Category Archives: ideas

Can you improve your learning? What brain research tells us …

I came across this fantastic 3 min. video by Nigel Paine through the Massie Learning Talks from 2013, that I thought was excellent!  Here is the link to the video and summary of Nigel’s points. Brain research tips for  effective … Continue reading

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How Social Business is revolutionizing the way we interact at work!

Here’s a summary table I put together to show how we can work more effectively using social tools for common work tasks.  Thanking Colleagues Common Approach Results Send thank you e-mail Copy everyone on e-mail Forward to team and manager … Continue reading

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Transforming the workplace with radical management – Steve Denning

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Very interesting way of looking at Business, specifically how Social Business is affecting our customers and how we can better connect with customers and delight them.

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Finding your passion, making your career great!

I came across this Ted video, recommended by friend Angela and really loved it. Here’s it is … I particularly like this as a parent, I hope we can encourage our kids to pursue things they are passionate about.

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Some Friday Fun …. Looking For Magic At Work?

Happy Friday, I came across this picture from my network on Facebook … and really liked it: Then I thought about work ….  Are you looking for Magic?

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Three Simple Rules in Life

I particularly like these three rules as they relate to both work and life. There have been times where I wish I would have asked more questions or what was on my mind. Goes to show you there is always … Continue reading

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Are you learning, unlearning and relearning?

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” Alvin Toffler. This quote was shared with me at work by a colleague.  It made me think about … Continue reading

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Skyping into your Friend’s Bat Mitzvah

I am often amazed at how much of a connected world we live in.  On a daily basis I work on a world wide team and get to use social business tools to better communicate over the web and help … Continue reading

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Flipped Learning – what does that mean? Can it be applied at work for learning?

I first heard about this at the Elliot Masie’s Learning 2010 conference last year and was very taken with the idea.  Here’s the premise shown in this short 2 min. video. What I would like to do is apply this … Continue reading

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Sharing your ideas and what you are learning

I liked this quick video for many reasons, sometimes our internal voice is not always cheering us on and prevents us from sharing our experiences or ideas.  This is a little reminder that we should share our ideas, they may … Continue reading

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