What’s real? Take a second look to find the White Hot Truth
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Communication
What appears real in our hurry flurry world often isn’t. Authenticity is big. Being real is in.
Not being true is passe. Being fake is to be a flake.
How do you tell the difference though? What appears shiny and true can either be a golden nugget or a trashy piece of styrofoam.
Making time to [...]
Tags: authenticity, change management, Creativity & innovation, danielle laporte, firestarter, learning, lee-anne ragan, rock.paper.scissors, white hot truth
4 simple steps for how to get dreams out of your head & into reality
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Creativity & innovation, Human resources
Do you have a hard time getting dreams out of your head and into reality? Not sure what to do with inspiration when it hits mid-meeting or at midnight?
While you may be able to come up with new ideas, what to do with the pesky, flighty fellows is a whole other matter. Based on a [...]
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Business or pleasure? Why do we have to choose?
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Creativity & innovation, Human resources
“Business or pleasure?,” said the guy who was sitting beside me on a recent flight. “Business,” I replied.
But I got to thinking. What does that say about business? That it can’t be pleasurable? That we can’t have fun or have ease when we’re working?
Let’s face it, the old adage ‘put your nose to the grindstone’ [...]
Tags: business, danielle laporte, Galcos Soda Pop Stop, grindstone, John Nese, learning, lee-anne ragan, rock.paper.scissors, white hot truth
White Hot Truth with Danielle LaPorte
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Business & organizational development, Creativity & innovation
On the eve of launching her new Firestarter Session e-book I sat down with good friend and colleague Danielle LaPorte, of White Hot Truth fame to interview her. Hang onto your fire poker and as we go with the Q &A.
Q: For those who aren’t already in the know, who are you and what do [...]
Tags: Creativity & innovation, danielle laport, e-book, entrepreneurship, fire starter, forum for women entrepreneurs, lee-anne ragan, rock.paper.scissors, white hot truth
My extended quirky to do list part 6 – my to done’s
Posted by Lee-Anne Ragan | Filed under Change management & wellness, Communication, Travel
My last 5 posts describe an extended, quirky to-do list tool that I use in my corporate training (click here to download a copy for you to use). It has 5 parts:
(I love that out of the 5 categories only two are about adding things. Can we collectively breath a sigh of relief?)
- to do, [...]
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