Is it equal or is it equitable? There’s a big difference.

March 28th, 2013

Natural selection cartoon croppedA colleague from the UN gave me this cartoon.  Whether I’m doing train the trainer training, talking about stages of group development or intercultural conflict resolution training, the difference between equality and equity comes up.

Many people see them as the same thing (pun intended).

They’re not.

Equality is treating everyone the same.  Equity is treating people fairly.

Big difference.

If we recognize that people hold different perspectives, different world views, & we act on that premise, it’s a start towards equity.

How does this play out in your work?

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Smoking helps you relax – a new perspective

March 21st, 2013

Smoking relaxes cropped

A big picture, Mountain Life Lens™ perspective.

Fresh.  Or maybe not so much :)

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Stress levels related to the weight of your shopping bag

March 14th, 2013
Photo Credit: bottled_void via Compfight cc

Photo Credit: bottled_void via Compfight cc

Research in the Journal of Consumer Research found a correlation between how heavy the shopping bag you’re carrying is with your stress level.  The heavier the bag, the more we tend to feel stressed.

“We found that carrying a heavy load leads consumers to feel that an unrelated event is more important and more stressful,” said Dr Meng Zhang, who led the study.

It’s an interesting perspective.  When applied to women’s purses, does it mean that those of us who consider ourselves prepared (one woman quoted in a similar article carries shoe polish – ‘just in case’) are indeed weighing ourselves down?

Does it mean that detail oriented Carrot Life Lenses™ need to take note of (at times) head in the clouds Mountain Life Lenses™?

Food for thought.  Carry that thought around for a while & muse upon it.

Source: The Telegraph.

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Laying it bare – monthly round up of February Life Lenses™ blog posts

March 7th, 2013

We’re laying it bare. Stripping it down. Peeking in on & playing with perspective.

In this monthly round up you’ll find the Life Lenses™ blog posts laid bare for the month of February.

Get bare, dive in deep and take a full look around or simply take a peek. It’s up to you.  Regardless, your perspective will thank you.

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