Phil Dourado has a good post on the pitfalls of management-by-metrics including the absurdity of ambulances waiting outside hospitals with their patients. (Because A&E have a target, set by goverment, for processing patients and the clock starts when they come in through the door)
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
I’m very glad to see Ton‘s announcement that he’s found a new job. And excited by his reflections on the part blogging played in the process. Just lately I’ve had
Quite a few people have been linking to Michael Pollan’s Food Rules. I thought this idea from Laura Usher had relevance beyond food: Dont’ create arbitrary rules for eating if
Declan Elliott highlights the launch of Boost Digital, a distribution platform for independent filmmakers: A platform where the work stands and falls on the individual talent of the artist, not
I had a great chat with Rob Paterson on Skype today, comparing experiences of working with big organisations. We talked about how much advance planning there is for meetings. I’m
