSVP by February 18th. Then watch your inbox for our agenda and how to participate online.\nPlease note the dates and times alternate each month so as to reach more people in various time zones at their request. \n\n7:00 -8:30 am Vancouver\n8:00 – 9:30 am Mexico\n10:00 – 11:30 am Montreal/New York\n11:00 am to 12:30 pm Rio\n3:00 – 4:30 pm London\n4:00 – 5:30 pm Paris\n5:00 – 6:30 pm Nairobi/Beirut/Mogadishu/Amman\n6:00 – 7:30 pm Abu Dhabi\n\nClick here to convert to and confirm your timezone if it’s not listed above. \nIf you’ve just realized with dread that the time is untenable for you this month\, don’t worry\, as long as you’re a Learning and Development Roundtable member (membership is free) you’ll get access to the audio and (timestamped) video recordings\, workbook and more. \nTake action now –>\n\nBecome a member and receive invitations to the monthly Roundtables\, and get access to all the Roundtable resources.\nRSVP by February 18th.\nShare this workshop information with a friend and/or colleague and participate together. The more the merrier.
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/learning-and-development-roundtable-29/
CATEGORIES:Learning and Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20250123T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20250123T113000
DTSTAMP:20260430T123423
CREATED:20241111T122056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241205T074250Z
UID:18399-1737626400-1737631800@rockpaperscissorsinc.com
SUMMARY:Learning and Development Roundtable - Design a customized learning plan for 2025 that fits you to a T
DESCRIPTION:Information is flowing faster than ever. We are walking and talking faster than a decade ago. We’re inundated with platforms\, blogs\, websites\, tweets\, LinkedIn posts\, Youtube videos\, online courses etc.\, etc.  But who has time for learning?   \nThe better question is ‘who doesn’t have time for that all-important\, strategic\, let’s-get-to-the-bottom-of-pressing-social-problems learning’?  \nLearning is key to your professional and personal success and carving out time for a brief workshop (that’d be this one) to help you craft a customized learning plan for you and/or your team will not only save you tons of time but make your time more meaningful and make you more likely to reach your goals.  \nLearning plans help you bridge between where you are now and where you want to get to. \nLearning plans help you be deliberate about learning; “Learning is not attained by chance\, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence. ―Abigail Adams \nLearning plans help you to be proactive about learning; “In the moment of crisis\, the wise build bridges\, and the foolish build dams. ~ Nigerian proverb \nLearning plans help you put learning in context: “Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand.” ~ Guinean proverb \nSuffering is optional. In this fun\, interactive workshop you’ll learn a Simple (with a capital S) system for identifying your learning needs\, how to meet those needs\, and all in a way that fits you\, your goals\, your capacity\, and how you learn. \nIn this free workshop with me\, Lee-Anne Ragan you’ll learn:\n\nWhat a learning plan is and why it’s so important that you and/or your team have one\nHow to use my simple\, interactive worksheet to create a customized learning plan for yourself and/or your team\nWhy the letter I plays a huge role in your learning plan\nHow to use  my S.A.K.E.s© tool to streamline the process\nHow to make the learning fit you instead of bending yourself into a pretzel for learning methods that don’t work for you\nHow to do all of the above in a fun\, interactive way (Hint: the Pink Panther just may make an appearance and there might be a friendly small group competition with a prize)\nCount the workshop towards your annual professional development requirement (if you’re a UN staff)   \n\nRSVP by January 21st. Then watch your inbox for our agenda and how to participate online.\nPlease note the dates and times alternate each month so as to reach more people in various time zones at their request. \n\n7-8:30 am London\n8-9:30 am Paris\, Rome and Geneva\n9-10:30 am Beirut\n10-11:30 am Nairobi\, Amman and Mogadishu\n11-12:30 pm Abu Dhabi\n12:45–2:15 pm Kathmandu\n3-4:30 pm Manila\n4-5:30 pm Fukuoka\n\nClick here to convert to and confirm your timezone if it’s not listed above. \nIf you’ve just realized with dread that the time is untenable for you this month\, don’t worry\, as long as you’re a Learning and Development Roundtable member (membership is free) you’ll get access to the audio and (timestamped) video recordings\, workbook and more. \nTake action now –>\n\nJoin the mailing list to receive invitations to the monthly meetings\, and get access to all the meeting resources.\nRSVP by January 21st.\nShare this workshop information with a friend and/or colleague and participate together.  The more the merrier.
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/learning-and-development-roundtable-design-a-customized-learning-plan-for-2025-that-fits-you-and-your-team-to-a-t-and-increases-your-roi/
CATEGORIES:Learning and Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20241121T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20241121T113000
DTSTAMP:20260430T123423
CREATED:20231115T201523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241008T122905Z
UID:17545-1732183200-1732188600@rockpaperscissorsinc.com
SUMMARY:Learning and Development Roundtable - From overwhelmed to organized: easy tech tools to save your sanity at work and at home
DESCRIPTION:Daily life can often be a massive challenge.  From overloaded to-do lists to crunched time\, and feeling like we’re being pulled in every direction to the dizzyingly fast pace of life – it’s enough to make even the most patient person have a meltdown (or multiple meltdowns). \nAdded to this is the pressure of using technology\, which seems to change faster than you can say ‘Make it stop!’   \nSo-called helpful tech tools can be a huge time suck.  \nYou’re not alone.  Eighty percent of people experience at least one technology-related frustration every day\, with 30%  of folks experiencing five or more tech frustrations daily (Source: Small Business Trends).  That’s a whole lot of frustration and a whole lot of wasted time. \nBut it doesn’t have to be that way. \nImagine for a moment\, if you could easily and effortlessly find your digital resources\, and keep track of your to-do’s without requiring a Ph.D.\, in Tech.  Imagine you could use some Simple and Easy (yes\, with a capital S and E) tools to reduce your overwhelm\, and amp up your ease and efficiency. \nSound like a pipe dream?  I assure you it’s not.  \nJoin me for a fun\, interactive workshop where I’ll introduce you to a simple\, effective process for identifying your specific pain points\, and easy-peasy tech tools that ease those very pains. \nIn this free workshop on November 21st with me\, Lee-Anne Ragan you’ll:\n\nLearn how to identify and prioritize your pain points in life and in work by rewriting Einstein’s theory of relativity\nCreate your very own tech map – based on your unique needs and paint points\nDiscover my four-point plan for minimizing pain and ensuring your tech success\nHave fun exploring a bunch of simple\, easy tools to show you that tech tools really can bring you ease and efficiency whether your pain points are related to managing information\, collaborating\, saving time/being more productive\, researching\, managing your email\, and/or professional development.\nPush the opportunities even more with tech tools just for fun\, for being of service\, and for mental health/work-life balance.\nCome away feeling inspired\, hopeful and with a workbook full of strategies and tools for you to implement\nCome away with a workbook chockablock full of helpful tech tool resources\, including the audio and video recording and one simple URL that opens up all the workshop resources \nGain access to 11+ years of Learning and Development Roundtable resources \nCount the workshop towards your annual professional development requirement (if you’re a UN staff) \n\nRSVP using this link by November 19th. Then watch your inbox for our agenda and how to participate online.\nPlease note the dates and times alternate each month so as to reach more people in various time zones at their request. \n\n7:00 am to 8:30 am London\n8:00 am to 9:30 am Paris and Geneva\n9:00 am to 10:30 am Beirut\, \n10:00 am to 11:30 am Nairobi\, Amman\, and Mogadishu\n11:00 am to 12:30 pm Abu Dhabi\n12:45 pm  to 2:15 pm Kathmandu\n3:00 pm to 4:30 pm Manila\n4:00 pm to 5:30 pm Fukuoka\n\nClick here to convert to your timezone if it’s not listed above and to double-check the times as they can sometimes change due to daylight savings times.  Use 10 am to 11:30 am EAT(Nairobi) to compare your timezone. \nIf you’ve just realized with dread that the time is untenable for you this month\, don’t worry\, as long as you’re a Learning and Development Roundtable member (membership is free) you’ll get access to the audio and (timestamped) video recordings\, workbook and more.  \nTake action now –>\n\nJoin the mailing list to receive invitations to the monthly meetings\, and get access to all the meeting resources.  \nRSVP by November 19th. \nShare this workshop information with a friend and/or colleague and participate together. The more the merrier.\nAdd the rest of the Learning and Development Roundtable 2025 dates to your calendar: \n\nJanuary 23\, 10- 11:30 am\nFebruary 20\, 5-6:30 pm\nMarch 20\, 10-11:30 am\nApril 24\,  5-6:30 pm \nMay 15\, 10 -11:30 am\nJune 19\, 5-6:30 pm \nJuly no meeting\nAugust no meeting\nSeptember 18\, 10-11:30 am  \nOctober 16\, 5-6:30 pm\nNovember 20\, 10-11:30 am\nDecember no meeting
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/learning-and-development-roundtable-15/
CATEGORIES:Learning and Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20241031T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20241031T183000
DTSTAMP:20260430T123423
CREATED:20231115T201602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241001T071906Z
UID:17543-1730394000-1730399400@rockpaperscissorsinc.com
SUMMARY:Learning and Development Roundtable - Unconscious Bias 101: How to Spot It\, Stop It\, and Build Inclusive Spaces
DESCRIPTION:Do you recognize yourself in any of the following: \n\nYou’ve heard of unconscious bias but perhaps you’ve shelved it because you’re busy and all those plates you’ve got spinning in the air are threatening to overwhelm you.  It’s not a priority.\nYou honestly don’t think unconscious bias has anything to do with you. We get it. (That’s common annnnnd\, pro tip\, it applies to EVERY single human on the planet.)\nYou can feel your stomach twisting and turning as some low-grade guilt is kicking in.  You know unconscious bias is important but …. well…. maybe you’ll have time next month to deal with it. \nYou’re starting to feel some low-grade resentment burn in your gut because you’ve been the victim of unconscious bias more times than you have fingers and toes combined.\n\nUnconscious bias\, is defined as “unintentional and automatic mental associations. Automatic associations feed into decision-making\, enabling a quick assessment of an individual according to … stereotypes” (Source: ILO ACT/EMP Research Note\, Breaking barriers: Unconscious gender bias in the workplace). \nUnconscious bias takes an enormous toll\, on individuals\, teams\, organizations\, communities\, and globally.  \nBut fear not\, there are oodles of tools to spot it\, stop it\, and build more inclusive spaces\, all without feeling awful.  In fact you’re in for an engaging and fun experience. Truly. \nIn this free workshop on October 31st with special guest Dr. Rubina Malik and me\, Lee-Anne Ragan you’ll:\n\nDive into what unconscious bias truly is\, what it’s not\, and how to recognize it\nUncover the good news that will have you sighing with relief about unconscious bias\nUnderstand the ‘bad’ news – why and how your brain is wired for unconscious bias\nLearn what the unconscious bias traps are and how to cleverly avoid them\nExplore a number of ways you can take action to ditch unconscious bias and reap the benefits of doing so\nCome away with a workbook chockablock full of helpful unconscious bias resources\, including the audio and video recording and one simple URL that opens up all the workshop resources \nGain access to 11+ years of Learning and Development Roundtable resources \nCount the workshop towards your annual professional development requirement (if you’re a UN staff) \n\nRSVP using this link by October 29th. Then watch your inbox for our agenda and how to participate online.\nPlease note the dates and times alternate each month to reach more people in various time zones. \n\n7:00 -8:30 am Vancouver\n8:00 – 9:30 am Mexico\n10:00 – 11:30 am Montreal/New York\n11:00 am to 12:30 pm Rio\n3:00 – 4:30 pm London\n4:00 – 5:30 pm Paris\n5:00 – 6:30 pm Nairobi/Beirut/Mogadishu/Amman\n6:00 – 7:30 pm Abu Dhabi\n\nClick here to convert to your timezone if it’s not listed above and to double-check the times as they can sometimes change due to daylight savings times.  Use 5:00 -6:30 pm EAT(Nairobi) to compare your timezone. \nIf you’ve just realized with dread that the time is untenable for you this month\, don’t worry\, as long as you’re a Learning and Development Roundtable member (membership is free) you’ll get access to the audio and (timestamped) video recordings\, workbook and more.   \nAlso know next month’s Learning and Development Roundtable will likely be at a more friendly time as I alternate the times for this very reason. \nTake action now –>\n\nJoin the mailing list to receive invitations to the monthly meetings\, and get access to all the meeting resources.  \nRSVP by October 29th for the October 31st Roundtable. \nShare this workshop information with a friend and/or colleague and participate together. The more the merrier.
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/learning-and-development-roundtable-16/
CATEGORIES:Learning and Development
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20240919T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20240919T113000
DTSTAMP:20260430T123423
CREATED:20231115T201703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240812T085103Z
UID:17541-1726740000-1726745400@rockpaperscissorsinc.com
SUMMARY:Learning and Development Roundtable - Pack a Punch with Picture Perfect Visual Storytelling How To's
DESCRIPTION:Are you tired of having to create Powerpoints\, reports and/or other means of communication that have you faint with fear that your hard work will go unnoticed? \nYou’re not alone. \nInfobesity\, also known as infoxication or information anxiety\, is information overload (Source: Wikipedia).  \nAnd it’s no wonder.  We create a whopping 402.74 million terabytes of data every day (Source: Exploding Topics). \nThe effects of infobesity include:  \n\nDifficulty understanding an issue\nDifficulty making decisions because one has too much information (TMI) (Source: Wikipedia)\n\nWe have so many ways now to share information.  And that’s a good thing.   \nSometimes. \nQuestion: What do you get when you combine the ability to share information far and wide with infobesity (information overload)? \nAnswer: Difficulty communicating information\, especially in PowerPoints\, reports\, etc.  \nMore specifically\, you get: \n\nDeath by PowerPoint: Slides packed with text in tiny font\, with no room for a margin\, let alone an image. \n\n\nDense\, dull\, dry reports that make you nod off even before you’ve passed the first page. \n\n\nSocial media posts that whiz by your brain\, failing to grab your attention because they’re too confusing\, too long\, and too trying.\n\nBut fear not. There are lots of engaging\, easy ways to reverse this. \nIn this free workshop on September 19th with me\, Lee-Anne Ragan you’ll:\n\nUncover why using images is the magic trick up your sleeve\nLearn why visual storytelling is the answer to people engaging with your content more and also remembering it\nDive into why and how you can move from displaying your data to telling a story\nLearn the specific elements that make great images\nPractice six lessons for great visual storytelling\nAdd to your visual storytelling toolkit with some really simple\, cool tech tools\nCome away with a workbook chockablock full of helpful visual storytelling resources\, including audio and video recordings and one simple URL that opens up all the online resources \nGain access to 11+ years of Learning and Development Roundtable resources \nCount the workshop towards your annual professional development requirement (if you’re a UN staff)   \n\nRSVP using this link by September 17th. Then watch your inbox for our agenda and how to participate online.\nPlease note the dates and times alternate each month so as to reach more people in various time zones. \n\n8-9:30 am London\n9-10:30 am Paris/Rome\n10-11:30 am Nairobi\, Beirut\, Mogadishu\, Amman\n11-12:30 pm Abu Dhabi\n12:45-2:15 pm Kathmandu\n3-4:30 pm Manila\n4-5:30 pm Fukuoka\n\nClick here to convert to your timezone if it’s not listed above and to double-check the times as they can sometimes change due to daylight savings times.  Use 10-11:30 am EAT(Nairobi) to compare your timezone to. \nIf you’ve just realized with dread that the time is untenable for you this month\, don’t worry\, as long as you’re a Learning and Development Roundtable member (membership is free) you’ll get access to the audio and (timestamped) video recordings\, workbook and more.   \nAlso know next month’s Learning and Development Roundtable will likely be at a more friendly time as I alternate the times for this very reason. \nTake action now –>\n\nJoin the mailing list to receive invitations to the monthly meetings\, and get access to all the meeting resources.  \nRSVP by September 17th for the September 19th Roundtable. \nShare this workshop information with a friend and/or colleague and participate together. The more the merrier.\n\n 
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/learning-and-development-roundtable-20/
CATEGORIES:Learning and Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20240620T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20240620T183000
DTSTAMP:20260430T123423
CREATED:20231115T201818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240502T103017Z
UID:17539-1718902800-1718908200@rockpaperscissorsinc.com
SUMMARY:Learning and Development Roundtable - Unlock Your Voice: Strategies for Powerful Public Speaking
DESCRIPTION:Sweaty palms. A million butterflies tossing around in your stomach\, threatening to escape out of your mouth.  Your tongue feels like it’s wearing a sweater made of sandpaper.  Your voice is wavery and quavery.  \nAnd most of all a looming sense of dread\, with a side of fear and a complete and utter desire to get this over with is consuming you. \nPublic speaking can be a nightmare at worst or nirvana at best. \nPublic speaking can be both exhilarating and nerve-wracking.  \nWhether you’re new to public speaking or practiced\, addressing a small team or presenting to a large audience\, whether in person or online\, the challenges of communicating well are universal.  \nIn this month’s Learning and Development Roundtable\, we’ll explore common pain points and challenges associated with public speaking\, and discover easy-peasy (I promise) strategies to overcome them. \nIn this free workshop on June 20th with me\, Lee-Anne Ragan you’ll:\n\nUncover why public speaking is an essential skill to master\nLearn a number of very simple techniques you can master before your next public speaking event to help you relax\, prepare\, and shine\nDiscover some truly remarkable\, very easy tech tools to support you in your public speaking preparations\nPractice a number of equally simple techniques you can use while you’re public speaking to help you dazzle like the subject matter expert you are\nBuild your confidence (so you don’t come across like the screengrab above\, which is from my terrible\, awful\, horrible public speaking example)\nCome away with a number of tools so you can continue building your skills\nCount the workshop towards your annual professional development requirement (if you’re a UN staff)   \n\nRSVP using this link by June 18th. Then watch your inbox for our agenda and how to participate online.\nPlease note the dates and times alternate each month to reach more people in various time zones at their request. \n\n7-8:30 am Vancouver\n8-9:30 am Mexico\n10-11:30 am Montreal/New York\n11 am to 12:30 pm Rio\n3-4:30 pm London\n4-5:30 pm Paris\n5-6:30 pm Nairobi/Beirut/Mogadishu/Amman\n6-7:30 pm Abu Dhabi\n\nClick here to convert to your timezone if it’s not listed above and to double-check the times as they can sometimes change due to daylight savings times.   \nUse 05-06:30 pm EAT (Nairobi) to compare your timezone. \nIf you’ve just realized with dread that the time is untenable for you this month\, don’t worry\, as long as you’re a Learning and Development Roundtable member (membership is free) you’ll get access to the audio and (timestamped) video recordings\, workbook and more.  \nTake action now –>\n\nJoin the mailing list to receive invitations to the monthly meetings\, and get access to all the meeting resources.  \nRSVP by June 18th for the June 20th Roundtable.\n\nShare this workshop information with a friend and/or colleague and participate together.  The more the merrier.
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/learning-and-development-roundtable-23/
CATEGORIES:Learning and Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20240516T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20240516T113000
DTSTAMP:20260430T123423
CREATED:20231115T201904Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T121749Z
UID:17537-1715853600-1715859000@rockpaperscissorsinc.com
SUMMARY:Learning and Development Roundtable - Unlock Your Emotional Intelligence with these Epic EI Fundamentals
DESCRIPTION:Snappy\, surly comebacks. Aggressive comments. Defensive droning on and on.   \nYou’ve heard them all (and\, ahem\, maybe have dished out a few too). \nEver felt like your emotions are calling the shots more than you’d like?  \nNot being emotionally savvy can throw some serious curveballs in both work and life.  \nPicture this: you’re stressed out\, your co-workers are driving you up the wall\, and suddenly you’re knee-deep in a mess of misunderstandings and office drama.  \nSound familiar?  \nThat’s the thing about emotional intelligence—without it\, it’s like trying to navigate a minefield blindfolded.  \nAnd with big consequences. \nA lack of emotional intelligence can lead to poor decision-making\, anxiety\, stress\, breakdown in teams\, and more. \nA huge percentage of people’s careers go off the rails because of “emotional incompetence” – not being able to handle interpersonal issues\, conflict or inspire trust (Source: Emotional Intelligence 2.0). \nHow big of a percentage?  Take a guess.  Then look at the bottom for the answer. Were you surprised? \nBut fear not\, it’s possible to handle these emotional landmines and unlock the secret to smoother sailing at work and beyond.  \nIn this free workshop on May 16th with me\, Lee-Anne Ragan you’ll:\n\nFigure out what emotional intelligence (EI) is and why it’s so critically important\nUse my star tool to diagnose your assets and gaps when it comes to the five elements of EI\nLearn the four skills of EI\, the four R’s\nCreate a plan for your emotionally intelligent wellness using a number of tools including three buckets\, R.I.S.E.\, S.O.F.T.\, and 6.5 really weird but really effective instant stress busters\nCount the workshop towards your annual professional development requirement (if you’re a UN staff)   \n\nRSVP using this link by May 14th. Then watch your inbox for our agenda and how to participate online.\nPlease note the dates and times alternate each month to reach more people in various time zones at their request. \n\n8-9:30 am London\n9-10:30 am Paris/Rome\n10-11:30 Beirut\n10-11:30 am Nairobi\, Mogadishu\, Amman\n11-12:30 pm Abu Dhabi\n12:45-2:15 pm Kathmandu\n3-4:30 pm Manila\n4-5:30 pm Fukuoka\n\nClick here to convert to your timezone if it’s not listed above and to double-check the times as they can sometimes change due to daylight savings times.   \nUse 10-11:30 am EAT(Nairobi) to compare your timezone. \nIf you’ve just realized with dread that the time is untenable for you this month\, don’t worry\, as long as you’re a Learning and Development Roundtable member (membership is free) you’ll get access to the audio and (timestamped) video recordings\, workbook and more.  \nTake action now –>\n\nJoin the mailing list to receive invitations to the monthly meetings\, and get access to all the meeting resources.  \nRSVP by May 14th for the May 16th Roundtable.\n\nShare this workshop information with a friend and/or colleague and participate together.  The more the merrier.\n\nAnswer to the question above: 78% of people’s careers\, that’s almost 8 in 10\, go off the rails because of issues with emotional intelligence!
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/learning-and-development-roundtable-24/
CATEGORIES:Learning and Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20240418T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20240418T183000
DTSTAMP:20260430T123423
CREATED:20231115T202006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240305T091247Z
UID:17535-1713459600-1713465000@rockpaperscissorsinc.com
SUMMARY:Learning and Development Roundtable - Critical character skills (or how to be a good human)
DESCRIPTION:I have two simple tasks for you. \n\nImagine a time you were working with a team where the work seemed effortless\, the conflict minimal and you.got.so.much.done and enjoyed it to boot.\nImagine a time you were working with a team where the work seemed painful\, the conflict gargantuan and insurmountable and you got very little done because you were so busy protecting your back.\n\nCan you tell what made the difference? \nI can 99.99% guarantee that it was a lack of critical character skills or things that make us good humans. \nTake conflict for example. \nHave you ever paused to think about the cost of conflict in the workplace\, both to you and your organization?  What if I told you it was £28.5 billion in the UK alone (Pollack Peacebuilding Systems\, 2021)? \n“Employees in United States companies spend approximately 2.8 hours each week involved in conflict. This amounts to around $359 billion in hours paid that are filled with – and focused on – conflict instead of on positive productivity” (Pollack Peacebuilding Systems\, 2021). \nFor individuals\, unresolved conflict in the workplace can lead to an increase in stress\, anxiety\, depression\, sick days\, and decreased productivity\, disengagement\, and motivation. \nWe can do so much better. This means smooth functioning teams\, more and better work done (enter progress on pressing social problems)\, and a healthier you. \nIn this free workshop on April 18th with me\, Lee-Anne Ragan you’ll:\n\nDelve into why it’s critical we pay much more attention to character skills\nLearn ten top critical human skills with the tools to back them up\nDive deeper into two of the top skills\nLearn about two bonus character skills\nCome away with a learning plan for all ten skills + the bonus skills\nCount the workshop towards your annual professional development requirement (if you’re a UN staff)   \n\nRSVP using this link by April 16th. Then watch your inbox for our agenda and how to participate online.\nPlease note the dates and times alternate each month to reach more people in various time zones at their request. \n\n7-8:30 am Vancouver\n8-9:30 am Mexico\n10-11:30 am Montreal/New York\n11 am to 12:30 pm Rio\n3-4:30 pm London\n4-5:30 pm Paris\n5-6:30 pm Nairobi/Beirut/Somalia/Amman\n6-7:30 pm Abu Dhabi\n\nClick here to convert to your timezone if it’s not listed above and to double-check the times as they can sometimes change due to daylight savings times.   \nUse 5-6:30 pm EAT(Nairobi) to compare your timezone. \nIf you’ve just realized with dread that the time is untenable for you this month\, don’t worry\, as long as you’re a Learning and Development Roundtable member (membership is free) you’ll get access to the audio and (timestamped) video recordings\, workbook and more.  \nTake action now –>\n\nJoin the mailing list to receive invitations to the monthly meetings\, and get access to all the meeting resources.  \nRSVP by April 16th for the April 18th Roundtable. \nShare this workshop information with a friend and/or colleague and participate together.  The more the merrier.
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/learning-and-development-roundtable-25/
CATEGORIES:Learning and Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20240321T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20240321T183000
DTSTAMP:20260430T123423
CREATED:20231115T202052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240304T102154Z
UID:17533-1711040400-1711045800@rockpaperscissorsinc.com
SUMMARY:Learning and Development Roundtable - The critical benefits of critical thinking and how to do it
DESCRIPTION:Fake news.  \nRidiculous claims that over time and with enough repetition can start to seem reasonable.  \nDecision fatigue.   \nPressures to do more by yesterday and at an ever increasing pace. \nSound familiar? \nWe make 266 decisions a day ….. Just on food! (Cheryl Strauss Einhorn quoting a Cornell University study). \nAll of these are a recipe for not thinking critically. \nSo what’s the big deal if we don’t think critically?   \nIt can easily lead to WTF – wishful thinking forever (HBR Guide to Critical Thinking). \nWe do ourselves\, our teams\, our communities and the world a disservice by not thinking critically. \nCritical thinking is good for us. \nThe World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2020\, reported international business leaders see “critical thinking and analysis as a skill in growing demand.”  \nAnd a SHRM report finds critical thinking is one of the most in-demand skills for job candidates annnnnd one of the ones most commonly missing (HBR Guide to Critical Thinking). \nSo let’s get going brushing up our critical thinking skills. \nIn this free workshop on March 21st with me\, Lee-Anne Ragan you’ll:\n\nDiscover what critical thinking is …. And what it’s not\nRealize the critical benefits of critical thinking\, for you and for everyone\nLearn why it’s so hard to think critically and how to overcome the trap that your brain sets for you\nDive into eight memorable critical thinking skills that will have you acting like:\n\nA mindset monk\nA scientist who’s in a pickle\nA prism\nA diagnosing doctor\nA primed psychologist\nA curious kid\nYour own MVP\nA nun with a habit\n\n\nCount the workshop towards your annual professional development requirement (if you’re a UN staff)   \n\nRSVP using this link by March 19th. Then watch your inbox for our agenda and how to participate online.\nPlease note the dates and times alternate each month so as to reach more people in various time zones at their request. \n\n7-8:30 am Vancouver\n8-9:30 am Mexico\n10-11:30 pm Montreal/New York\n11-12:30 pm Rio\n2-3:30 pm London\n3-4:30 pm Paris\n4-5:30 pm Beirut\n5-6:30 pm Nairobi/Somalia/Amman\n6-7:30 pm Abu Dhabi\n\nClick here to convert to your timezone if it’s not listed above and to double-check the times as they can sometimes change due to daylight savings times.   \nUse 5-6:30 pm EAT(Nairobi) to compare your timezone. \nIf you’ve just realized with dread that the time is untenable for you this month\, don’t worry\, as long as you’re a Learning and Development Roundtable member (membership is free) you’ll get access to the audio and (timestamped) video recordings\, workbook and more.  \nTake action now –>\n\nJoin the mailing list to receive invitations to the monthly meetings\, and get access to all the meeting resources.  \nRSVP by March 19th for the March 21st Roundtable. \nShare this workshop information with a friend and/or colleague and participate together.  The more the merrier.
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/learning-and-development-roundtable-26/
CATEGORIES:Learning and Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20240215T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20240215T183000
DTSTAMP:20260430T123423
CREATED:20231110T124227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231204T135556Z
UID:17521-1708016400-1708021800@rockpaperscissorsinc.com
SUMMARY:Learning and Development Roundtable- Getting motivated and building healthy habits (especially if you’re lagging and sagging)
DESCRIPTION:Is your motivation lagging and sagging?  Do you feel perpetually behind\, juggling a million plates in the air?  So much so that you feel defeated before you even start? \nDoes the idea of building good habits sound appealing\, in part to address your motivation\, but you haven’t a hot clue where to start?  Do you know you could be more of who you want to be and do more of what you want to do if only you could master some healthy habits? \nMotivation is the willingness to get the job done by starting rather than procrastinating\, persisting in the face of distractions\, and investing enough mental effort to succeed.  \nIt accounts for 40% of the success of team projects\, says Richard E. Clark and Bror Saxberg in their HBR article 4 Reasons Good Employees Lose Their Motivation.  \nHabits are the small decisions you make and actions you perform every day. According to researchers at Duke University\, habits account for about 40 percent of our behaviors on any given day. Source. \nHaving good\, healthy habits and being motivated are game-changers.  But you’ve got to get them first. \nLet’s put the two together. \nMotivation + good habits = serious fun and serious changes\nHere’s how to get motivated AND build some healthy habits. \nIn this free workshop on February 15th with me\, Lee-Anne Ragan you’ll:\n\nDiscover what motivates you so tasks don’t feel like you’re trying to climb Mount Everest backward\, without oxygen. Seriously.  This tool is a total game changer.\nUncover clues about what motivates others\, including your colleagues in order to bring some ease and reduce conflict.\nLearn the one change you can make to ensure your motivation sticks and actually makes a difference.\nDisrupt your waning motivation with this peculiar but highly effective tool that involves a General and a grid.\nLearn from the work of the best habit brains when it comes to creating healthy habits\, including Charles Duhigg and James Clear.\nPick from a smorgasbord of tools to help you track your newfound healthy habits (paper-based and/or tech-based as you wish and want).\nCount the workshop towards your annual professional development requirement (if you’re a UN staff)   \n\nRSVP using this link by February 13th. Then watch your inbox for our agenda and how to participate online.\nPlease note the dates and times alternate each month so as to reach more people in various time zones at their request. \n\n7-8:30 am Vancouver\n8-9:30 am Mexico\n9-10:30 am Montreal/New York\n11 am to 12:30 pm Rio\n2-3:30 pm London\n3-4:30 pm Paris\n4-5:30 pm Beirut\n5-6:30 pm Nairobi/Mogadishu/Amman\n6-7:30 pm Abu Dhabi\n7:45-9:15 pm Kathmandu\n\nClick here to convert to your timezone if it’s not listed above and to double-check the times as they can sometimes change due to daylight savings times.   \nUse 5 pm to 6:30 pm EAT(Nairobi) to compare your timezone. \nIf you’ve just realized with dread that the time is untenable for you this month\, don’t worry\, as long as you’re a Learning and Development Roundtable member (membership is free) you’ll get access to the audio and (timestamped) video recordings\, workbook and more.  \nTake action now –>\n\nJoin the mailing list to receive invitations to the monthly meetings\, and get access to all the meeting resources.  \nRSVP by February 13th. \nShare this workshop information with a friend and/or colleague and participate together.  The more the merrier.
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/learning-and-development-roundtable-14/
CATEGORIES:Learning and Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20240125T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20240125T113000
DTSTAMP:20260430T123423
CREATED:20231108T051325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231121T112702Z
UID:17500-1706176800-1706182200@rockpaperscissorsinc.com
SUMMARY:Learning and Development Roundtable- Design a customized learning plan for 2024 that fits you and your team to a T and increases your ROI
DESCRIPTION:Information is flowing faster than ever.  We are walking and talking faster than a decade ago. We’re inundated with platforms\, blogs\, websites\, tweets\, LinkedIn posts\, Youtube videos\, online courses etc.\, etc.  But who has time for learning?   \n  \nThe better question is ‘who doesn’t have time for that all-important\, strategic\, let’s-get-to-the-bottom-of-pressing-social-problems learning’?  \n  \nLearning is key to your professional and personal success and carving out time for a brief workshop (that’d be this one) to help you craft a customized learning plan for you and/or your team will not only save you tons of time but make your time more meaningful and make you more likely to reach your goals.  \n  \nLearning plans help you bridge between where you are now and where you want to get to. \nLearning plans help you be deliberate about learning; “Learning is not attained by chance\, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence. ―Abigail Adams \nLearning plans help you to be proactive about learning; “In the moment of crisis\, the wise build bridges\, and the foolish build dams. ~ Nigerian proverb \nLearning plans help you put learning in context: “Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand.” ~ Guinean proverb \nSuffering is optional.  In this fun\, interactive workshop you’ll learn a Simple (with a capital S) system for identifying your learning needs\, how to meet those needs\, and all in a way that fits you\, your goals\, your capacity\, and how you learn. \n  \nIn this free workshop with me\,  Lee-Anne Ragan  you’ll learn:\n\nWhat a learning plan is and why it’s so important that you and/or your team have one\nHow to use my simple\, interactive worksheet to create a customized learning plan for yourself and/or your team\nWhy the letter I plays a huge role in your learning plan\nHow to use  my S.A.K.E.s© tool to streamline the process\nHow to make the learning fit you instead of bending yourself into a pretzel for learning methods that don’t work for you\nHow to do all of the above in a fun\, interactive way (Hint: the Pink Panther just may make an appearance and there might be a friendly small group competition with a prize)\nCount the workshop towards your annual professional development requirement (if you’re a UN staff)   \n\n  \nRSVP by January 25th. Then watch your inbox for our agenda and how to participate online.\nPlease note the dates and times alternate each month so as to reach more people in various time zones at their request. \n\n7-8:30 am London\n8-9:30 am Paris\, Rome and Geneva\n9-10:30 am Beirut\n10-11:30 am Nairobi\, Amman and Mogadishu\n11-12:30 pm Abu Dhabi\n12:45–2:15 pm Kathmandu\n3-4:30 pm Manila\n4-5:30 pm Fukuoka\n\nClick here to convert to and confirm your timezone if it’s not listed above. \nIf you’ve just realized with dread that the time is untenable for you this month\, don’t worry\, as long as you’re a Learning and Development Roundtable member (membership is free) you’ll get access to the audio and (timestamped) video recordings\, workbook and more. \nTake action now –>\n\nJoin the mailing list to receive invitations to the monthly meetings\, and get access to all the meeting resources.\nRSVP by January 25th\nShare this workshop information with a friend and/or colleague and participate together.  The more the merrier.\n\n 
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/learning-and-development-roundtable-design-a-customized-learning-plan-for-2024-that-fits-you-and-your-team-to-a-t-and-increases-your-roi/
CATEGORIES:Learning and Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20231116T100000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20231116T113000
DTSTAMP:20260430T123423
CREATED:20231012T093313Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231018T070058Z
UID:17411-1700128800-1700134200@rockpaperscissorsinc.com
SUMMARY:Learning and Development Roundtable: Networking tips and tools to nip nerves in the bud
DESCRIPTION:You\, the Learning and Development Roundtable members asked for a workshop on networking and here’s the result….. \nWhen I say networking\, do you scrunch up your face in frustration\, nerves or dismay?  Do you think of networking like bad tasting cough medicine\, something you know you need to take/do but really\, you’d rather not? \nDoes the mere mention of networking make your stomach roll with images of pushy sales people in bad\, polyester suits? \nDo you think networking is about getting super personal?  Or not personal enough?  As merely handing out business cards during awkward cocktail conversations? \nDo I have news for you my friend. \n“Networking is not only about trading information\, but also serves as an avenue to create long-term relationships with mutual benefits.“ \n“The importance of the saying “no man is an Island” … is the reason why many of us need to make a collective effort in the bid to achieve professional success. For many individuals that have succeeded in their career\, the causes have largely been contributed to the strong networking channels they have created over time.” (Source: Forbes). \nSounds convincing. \nBut networking doesn’t have to be and shouldn’t be painful.  \nIt can and should be interesting\,  intriguing and something you actually look forward to. \nThe key is networking in a way that works for you with tools that fit you. \nThis is the last Learning and Development Roundtable of 2023 before we take a break and start afresh in 2024 so don’t miss out. \nNote: November is our 11th anniversary and the 11th month so you’ll notice a theme here! \nIn this free workshop on November 16th with me\, Lee-Anne Ragan you’ll:\n\nUncover eleven reasons why networking is so important\nCreate a customized networking map for yourself\nDive into eleven simple yet powerful do’s and don’ts for effective networking\nLearn eleven creative tools for mastering the art and science of networking\nCome away refreshed\, confident\, and ready to tackle networking head-on with your head held high\nGain access to a workbook that includes all the tips\, tools and techniques to take the pain out of networking\nCount the workshop towards your annual professional development requirement (if you’re a UN staff)   \n\nRSVP using this link by November 14th. Then watch your inbox for our agenda and how to participate online.\nPlease note the dates and times alternate each month so as to reach more people in various time zones at their request. \n\n7-8:30 am London\n8-9:30 am Paris/Rome\n9-10:30 am Beirut\n10-11:30 am Nairobi\, Mogadishu\, Amman\n11-12:30 pm Abu Dhabi\n12:45-2:15 pm Kathmandu\n3-4:30 pm Manila\n4-5:30 pm Fukuoka\n\nClick here to convert to your timezone if it’s not listed above and to double-check the times as they can sometimes change due to daylight savings times.  Use 10 am to 11:30 am EAT(Nairobi) to compare your timezone. \nIf you’ve just realized with dread that the time is untenable for you this month\, don’t worry\, as long as you’re a Learning and Development Roundtable member (membership is free) you’ll get access to the audio and (timestamped) video recordings\, workbook and more.  \nTake action now –>\n\nJoin the mailing list to receive invitations to the monthly meetings\, and get access to all the meeting resources.  \nRSVP by November 14th. \nShare this workshop information with a friend and/or colleague and participate together.  The more the merrier.
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/learning-and-development-roundtable-networking-tips-and-tools-to-nip-nerves-in-the-bud/
CATEGORIES:Learning and Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20231026T170000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20231026T183000
DTSTAMP:20260430T123423
CREATED:20221109T121548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230830T074351Z
UID:15445-1698339600-1698345000@rockpaperscissorsinc.com
SUMMARY:Learning and Development Roundtable: Navigating the ChatGPT Roller Coaster-  how to harness these powerful AI tools
DESCRIPTION:Work can be enough of a roller coaster ride without the new stressors of ChatGPT and other AI tools.   \nAre they going to take over the human race?  Are we going to be replaced by nameless\, faceless tech?  Are we getting further adrift in a sea of bias and misinformation? \nWhat even is ChatGPT and what does it have to do with you and me? \nAre we going to be left behind if we don’t step onto this roller coaster ride that is ChatGPT and other AI tools?   \nTake heart. Whether or not you like roller coasters\, ChatGPT and other AI tools have something for everyone.  Step into the world of AI transformation. Immerse yourself in the dynamic intersection of AI tools and innovation as we uncover challenges\, provide solutions\, and open doors to new possibilities. Whether you’re a curious mind\, a technology enthusiast\, or simply seeking to explore AI’s impact\, this workshop promises eye-opening insights.  \nIn this free workshop on October 26th with me\, Lee-Anne Ragan you’ll:\n\nLearn the basics of using tools like ChatGPT with some simple\, easy pointers\nNavigate the ethical considerations of AI use \nRide the AI roller coaster and witness a number of examples for how to specifically use these tools \nUncover how to tailor ChatGPT for your own use (your eyebrows are going to get a workout!)\nBe future-forward focused and examine some of the trends in AI\nCount the workshop towards your annual professional development requirement (if you’re a UN staff)   \n\nRSVP using this link by October 24th. Then watch your inbox for our agenda and how to participate online.\nPlease note the dates and times alternate each month so as to reach more people in various time zones at their request. \n\n7-8:30 am Vancouver\n8-9:30 am Mexico\n10-11:30 am Montreal/New York\n11 am to 12:30 pm Rio\n3-4:30 pm London\n4-5:30 pm Paris\n5-6:30 pm Nairobi/Beirut/Mogadishu/Amman\n6-7:30 pm Abu Dhabi\n\nClick here to convert to your timezone if it’s not listed above and to double-check the times as they can sometimes change due to daylight savings times.  Use 5 pm to 6:30 pm EAT(Nairobi) to compare your timezone. \nIf you’ve just realized with dread that the time is untenable for you this month\, don’t worry\, as long as you’re a Learning and Development Roundtable member (membership is free) you’ll get access to the audio and (timestamped) video recordings\, workbook and more.  \nTake action now –> \n\nJoin the mailing list to receive invitations to the monthly meetings\, and get access to all the meeting resources.  \nRSVP by October 24th. \nShare this workshop information with a friend and/or colleague and participate together.  The more the merrier.\nAdd the rest of the Learning and Development Roundtable 2023 dates to your calendar: \n\nNovember 16 
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/learning-and-development-roundtable-21/
CATEGORIES:Learning and Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20230921T100000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20230921T113000
DTSTAMP:20260430T123423
CREATED:20221109T121530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230830T074349Z
UID:15443-1695290400-1695295800@rockpaperscissorsinc.com
SUMMARY:Learning and Development Roundtable: Your career satisfaction\, self-awareness and self-care tailored tune up
DESCRIPTION:From quietly quitting to loudly labouring (people who focus on visibility and self-promotion) and from perpetual overwhelm to constant change\, it can feel like we’re on a never ending roller coaster.  A roller coaster that has more downs than ups. \nWe’re stretched to the max\, and striving for …… something elusive we may not even be able to name. \nWith frayed nerves\, and to-do lists longer than the Great Wall of China\, we’re beleaguered and may be showing signs of burnout. \nTake heart.   \nThis Learning and Development Roundtable is in response to member’s requests for tips and techniques to amp up career satisfaction\, increase self-awareness and get some insight into simple\, sustainable self-care techniques. \nJoin me for a fun\, interactive workshop where I’ll introduce you to simple\, effective tools that ease your very pains. Suffering is optional.  I promise. \nIn this free workshop on September 21st with me\, Lee-Anne Ragan you’ll:\n\nFigure out where you’re at on the quiet quitting – loudly labouring continuum\nDive into some key indicators for a healthy team and a healthy you\nDiscover one of the number one elements that contribute to career satisfaction and how to get it (hint: it’s not that hard and it’s fun)\nExplore why managing your reputation is key to your career satisfaction and one surprising key way to do it\nUncover my top tools from thirty-plus years of research into this field that will raise your self-awareness and make a difference for you immediately\, include some easy peasy\, research based self-care tools\nCome away feeling inspired\, hopeful and with a workbook full of strategies and tools for you to implement\nCount the workshop towards your annual professional development requirement (if you’re a UN staff)   \n\nRSVP using this link by September 19th. Then watch your inbox for our agenda and how to participate online.\nPlease note the dates and times alternate each month so as to reach more people in various time zones at their request. \n\n8:00 am to 9:30 am London\n9:00 am to 10:30 am Paris and Geneva\n10:00 am to 11:30 am Nairobi\, Beirut\, Amman\, and Mogadishu\n12:45 pm  to 2:15 pm Kathmandu\n11:00 am to 12:30 pm Abu Dhabi\n3:00 pm to 4:30 pm Manila\n4:00 pm to 5:30 pm Fukuoka\n\nClick here to convert to your timezone if it’s not listed above and to double-check the times as they can sometimes change due to daylight savings times.  Use 10 am to 11:30 am EAT(Nairobi) to compare your timezone. \nIf you’ve just realized with dread that the time is untenable for you this month\, don’t worry\, as long as you’re a Learning and Development Roundtable member (membership is free) you’ll get access to the audio and (timestamped) video recordings\, workbook and more.  \nTake action now –> \n\nJoin the mailing list to receive invitations to the monthly meetings\, and get access to all the meeting resources.  \nRSVP by September 19th. \nShare this workshop information with a friend and/or colleague and participate together.  The more the merrier.\nAdd the rest of the Learning and Development Roundtable 2023 dates to your calendar: \n\nOctober 26\nNovember 16 
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/learning-and-development-roundtable-22/
CATEGORIES:Learning and Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20230615T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20230615T183000
DTSTAMP:20260430T123423
CREATED:20230510T102813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230512T094032Z
UID:16803-1686848400-1686853800@rockpaperscissorsinc.com
SUMMARY:Rewards\, recognition and celebration- it’s the 100th Learning and Development Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:Employee rewards and recognition can easily miss the mark and do the opposite of what was intended.   \nReward and recognition are often: \n\nBadly timed\nNot relevant or applicable\nOne size fits all and therefore fit no one\nCulturally insensitive\nDisappointing to the intended individual\, team etc.\nGeneric and meaningless\nDamaging to the individual’s motivation and \nNegatively affect the organization’s culture.\n\nCase in point: I have a distinct and super cringy memory of an employer giving an employee a bottle of wine in recognition of their efforts …. the same employee who was a recovering alcoholic.  As the so-called reward was being presented\, everyone else in the room shuffled awkwardly while the employee had a ghastly expression on their face. \nWe can do so much better. \nAnd it doesn’t have to be hit or miss. \n“Failing to embrace continuous recognition\, where you recognize in the moment\, means you miss the opportunity to motivate your employees and provide visibility of and reinforce good behavior” (source: Reward Gateway). \nWhen done well\, employee rewards and recognition can have the following benefits for individuals: \n\nIncrease engagement\nGreater employee satisfaction \nMore enjoyment of work\nDecrease stress \nDecrease absenteeism \n\nLikewise\, when done well\, employee rewards and recognition can have the following benefits for the organization: \n\nDecrease employee turnover and the resulting high costs for rehiring\, onboarding\, and retraining\nImprove team culture\nGenerate higher loyalty and satisfaction scores from customers\nIncrease retention overall but especially high-quality employees\nIncrease employee productivity (source: Quantum Workplace)\n\nOn this anniversary of the 100th Learning and Development Roundtable\, we’re going to do something a little different.   \nWe’re going to learn about rewards and recognition as we celebrate and while we’re at it\, teach you how to do the same! \nDon’t miss the last Learning and Development Roundtable before we take a break until September. \nIn this free workshop on June 15th\, with me\, Lee-Anne Ragan\,  you’ll: \n\nLearn about employee rewards and recognition\nDiscover two powerful tools for customizing rewards and recognition\nPractice simple\, targeted celebration tools \nHave fun and learn ways to celebrate while we celebrate: 1) the Learning and Development Roundtable\, 2) you\, and 3) teams in general\nCome away with some small\, unique gifts!\nCount the workshop towards your annual UN-Mandated training (If you’re a UN staff).\n\nRSVP using this link by June 13th. Then watch your inbox for our agenda and how to participate online. \nPlease note the dates and times alternate each month so as to reach more people in various time zones at their request. \n\n7-8:30 am Vancouver\n8-9:30 am Mexico\n10-11:30 am Montreal/New York\n11 am-12:30 pm Rio\n3-4:30 pm London\n4-5:30 pm Paris\n5-6:30 pm Nairobi/Beirut/Somalia/Amman\n6-7:30 pm Abu Dhabi\n\nClick here to convert to your timezone if it’s not listed above and to double-check the times as they can sometimes change due to daylight savings times.  Use 5 – 6:30 pm EAT(Nairobi) to compare your timezone to. \nIf you’ve just realized with dread that the time is untenable for you this month\, don’t worry\, as long as you’re a Learning and Development Roundtable member (membership is free) you’ll get access to the audio and (timestamped) video recordings\, workbook and more.  \nTake action now –>  \n\nJoin the mailing list to receive invitations to the monthly meetings\, and get access to all the meeting resources.  \nRSVP by June 13th. \nShare this workshop information with a friend and/or colleague and participate together.  The more the merrier.\nAdd the rest of the Learning and Development Roundtable 2023 dates to your calendar: \n\nSeptember 21\nOctober 26\nNovember 16
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/rewards-recognition-and-celebration-its-the-100th-learning-and-development-roundtable/
CATEGORIES:Learning and Development
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20230525T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20230525T113000
DTSTAMP:20260430T123423
CREATED:20230417T101916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230418T070209Z
UID:16681-1685008800-1685014200@rockpaperscissorsinc.com
SUMMARY:Learning and Development Roundtable: Easy\, peasy tech tools to save your sanity in work and at home
DESCRIPTION:  \nDaily life can often be a massive challenge.  From overloaded to-do lists to crunched time\, and from feeling like we’re being pulled in every direction to the dizzyingly fast pace of life – it’s enough to make even the most patient person have a meltdown (or multiple meltdowns). \nAdded to this is the pressure of using technology\, which seems to change faster than you can say ‘Make it stop!’  So-called helpful tech tools can be a huge time suck. Who hasn’t disappeared down the rabbit hole of YouTube videos\, Pinterest boards\, and/or TikTok videos only to emerge sleepy-eyed and aghast at the hours that have mysteriously evaporated? \nAdd the pressures of daily life to the pressure that tech causes and the incredibly\, extraordinarily\, hair-raisingly frustrating situations that ensue is enough to cause a colourful array of curse words to fly out of your mouth all the while you’re restraining yourself from throwing your computer out the window.  \nYou’re not alone.  Eighty percent of people experience at least one technology-related frustration every day\, with 30%  of folks experiencing five or more tech frustrations daily.  That’s a whole lot of frustration and a whole lot of wasted time. \nFrom incessant\, distracting notifications and not being able to collaborate or find your digital resources\, there’s a well-documented\, litany of very justifiable complaints. \nBut it doesn’t have to be that way. \nImagine for a moment\, if you could easily and effortlessly find your digital resources\, and keep track of your to-do’s without requiring a Ph.D.\, in Tech.  Imagine you could use some Simple and Easy (yes\, with a capital S and E) tools to reduce your overwhelm\, and amp up your ease and efficiency. \nSound like a pipe dream?  I assure you it’s not.  \nJoin me for a fun\, interactive workshop where I’ll introduce you to a simple\, effective process for identifying your specific pain points\, and easy-peasy tech tools that ease those very pains. \nIn this free workshop on May 25th with me\, Lee-Anne Ragan you’ll:\n\nLearn how to identify and prioritize your pain points in life and in work by rewriting Einstein’s theory of relativity\nCreate your very own tech map – both your current map and where you’d like to journey to\, using an editable worksheet template\nDiscover my four-point plan for minimizing pain and ensuring your tech success\nHave fun exploring a bunch of simple\, easy tools to show you that tech tools really can bring you ease and efficiency whether your pain points are related to managing information\, collaborating\, saving time/being more productive\, researching\, managing your email\, and/or professional development.\nPush the opportunities even more with tech tools just for fun\, for being of service\, and for mental health/work-life balance.\nCome away feeling inspired\, hopeful and with a workbook full of strategies and tools for you to implement\nCount the workshop towards your annual UN-Mandated training (If you’re a UN staff)   \n\nRSVP using this link by May 23rd. Then watch your inbox for our agenda and how to participate online.\nPlease note the dates and times alternate each month so as to reach more people in various time zones at their request. \n\n8:00 am to 9:30 am London\n9:00 am to 10:30 am Paris and Geneva\n10:00 am to 11:30 am Nairobi\, Beirut\, Amman\, and Mogadishu\n12:45 pm  to 2:15 pm Kathmandu\n11:00 am to 12:30 pm Abu Dhabi\n3:00 pm to 4:30 pm Manila\n4:00 pm to 5:30 pm Fukuoka\n\nClick here to convert to your timezone if it’s not listed above and to double-check the times as they can sometimes change due to daylight savings times.  Use 10 am to 11:30 am EAT(Nairobi) to compare your timezone. \nIf you’ve just realized with dread that the time is untenable for you this month\, don’t worry\, as long as you’re a Learning and Development Roundtable member (membership is free) you’ll get access to the audio and (timestamped) video recordings\, workbook and more.  \nTake action now –>\n\nJoin the mailing list to receive invitations to the monthly meetings\, and get access to all the meeting resources.  \nRSVP by May 23rd. \nShare this workshop information with a friend and/or colleague and participate together.  The more the merrier.\nAdd the rest of the Learning and Development Roundtable 2023 dates to your calendar: \n\nJune 15\nSeptember 21\nOctober 26\nNovember 16
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/learning-and-development-roundtable-easy-peasy-tech-tools-to-save-your-sanity-in-work-and-at-home/
CATEGORIES:Learning and Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20230427T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20230427T183000
DTSTAMP:20260430T123423
CREATED:20221109T121000Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230411T132257Z
UID:15437-1682614800-1682620200@rockpaperscissorsinc.com
SUMMARY:Learning and Development Roundtable: The surprising skill you didn’t know you needed when giving feedback
DESCRIPTION:What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘feedback?’  \nWhether we’re on the giving or receiving end of feedback\, most of us get a pit of dread in our stomachs\, with a million butterflies threatening to fly up our throats and suffocate us.  \nOr maybe you’re saying to yourself that you don’t give feedback very often. I beg to differ.   \nIf you’re human\, if you’re part of a team\, you give feedback.   If you’re a colleague\, partner\, parent\, and/or friend\, you guessed it; you give feedback. \nFeedback includes sharing your opinions\, thoughts\, comments\, constructive (or not!) criticism\, and/or input. \nKnowing we’re about to receive feedback: \n\nActivates our flight\, flee or freeze response\nTends to trip our anxiety\nIgnites top-of-the-mind reactions instead of thoughtful responses\n\nAnd when it’s our turn to give feedback\, research shows\, we have a nasty habit of believing that we’re good at giving feedback and that our feedback makes a difference (insert self-congratulatory pat on the back here). \nI’m about to pop that bubble. \nDouglas Stone and Sheila Heen\, in their excellent book “Thanks for the Feedback” say we have it all wrong.  We’re so used to focusing on giving feedback that we don’t understand the real key is learning how to receive feedback. \nIn my thirty-plus year career in Learning and Development I put their book among my top five learnings in my life. Seriously.  That’s how great this book and its valuable insights are.  \nThankfully\, given how incredibly important both giving and receiving feedback is\, there are some simple tips and techniques we can use to open up whole new worlds of being able to do both of those things (giving and receiving feedback) effectively.  I’ve designed a brand-new workshop to share them with you. \nIn this free workshop on April 27th\, with me\, Lee-Anne Ragan\,  you’ll:\n\nUncover just how critical being able to receive feedback is and what a massive difference it can make to your life\, your career\, and more.\nLearn a simple technique for giving more effective feedback.\nUnderstand the surprising fallacies we tell ourselves about giving and receiving feedback and how to overcome them.\nPractice some simple tips to help your nerves when they’re trying to get the best of you (aka\, you’re about to give or receive some feedback).\nPut the I in T.R.Y. by exploring the unique\, unconscious filters you’re putting all the feedback you receive through\, unbeknownst to you (til now!).\nExplore some simple tips for amping up how you both give and receive feedback.\nCount the workshop towards your annual UN-Mandated training (If you’re a UN staff).\n\nRSVP using this link by April 25th. Then watch your inbox for our agenda and how to participate online.\nPlease note the dates and times alternate each month so as to reach more people in various time zones at their request. \n\n7 – 8:30 am\, Vancouver\n9 – 10:30 am Mexico\n10 – 11:30 am Montreal\, New York\n11 am – 12:30 pm Rio\n3 – 4:30 pm London\n4 – 5:30 pm Paris\, Geneva\n5 – 6:30 pm Nairobi\, Beirut\, Amman\, Mogadishu\n6 – 7:30 pm Abu Dhabi\n\nClick here to convert to your timezone if it’s not listed above and to double-check the times\, as they can sometimes change due to daylight savings times.  Use 5 – 6:30 pm EAT (Nairobi) to compare your timezone to. \nIf you’ve just realized with dread that the time is untenable for you this month\, don’t worry; as long as you’re a Learning and Development Roundtable member (membership is free)\, you’ll get access to the audio and (timestamped) video recordings\, workbook and more.  \nTake action now –> \n\nJoin the mailing list to receive invitations to the monthly meetings and get access to all the meeting resources.  \nRSVP by April 25th. \nShare this workshop information with a friend and/or colleague and participate together.  The more the merrier.\nAdd the rest of the Learning and Development Roundtable 2023 dates to your calendar: \n\nMay 25\nJune 15\nSeptember 21\nOctober 26\nNovember 16
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/giving-and-receiving-feedback/
CATEGORIES:Learning and Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20230316T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20230316T113000
DTSTAMP:20260430T123423
CREATED:20221109T120911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230220T121716Z
UID:15435-1678960800-1678966200@rockpaperscissorsinc.com
SUMMARY:Learning and Development Roundtable: Mindset - The number one skill you didn’t know you needed (seriously)
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n“After decades of research\, world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol S. Dweck\, Ph.D.\, discovered a simple but groundbreaking idea.” \nDo you know what it is? \nIt’s the power of your mindset.  How you think about yourself\, your skills\, your abilities\, etc. have a shockingly huge impact on pretty much everything – your success at work\, at school\, in the arts\, in sports\, even in dating\, and mental health. \nWhether you tend to have a fixed mindset or a growth mindset makes all the difference.\nNow you may be saying to yourself\, “But Lee-Anne\, we’re born with a particular mindset and it can’t be changed.”  That’s simply not the case. (And funnily enough\, that’s an example of the unhelpful\, fixed mindset.) \nNot only is it pretty darn simple to change your mindset\, you can maintain your growth mindset and use it to “foster outstanding accomplishment.” Source: Mindset: the new psychology of success\, how we can learn to fulfill our potential. \nSound too good to be true?  I promise you it’s not. \nIn my thirty-plus year career in Learning and Development\, I put the concept of mindset up there in my top five learnings in my life. That’s how critical it is\, not to mention helpful. \nIn this free workshop on March 16th\, with me\, Lee-Anne Ragan\,  you’ll:\n\nUncover what exactly mindset means\, including what it means to have a fixed mindset and a growth mindset\nBe shocked to discover the implications of your mindset on how you deal with failure\, how you view effort\, and more\nFigure out how to identify your own mindset\, whether it’s more fixed or growth\nLearn four steps for getting a growth mindset\nPut everything together and learn how to maintain your newfound growth mindset\nCount the workshop towards your annual UN-Mandated training (If you’re a UN staff)   \n\nRSVP using this link by March 14th. Then watch your inbox for our agenda and how to participate online.\nPlease note the dates and times alternate each month so as to reach more people in various time zones at their request. \n\n7 – 8:30 am London\n8 – 9:30 am Paris and Geneva\n9 – 10:30 am Beirut\n10 – 11:30 am Nairobi\, Amman\, and Mogadishu\n11 am to 12:30 pm Abu Dhabi\n12:45 – 2:15 pm Kathmandu\n3 – 4:30 pm Manila\n4 – 5:30 pm Fukuoka\n\nClick here to convert to your timezone if it’s not listed above and to double-check the times as they can sometimes change due to daylight savings times.   \nIf you’ve just realized with dread that the time is untenable for you this month\, don’t worry\, as long as you’re a Learning and Development Roundtable member (membership is free) you’ll get access to the audio and (timestamped) video recordings\, workbook and more.  \nTake action now –>\n\nJoin the mailing list to receive invitations to the monthly meetings\, and get access to all the meeting resources.  \nRSVP by March 14th\nShare this workshop information with a friend and/or colleague and participate together.  The more the merrier.\nAdd the rest of the 2023 dates to your calendar: \n\nApril 27  \nMay 25\nJune 15\nSeptember 21\nOctober 26\nNovember 16
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/learning-and-development-roundtable-mindset/
CATEGORIES:Learning and Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20230216T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20230216T183000
DTSTAMP:20260430T123423
CREATED:20221109T120927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230213T074959Z
UID:15433-1676566800-1676572200@rockpaperscissorsinc.com
SUMMARY:Learning and Development Roundtable - Six skills to help you manage change
DESCRIPTION: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.  Overwhelming\, exhaustion\, and juggling 100 plates in the air simultaneously are all things of the past. \nAm I right? \n“No!  That’s not the case!” you scream into the void with consternation. \nInstead\, you’ve come back to work with new spinning plates\, new things to do\, new team members\, new tech\, maybe some new health issues etc.\, etc. \nFirst off\, take a breath.  You’re not alone and you’re not going mad.  And a side note; getting more productive and efficient can only take us so far.  Increasing your productivity is not THE answer. \nSome estimates of the pace of change “suggest that we will see 20\,000 years of change in the next century alone. “  Enter a facepalm here. \nWhat’s worse\, we haven’t “truly internalized the implications of the fact that the rate of change itself is accelerating.” Source \nSo what’s a weary one to do faced with all of these ever-increasing\, monumental\, accelerating changes?  Why come to this Learning and Development Roundtable of course\, where I’ll teach you six skills to help you manage change? #sufferingisoptional #Ipromise \nIn this free workshop on February 16th\, with me\, Lee-Anne Ragan\,  you’ll: \n\nDiscover two easy\, insightful methods for figuring out the best way to focus on change\nPut your detective hat on to identify different types of change\nFigure out your ( your team\, your partner\, and/or your colleagues’) change personality (yes that’s a thing) and how knowing it will help you forever more \nFind out your RQ\, why it’s integral to managing change\, and easy ways to increase it\nGet out of your own way moving forward with change using two effective tools which will surprise you with their usefulness and simplicity\nCome away with a customized\, personalized change action plan. In fact\, bring an example of something you’re trying to change or a change that you’re being affected by so you can work your new-found six skills on it.\nCount the workshop towards your annual UN-Mandated training (If you’re a UN staff)   \n\nRSVP using this link by February 14th (your Valentine’s day gift to yourself). Then watch your inbox for our agenda and how to participate online. \nPlease note the dates and times alternate each month so as to reach more people in various time zones at their request. \n\n6-7:30 am Vancouver\n8-9:30 am Mexico\n9 am- 10:30 am Montreal\,  New York\n11 am-12:30 pm Rio\n2-3:30 pm London\n3-4:30 pm Paris\, Geneva\n5-6.30 pm Nairobi\, Beirut\, Amman\, Mogadishu\n6-7.30 pm Abu Dhabi\n\nClick here to convert to your timezone if it’s not listed above and to double-check the times as they can sometimes change due to daylight savings times.   \nIf you’ve just realized with dread that the time is untenable for you this month\, don’t worry\, as long as you’re a Learning and Development Roundtable member (membership is free) you’ll get access to the audio and (timestamped) video recordings\, workbook and more.  \nTake action now –>  \n\nJoin the mailing list to receive invitations to the monthly meetings\, and get access to all the meeting resources.  \nRSVP by February 14th\nShare this workshop information with a friend and/or colleague and participate together.  The more the merrier.\nAdd the rest of the 2023 dates to your calendar: \n\nMarch 16 \nApril 27\nMay 25\nJune 15\nSeptember 21\nOctober 26\nNovember 16
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/learning-and-development-roundtable-six-skills-to-help-you-manage-change/
CATEGORIES:Learning and Development
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20230126T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20230126T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T123423
CREATED:20221114T141451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221201T084835Z
UID:15459-1674727200-1674734400@rockpaperscissorsinc.com
SUMMARY:Learning and Development Roundtable- Design a customized learning plan for 2023 that fits you and your team to a T and increases your ROI
DESCRIPTION:Information is flowing faster than ever.  We are walking and talking faster than a decade ago. We’re inundated with platforms\, blogs\, websites\, tweets\, LinkedIn posts\, Youtube videos\, online courses etc.\, etc.  But who has time for learning?   \n  \nThe better question is ‘who doesn’t have time for that all-important\, strategic\, let’s-get-to-the-bottom-of-pressing-social-problems learning’?  Learning is key to your professional and personal success and carving out time for a brief workshop (that’d be this one) to help you craft a customized learning plan for you and/or your team will not only save you tons of time but make your time more meaningful and make you more likely to reach your goals.  \n  \nLearning plans help you bridge between where you are now and where you want to get to. \nLearning plans help you be deliberate about learning; “Learning is not attained by chance\, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence. ―Abigail Adams \nLearning plans help you to be proactive about learning; “In the moment of crisis\, the wise build bridges\, and the foolish build dams. ~ Nigerian proverb \nLearning plans help you put learning in context: “Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand.” ~ Guinean proverb \nSuffering is optional.  In this fun\, interactive workshop you’ll learn a Simple (with a capital S) system for identifying your learning needs\, how to meet those needs\, and all in a way that fits you\, your goals\, your capacity\, and how you learn. \n  \nIn this free workshop with me\, Lee-Anne Ragan you’ll learn: \n\nWhat a learning plan is and why it’s so important that you and/or your team have one\nHow to use my simple\, interactive worksheet to create a customized learning plan for yourself and/or your team\nWhy the letter I plays a huge role in your learning plan\nHow to use  my S.A.K.E.s© tool to streamline the process \nHow to make the learning fit you instead of bending yourself into a pretzel for learning methods that don’t work for you\nHow to do all of the above in a fun\, interactive way (Hint: the Pink Panther just may make an appearance and there might be a friendly small group competition with a prize)\nCount the workshop towards your annual UN-Mandated training (If you’re a UN staff)   \n\n   \nRSVP by January 24th. Then watch your inbox for our agenda and how to participate online. \nPlease note the dates and times alternate each month so as to reach more people in various time zones at their request. \n\n7 am to 9 am London\n8 am to 10 am Paris and Geneva\n9 am to 11 am Beirut\n10 am to noon Nairobi\, Amman and Mogadishu\n12:45 – 2:45 pm Kathmandu\n11 am to 1 pm Abu Dhabi\n3 pm to 5 pm Manila\n4 pm to 6 pm Fukuoka\n\nClick here to convert to and confirm your timezone if it’s not listed above. \nIf you’ve just realized with dread that the time is untenable for you this month\, don’t worry\, as long as you’re a Learning and Development Roundtable member (membership is free) you’ll get access to the audio and (timestamped) video recordings\, workbook and more. \nTake action now –>  \n\nJoin the mailing list to receive invitations to the monthly meetings\, and get access to all the meeting resources.  \nRSVP by January 24th\nShare this workshop information with a friend and/or colleague and participate together.  The more the merrier.
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/learning-and-development-roundtable-design-a-customized-learning-plan-for-2023-that-fits-you-and-your-team-to-a-t-and-increases-your-roi/
CATEGORIES:Learning and Development
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20221116T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20221116T110000
DTSTAMP:20260430T123423
CREATED:20220817T071158Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220817T071350Z
UID:12823-1668589200-1668596400@rockpaperscissorsinc.com
SUMMARY:How to effectively teach and present online while being cool\, calm and engaging (offered through UNON STDU)
DESCRIPTION:Wondering what a roller coaster\, raccoon\, vacuum cleaner\, and elephant have to do with effectively teaching/presenting online?  Keep reading.  \n  \nLectures that drone on and on.  Overwhelming unread notifications of online events.  Workshops that are drier than the Sahara desert and more boring than watching paint dry. We’ve all been there.  \n  \nOnline meetings\, courses\, workshops\, check-ins are never-ending. Some research shows we are spending up to 16 hours a day on digital media!  Globally\, we doubled our online content consumption in 2020.   \n  \nWe are bored\, exhausted and we’re struggling. Mental health challenges are up in most countries and yet mental health service provision is down.  \n  \nThere is hope\, however. \n  \nNotwithstanding the tremendous costs of the global pandemic\, there are hidden benefits to Covid and all that time online.  Help is in sight. Teaching and presenting online CAN (and should) be engaging\, interesting\, and impactful.   We can make a difference.  We can use tools to help us engage with dignity\, inclusion\, and impact.  And we can do all that without inducing suffering in ourselves or those we’re working with. \n  \nHere’s how.\n  \nJoin me for a series of fun\, interactive workshops where I’ll introduce you to a helpful framework and success signposts to aim for on your online journey.  The workshops will be very practical.  I’ll demonstrate a number of interesting yet simple tools and techniques that you can use right away.  \n  \nContact UNON-HR to register (for UN staff only but contact me if you’d like to chat about having a similar workshop for your organization). \n  \nDelivery: The course is divided into five sections →\n\nSelf-facilitated: Learning activities you’ll complete online\, on your own time\, before we gather in real-time (approximate time investment: 90 minutes)\nFacilitated by the instructor: A two-hour in-real-time workshop\nSelf-facilitated: Learning activities you’ll complete online\, on your own time\, before we meet again (approximate time investment: 90 minutes)\nFacilitated by the instructor: A two-hour in-real-time workshop\nSelf-facilitated: Learning activities you’ll complete online\, on your own time\, (approximate time investment: 90 minutes)\n\n  \nTotal learning time: 8 ½ hours \n  \nIn this workshop with the instructor\, Lee-Anne Ragan\, you’ll:\n\nDiscover eight success signposts for your online teaching/presenting\nUncover two opportunities hiding in plain sight for increasing engagement\nLearn the abysmal retention rates for the dreaded lecture and three easy things to replace them with that scale engagement and retention\nUnderstand your preference in teaching/presenting and how to be more engaging by using the S.A.K.E.© tool\nUncover the seven deadly sins of online presenting/teaching so you know what NOT to do\nDiscover your tech personality\, what a raccoon\, vacuum cleaner roller coaster\, elephant have to do with it and why it’s important to know all this\nGet a chance to practice teaching/presenting online and receive supportive feedback\nHave fun experimenting with 16 tools for online presenting/teaching that include tools for managing information\, collaborating/sharing online\, managing learning\, and teaching/presenting\nCome away feeling inspired\, hopeful and with an online resource portal full of tips\, tools\, worksheets\, surveys\, and more.
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/how-to-effectively-teach-and-present-online-while-being-cool-calm-and-engaging-offered-through-unon-stdu-2/
CATEGORIES:Learning and Development,Training of Trainers
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20221115T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20221115T110000
DTSTAMP:20260430T123423
CREATED:20220817T071544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220817T071544Z
UID:12821-1668502800-1668510000@rockpaperscissorsinc.com
SUMMARY:How to effectively teach and present online while being cool\, calm and engaging (offered through UNON STDU)
DESCRIPTION:Wondering what a roller coaster\, raccoon\, vacuum cleaner\, and elephant have to do with effectively teaching/presenting online?  Keep reading.  \n  \nLectures that drone on and on.  Overwhelming unread notifications of online events.  Workshops that are drier than the Sahara desert and more boring than watching paint dry. We’ve all been there.  \n  \nOnline meetings\, courses\, workshops\, check-ins are never-ending. Some research shows we are spending up to 16 hours a day on digital media!  Globally\, we doubled our online content consumption in 2020.   \n  \nWe are bored\, exhausted and we’re struggling. Mental health challenges are up in most countries and yet mental health service provision is down.  \n  \nThere is hope\, however. \n  \nNotwithstanding the tremendous costs of the global pandemic\, there are hidden benefits to Covid and all that time online.  Help is in sight. Teaching and presenting online CAN (and should) be engaging\, interesting\, and impactful.   We can make a difference.  We can use tools to help us engage with dignity\, inclusion\, and impact.  And we can do all that without inducing suffering in ourselves or those we’re working with. \n  \nHere’s how.\n  \nJoin me for a series of fun\, interactive workshops where I’ll introduce you to a helpful framework and success signposts to aim for on your online journey.  The workshops will be very practical.  I’ll demonstrate a number of interesting yet simple tools and techniques that you can use right away.  \n  \nContact UNON-HR to register (for UN staff only but contact me if you’d like to chat about having a similar workshop for your organization). \n  \nDelivery: The course is divided into five sections →\n\nSelf-facilitated: Learning activities you’ll complete online\, on your own time\, before we gather in real-time (approximate time investment: 90 minutes)\nFacilitated by the instructor: A two-hour in-real-time workshop\nSelf-facilitated: Learning activities you’ll complete online\, on your own time\, before we meet again (approximate time investment: 90 minutes)\nFacilitated by the instructor: A two-hour in-real-time workshop\nSelf-facilitated: Learning activities you’ll complete online\, on your own time\, (approximate time investment: 90 minutes)\n\n  \nTotal learning time: 8 ½ hours \n  \nIn this workshop with the instructor\, Lee-Anne Ragan\, you’ll:\n\nDiscover eight success signposts for your online teaching/presenting\nUncover two opportunities hiding in plain sight for increasing engagement\nLearn the abysmal retention rates for the dreaded lecture and three easy things to replace them with that scale engagement and retention\nUnderstand your preference in teaching/presenting and how to be more engaging by using the S.A.K.E.© tool\nUncover the seven deadly sins of online presenting/teaching so you know what NOT to do\nDiscover your tech personality\, what a raccoon\, vacuum cleaner roller coaster\, elephant have to do with it and why it’s important to know all this\nGet a chance to practice teaching/presenting online and receive supportive feedback\nHave fun experimenting with 16 tools for online presenting/teaching that include tools for managing information\, collaborating/sharing online\, managing learning\, and teaching/presenting\nCome away feeling inspired\, hopeful and with an online resource portal full of tips\, tools\, worksheets\, surveys\, and more
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/how-to-effectively-teach-and-present-online-while-being-cool-calm-and-engaging-offered-through-unon-stdu-3/
CATEGORIES:Learning and Development,Training of Trainers
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20221020T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20221020T190000
DTSTAMP:20260430T123423
CREATED:20211029T090959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221010T161801Z
UID:11453-1666285200-1666292400@rockpaperscissorsinc.com
SUMMARY:Learning and Development Roundtable: Resolve conflict with confidence and clarity using these simple six skills
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nWhen I say the word ‘conflict’ what comes to your mind?  Stress\, anxiety\, avoid at all costs\, frustration\, fear? \n\n\n\nIt’s no wonder. \n\n\n\nThe frequency of conflict in the workplace is shocking: \n\n\n\n\n85% of employees experience some kind of conflict\n29% of employees nearly constantly experience conflict\n12% of employees say they often see conflict within the senior team\n49% of workplace conflict happens as a result of personality clashes and egos\n34% of workplace conflict is a result of workplace stress\n33% of workplace conflict is a result of heavy workloads\n27% of employees have seen personal attacks arise from conflicts\n25% of employees have witnessed absence or sickness due to conflict\n9% of employees have seen projects fail because of workplace conflict (Source: CPP)\n\n\n\n\nConflict affects our mental health\, our motivation\, our energy levels\, wellness\, ability to function etc.\n\n\n\nAnd for our organizations\, conflict affects the ability to retain great employees\, amount of sick leave\, quality and amount of work getting done and on time\, productivity\, workplace culture and organizational reputations. \n\n\n\nIt’s enough to make us want to hide out in a cave with no human contact (at least until we recoup and regroup). \n\n\n\nIt’s not surprising.  I’d wager a bet (and I’m not even a betting person) that you likely didn’t learn how to resolve conflict – at home\, in school or on the job.  It’s something that we’re just supposed to magically know how to do\, even when our pulses are racing\, our throats are dry and we’re spending every precious moment trying not to throw up with anxiety when we’re in the middle of a difficult conflict. \n\n\n\nThere is good news\, however.  Conflict resolution is a series of practical\, helpful\, simple skills that can be learned.  Truly\, honestly\, really. \n\n\n\nIn this free workshop on October 20th\, with me\, Lee-Anne Ragan\,  you’ll:\n\n\n\n\nDiscover three skills that you can personally use anytime and anywhere for any conflict including:\n\nTwo A’s and 3 F’s that will raise your confidence and your con res abilities\nKey quadrants\, cones\, and continuums that give you xray con res vision\, and\nHow to instantly lower your strongly felt emotions on the spot so you can keep a clear\, calm head\n\n\nUncover three skills you can use with the person you’re engaged in a conflict with including:\n\nMy above or below tool that will surprise you and give you much-needed con res insight\nLearning how to massage almonds (that’s not a typo) which will help you move forward in even the trickiest of conflict situations and\nOne of the easiest most overlooked skills\n\n\nCome away with a personalized action plan using my S.A.K.E. tool\nCount the workshop towards your annual UN-Mandated training (If you’re a UN staff)\n\n\n\n\nRSVP using this link by October 18th. Then watch your inbox for our agenda and how to participate online.\n\n\n\nPlease note the dates and times alternate each month so as to reach more people in various time zones at their request. \n\n\n\n\n7-9 am Vancouver\n9-11 am Mexico\n10 am-noon Montreal/New York\n11 am-1 pm Rio\n5-7 pm Nairobi/Beirut\n6-8 pm Abu Dhabi\n\n\n\n\nClick here to convert to your timezone if it’s not listed above and to double-check the times as they can sometimes change due to daylight savings times. \n\n\n\nIf you’ve just realized with dread that the time is untenable for you this month\, don’t worry\, as long as you’re a Learning and Development Roundtable member (membership is free) you’ll get access to the audio and (timestamped) video recordings\, workbook and more. \n\n\n\nTake action now –> Join the mailing list to receive invitations to the monthly meetings\, and get access to all the meeting resources (including time-stamped recordings in case you can’t make it in real-time).  And don’t forget to  RSVP for this roundtable by October 18th.
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/learning-and-development-roundtable-oct-2022/
CATEGORIES:Learning and Development
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20220915T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20220915T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T123423
CREATED:20211029T091641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220825T123951Z
UID:11451-1663236000-1663243200@rockpaperscissorsinc.com
SUMMARY:Learning and Development Roundtable: Communicate better\, resolve conflict easier and lessen misunderstandings with Life Lenses®
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nDo you sometimes feel like you’re speaking a language nobody gets but you\, and you DESPERATELY wish you could communicate more clearly and be understood?\nDo you hate conflict\, and yet somehow find yourself navigating a bunch of misunderstandings\, hurt feelings\, and confusion?\nHow about this – do you feel like you’re having to constantly decipher the people around you? Best case\, it’s tiring. Worst case\, it feels like people are trying to provoke you with all the daft\, dumb things they’re doing.\n\nWe’ve got a lot of things coming at us\, so naturally — and quite rightly — we filter LOTS of things out. \n  \nBut what if you’re also filtering out too much of the stuff that actually matters? What if all of that unconscious filtering is the very reason you so often feel stuck\, lost\, misunderstood. As if everyone around you is speaking Greek. \n  \nThe consequences are huge; we miss out on the insights\, and experiences that can enrich our lives. We miss out on the things that can help us reduce conflict\, lessen disagreements\, parent with ease\, create far better products\, services\, programs… \n  \nHere’s the thing: Great minds DON’T think alike.\n  \nOnly we’ve been sucked into the idea that they do. \n  \nBut there is a way to shift your view\, to address your biases (we all have ‘em)\, and to benefit from other perspectives: \n  \nLearn to look at life through different lenses – the Life Lenses® that is.. \n  \nIn this free workshop on September 15th\, with me\, Lee-Anne Ragan\,  you’ll:\n\nDiscover the eight Life Lenses® and which ones appeal to you the most\nIlluminate your ‘natural’ perspectives – and see where you shine when it comes to conflict\, communication\, teambuilding\, project management and more\nUncover how you can communicate with lenses that are different from yours (and why that’s so important)\nLearn how to avoid the very natural and very strong temptation to stick to your own lenses \nCount the workshop towards your annual UN-Mandated training (If you’re a UN staff) (but know that you don’t have to be a UN staff to attend\, any and all are welcome)\n\nRSVP using this link by September 13th. Then watch your inbox for our agenda and how to participate online.\nPlease note the dates and times alternate each month so as to reach more people in various time zones at their request. \n\n8-10 am London\n9-11 am Paris/Rome\n10 am-noon Nairobi/Beirut\n11 am-1 pm Abu Dhabi\n12:45-2:45 pm Katmandu\n3-5 pm Manila\n4-6 pm Fukuoka\n\nClick here to convert to your timezone if it’s not listed above and to double-check the times as they can sometimes change due to daylight savings times. \n  \nTake action now –> Join the mailing list to receive invitations to the monthly meetings\, and get access to all the meeting resources (including time-stamped recordings in case you can’t make it in real time).  And don’t forget to  RSVP for this roundtable by September 13.  \n  \nOptional: if you wish\, find out more about Life Lenses® here and get the most out of this workshop then get to know your Life Lenses® in detail and take the assessment here.
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/learning-and-development-roundtable-sept-2022/
CATEGORIES:Learning and Development
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20220914T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20220914T170000
DTSTAMP:20260430T123423
CREATED:20220817T071646Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220817T071646Z
UID:12819-1663167600-1663174800@rockpaperscissorsinc.com
SUMMARY:How to effectively teach and present online while being cool\, calm and engaging (offered through UNON STDU)
DESCRIPTION:Wondering what a roller coaster\, raccoon\, vacuum cleaner\, and elephant have to do with effectively teaching/presenting online?  Keep reading.  \n  \nLectures that drone on and on.  Overwhelming unread notifications of online events.  Workshops that are drier than the Sahara desert and more boring than watching paint dry. We’ve all been there.  \n  \nOnline meetings\, courses\, workshops\, check-ins are never-ending. Some research shows we are spending up to 16 hours a day on digital media!  Globally\, we doubled our online content consumption in 2020.   \n  \nWe are bored\, exhausted and we’re struggling. Mental health challenges are up in most countries and yet mental health service provision is down.  \n  \nThere is hope\, however. \n  \nNotwithstanding the tremendous costs of the global pandemic\, there are hidden benefits to Covid and all that time online.  Help is in sight. Teaching and presenting online CAN (and should) be engaging\, interesting\, and impactful.   We can make a difference.  We can use tools to help us engage with dignity\, inclusion\, and impact.  And we can do all that without inducing suffering in ourselves or those we’re working with. \n  \nHere’s how.\n  \nJoin me for a series of fun\, interactive workshops where I’ll introduce you to a helpful framework and success signposts to aim for on your online journey.  The workshops will be very practical.  I’ll demonstrate a number of interesting yet simple tools and techniques that you can use right away.  \n  \nContact UNON-HR to register (for UN staff only but contact me if you’d like to chat about having a similar workshop for your organization). \n  \nDelivery: The course is divided into five sections →\n\nSelf-facilitated: Learning activities you’ll complete online\, on your own time\, before we gather in real-time (approximate time investment: 90 minutes)\nFacilitated by the instructor: A two-hour in-real-time workshop\nSelf-facilitated: Learning activities you’ll complete online\, on your own time\, before we meet again (approximate time investment: 90 minutes)\nFacilitated by the instructor: A two-hour in-real-time workshop\nSelf-facilitated: Learning activities you’ll complete online\, on your own time\, (approximate time investment: 90 minutes)\n\n  \nTotal learning time: 8 ½ hours \n  \nIn this workshop with the instructor\, Lee-Anne Ragan\, you’ll:\n\nDiscover eight success signposts for your online teaching/presenting\nUncover two opportunities hiding in plain sight for increasing engagement\nLearn the abysmal retention rates for the dreaded lecture and three easy things to replace them with that scale engagement and retention\nUnderstand your preference in teaching/presenting and how to be more engaging by using the S.A.K.E.© tool\nUncover the seven deadly sins of online presenting/teaching so you know what NOT to do\nDiscover your tech personality\, what a raccoon\, vacuum cleaner roller coaster\, elephant have to do with it and why it’s important to know all this\nGet a chance to practice teaching/presenting online and receive supportive feedback\nHave fun experimenting with 16 tools for online presenting/teaching that include tools for managing information\, collaborating/sharing online\, managing learning\, and teaching/presenting\nCome away feeling inspired\, hopeful and with an online resource portal full of tips\, tools\, worksheets\, surveys\, and more
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/how-to-effectively-teach-and-present-online-while-being-cool-calm-and-engaging-offered-through-unon-stdu-4/
CATEGORIES:Learning and Development,Training of Trainers
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20220913T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20220913T170000
DTSTAMP:20260430T123423
CREATED:20220817T071726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220817T071726Z
UID:12817-1663081200-1663088400@rockpaperscissorsinc.com
SUMMARY:How to effectively teach and present online while being cool\, calm and engaging (offered through UNON STDU)
DESCRIPTION:Wondering what a roller coaster\, raccoon\, vacuum cleaner\, and elephant have to do with effectively teaching/presenting online?  Keep reading.  \n  \nLectures that drone on and on.  Overwhelming unread notifications of online events.  Workshops that are drier than the Sahara desert and more boring than watching paint dry. We’ve all been there.  \n  \nOnline meetings\, courses\, workshops\, check-ins are never-ending. Some research shows we are spending up to 16 hours a day on digital media!  Globally\, we doubled our online content consumption in 2020.   \n  \nWe are bored\, exhausted and we’re struggling. Mental health challenges are up in most countries and yet mental health service provision is down.  \n  \nThere is hope\, however. \n  \nNotwithstanding the tremendous costs of the global pandemic\, there are hidden benefits to Covid and all that time online.  Help is in sight. Teaching and presenting online CAN (and should) be engaging\, interesting\, and impactful.   We can make a difference.  We can use tools to help us engage with dignity\, inclusion\, and impact.  And we can do all that without inducing suffering in ourselves or those we’re working with. \n  \nHere’s how.\n  \nJoin me for a series of fun\, interactive workshops where I’ll introduce you to a helpful framework and success signposts to aim for on your online journey.  The workshops will be very practical.  I’ll demonstrate a number of interesting yet simple tools and techniques that you can use right away.  \n  \nContact UNON-HR to register (for UN staff only but contact me if you’d like to chat about having a similar workshop for your organization). \n  \nDelivery: The course is divided into five sections →\n\nSelf-facilitated: Learning activities you’ll complete online\, on your own time\, before we gather in real-time (approximate time investment: 90 minutes)\nFacilitated by the instructor: A two-hour in-real-time workshop\nSelf-facilitated: Learning activities you’ll complete online\, on your own time\, before we meet again (approximate time investment: 90 minutes)\nFacilitated by the instructor: A two-hour in-real-time workshop\nSelf-facilitated: Learning activities you’ll complete online\, on your own time\, (approximate time investment: 90 minutes)\n\n  \nTotal learning time: 8 ½ hours \n  \nIn this workshop with the instructor\, Lee-Anne Ragan\, you’ll:\n\nDiscover eight success signposts for your online teaching/presenting\nUncover two opportunities hiding in plain sight for increasing engagement\nLearn the abysmal retention rates for the dreaded lecture and three easy things to replace them with that scale engagement and retention\nUnderstand your preference in teaching/presenting and how to be more engaging by using the S.A.K.E.© tool\nUncover the seven deadly sins of online presenting/teaching so you know what NOT to do\nDiscover your tech personality\, what a raccoon\, vacuum cleaner roller coaster\, elephant have to do with it and why it’s important to know all this\nGet a chance to practice teaching/presenting online and receive supportive feedback\nHave fun experimenting with 16 tools for online presenting/teaching that include tools for managing information\, collaborating/sharing online\, managing learning\, and teaching/presenting\nCome away feeling inspired\, hopeful and with an online resource portal full of tips\, tools\, worksheets\, surveys\, and more
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/how-to-effectively-teach-and-present-online-while-being-cool-calm-and-engaging-offered-through-unon-stdu-5/
CATEGORIES:Learning and Development,Training of Trainers
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20220526T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Moscow:20220526T120000
DTSTAMP:20260430T123423
CREATED:20211029T092001Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220516T144850Z
UID:11447-1653559200-1653566400@rockpaperscissorsinc.com
SUMMARY:Learning and Development Roundtable: One size doesn’t fit all; six tools for intercultural communication and intercultural conflict resolution
DESCRIPTION:  \nHave you ever felt like a cauldron of doom was boiling when it felt like a colleague was speaking to you in Greek\, despite your very best effort to understand them?  Have you ever felt like a dog chasing its tail trying to get your message across to a so-called difficult staff person?  Or perhaps you can remember a time working in a team when things were simply not working and every minor issue felt like climbing Mount Everest. \n  \nCommunication and conflict resolution skills are central to our success at work and at home but add culture into the mix and you’ve got a real cauldron that can threaten to bubble over.   \n  \nCulture can be defined as the ‘collective programming of our minds that divides us into groups’ (G Hofstede) and when we realize it includes age\, ethnicity\, gender\, nationality\, and more then without our even being aware of it\, 99.9% of communication and conflict issues have a cultural root. \n  \nYet we ignore those roots at our peril and tend to keep doing more of whatever it is that’s not working. \n  \nThe cost of intercultural miscommunication and conflict is high.  It can: \n\nUndermine creative thinking\nDecreases individuals’ effectiveness at connecting ideas from disparate cultures (source).\nHave negative impacts on  our stakeholder’s experience\nReduce available talent\nGive us and our organization a bad name (source)\nPrevent valuable input from being heard\nIncrease prejudice and stereotyping\nPit individuals\, teams\, and organizations against one another (source)\n\n  \nAs discourse seems to grow more inward-looking and divisive … we must continue to think inclusively and globally (source). \n  \nSounds good right?  But how do we do that when resources and time are tight?   \n  \nIn this free workshop on May 26th\, with me\, Lee-Anne Ragan\,  you’ll learn six skills including:\n\n1. Discovering the surprising way your brain tricks you into making cultural mistakes and how to get around that\n2. How to identify your areas of how cultural communication and how to stretch\n3. Uncovering your tendency towards magical thinking and what to do about it\n4. Learning how to get to certainty by first dancing with uncertainty\n5. Discovering how to stay out of the ICU by using my intercultural communication and conflict resolution I.C.U. tool\n6. How identifying how you feel about conflict instantly moves you forward in your cultural communication and conflict resolution\nYou can count the workshop towards your annual UN-Mandated training (If you’re a UN staff)   \n\nRSVP using this link by May 24th. Then watch your inbox for our agenda and how to participate online.\nPlease note the dates and times alternate each month so as to reach more people in various time zones at their request. \n\n8-10 am London\n9-11 am Paris/Rome\n10 am-noon Nairobi/Beirut\n11 am-1 pm Abu Dhabi\n12:45-2:45 pm Katmandu\n3-5 pm Manila\n4-6 pm Fukuoka\n\nClick here to convert to your timezone if it’s not listed above and to double-check the times as they can sometimes change due to daylight savings times. \nTake action now –> Join the mailing list to receive invitations to the monthly meetings\, and get access to all the meeting resources (including time-stamped recordings in case you can’t make it in real-time).  And don’t forget to  RSVP for this roundtable by May 24th.  And click the button below to add the event to your calendar.
URL:https://rockpaperscissorsinc.com/event/learning-and-development-roundtable-may-2022/
CATEGORIES:Learning and Development
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