Surfing around I found this elegant description of the Satir Change Model by Steve Smith. I’m fairly phobic about “change models” but I’ve worked with this one and sometimes found it helpful – and human. For instance, it acknowledges the role of chaos in change and the wisdom of not ending it prematurely… (Apols to whoever’s blog it was that linked me to this, I got lost somewhere)
A funny game illustrates what we may be missing in many of our meetings
Managing anxiety is a familiar challenge for facilitators.
Managing in a world of uncertainty where people don’t live up to their stated values
I shot this in a single eight-minute take, which is in the spirit of an experience of Ralf Wetzel’s workshop, Leading from the Clown. Clown training is probably the deepest and most challenging work I’ve done. Enjoy.
A casual conversation in a pub makes me pay attention to thinking being embodied
Creating eye contact despite the limits of Zoom and Teams
The power of small gestures and noticing
Exploring the inner dialogue of facilitation
Getting away from grandiosity or solemnity. small p presence is about being open to the life around us
Facilitation is often about small, subtle acts of noticing and experimenting
Slowing down and seeing more detail can make for deeper engagement
Norton Antivirus 2004 gets lousy reviews at Amazon – a good working example of the power of the net.
An example of inauthentic direct mail, from Lincoln Financial Group. The elements that eat away at the credibility of the sender and the effect on this reader.
Dave Snowden‘s post on apprenticeship resonated with me. I wouldn’t like to be in HR on the day the fiery Welshman shows up. (Especially if we were not offering him
