For a long time now, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking and soul searching about my life. I’m not going to lie that going my own way as an independent consultant was one of the best things I’ve done but also one of the most incredibly painful and expensive wake-up calls. Admittedly, I failed. […]
The Triptych of the Future of Work
For some strange reason, the word ‘Triptych” keeps coming up in my world. It comes from two Greek words – tri (meaning three) and ptysso (an ancient greek word for fold or drape – trust me I had to look that one up). A triptych is an art term that is a painting on three […]
Learning in the Modern Workplace
In my recent blog post titled Drawing as Thinking…and a Treasure Map about #MadMapMarch, I wrote how I delved into some journal articles that explained the benefits of using different ways to express ourselves as a challenge to the way we think. In this case, it was comic books. That is, drawing our thoughts in a comic book format […]
Shocking The System to Change Behaviour
Recently I’ve been catching up with people who I used to work with, as well as people from my extended social networks for a meal, coffee or virtually. I’ve noticed my networks now are reaching out for more one-on-one contact as opposed to making our communication public and open in social media. I like this […]
Weekly Rapts
Welcome to Weekly Rapts. Every week I come across some exceptional articles, books, videos, tweets and other stuff that captures my attention and inspires me to action which could be to write about a blog post; have a conversation about it with someone; create something from it; escape down a rabbit warren to learn more […]
Some Thoughts on the Microsoft Workplace Innovation Summit and Learning and Development
Okay, I’m not going to lie but some of the best examples of teamwork I’ve been in my life the days was when I worked in Defence. Somehow working under duress, pressure and stressful situations in environments away from home, family and friends meant you had to put personal issues and hangups aside for the […]
Weekly Rapts
Welcome to Weekly Rapts. Every week I come across some exceptional articles, books, videos, tweets and other stuff that captures my attention and inspires me to action which could be to write about a blog post; have a conversation about it with someone; create something from it; escape down a rabbit warren to learn more […]
Dealing with FOMO
Recently I deleted all social media off my phone in an effort to reclaim my focus and attention. I was using my phone too much during the day and evening and when I wasn’t, I was thinking about it. I use my phone for not only consuming information and surfing the internet but also creating […]
The Importance of Imagination
Last night my husband and I wandered through the Chadstone Shopping Centre. It’s touted to be the largest shopping centre in the Southern Hemisphere and seems to be getting bigger every year judging by the amount of super deluxe high-end shops like Gucci, Prada and Burberry proliferating there. We spent over one hour in the […]
Getting My Focus Back To Things That Matter to Me
So as you know, I’ve written about deleting social media off my phone to Reclaim my Attention and Focus. Yesterday, I received a notification on my phone to say that my screen time had reduced by 62% this week. Bonus! It was the most exciting piece of news I had received all week. Added to […]