About us
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The vision →
To build a vibrant, engaged learning community with workshops designed to educate and inspire learning in a variety of formats for diverse learners.
What it means →
To make learning fun, engaging, and useful so we can get on with what we all do best, which includes effecting social change! #sufferingisoptional
How members describe the Learning and Development Roundtable →
Members use these words most often to describe the Roundtable: engage(ing), fun, interesting, and informative.
Why members attend the Learning and Development Roundtable →
~ “I get to hang out with interesting people and learn something new that saves me so much time.”
~ “It is definitely the best 2 hours of my month and something to look forward to.”
~ “Learning new practical tools that I could use and apply at work.”
~ “I love the creative approaches Lee-Ann engages the audience with and the new tools she presents.”
~ “To improve my skills as a person for the benefit of the communities I engage in.”
~ “Hone my skills, build confidence”
~ “I feel refreshed afterward”
Dig into the details, the learning objectives –>
~ Create a comfortable, fun, engaging learning environment for anyone and everyone who wishes to participate.
~ Welcome diverse members including UN, corporate, NGO, INGO, government, educational institutions, entrepreneurs, etc.
~ Facilitate a unique, engaging, interactive, workshop once a month #roundtabletime #learnlaughlead
~ Provide a space where members can discuss learning topics, ask questions, get resources, etc.
~ Support UN staff development by counting the workshop towards the annual professional development requirement.
Logistics –>
~ Roundtables alternate monthly between the third Thursday (10-11:30 am EAT) and the third Thursday (5-6:30 pm EAT) (to accommodate timezones)
~ See all the Roundtable meeting dates here (past and upcoming)
~ We meet online using Zoom
~ Roundtables are facilitated by me, Roundtable founder Lee-Anne Ragan
Upcoming events
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How to have those difficult conversations that you’re dreading
·OnlineOnlineImportant note: to receive the call details, you must RSVP using this link (e.g. RSVP'ing through Meetup won't give you access).
We all have to have them, whether we like it or not.
Difficult conversations that is.
Those conversations that make you cringe, and give you a topsy-turvy feeling in the pit of your stomach.
The ones you’re dreading and are liable to find any excuse to avoid.
Often though, it’s those difficult conversations that hold the key to discussions that matter most.
They’re important conversations to have.
But they don’t have to make you feel like you’re going to faint. Or worse.
I promise.
Here’s how.
In this free workshop on November 19th, with me, Lee-Anne Ragan, you’ll:
- Learn what truly makes a conversation difficult
- Uncover what your most common difficult conversation types are
- Be able to identify and avoid difficult conversation traps
- Build some key self-awareness skills for effectively handling difficult conversations
- Come 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
- Gain access to 14 years of Learning and Development Roundtable resources
- Count the workshop towards your annual professional development requirement (if you’re a UN staff)
Come ready to quell those fears and amp up your confidence plus your skills when it comes to those hard conversations.
RSVP by November 17th. Then watch your inbox for our agenda and how to participate online.
Please note the dates and times alternate each month so as to reach more people in various time zones at their request. And please double check the time in your time zone because, well, time zones are tricky. Use 05 pm EAT as your comparison.
Can’t make it live? Don’t worry, by registering, you’ll get access to the recording.
If 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, plus all 14 years of Roundtable resources.
Take action now –> RSVP for this Roundtable by November 17th and you’ll automatically become a member to receive invitations to the monthly Roundtables, and get access to all 14+ years of Roundtable resources.
Share this workshop information with a friend and/or colleague and participate together. The more the merrier.
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Past events
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