Jack/Zen makes a good point:
In many of the organizations I work in the overperforming criticize the underperforming and ultimately call for what’s considered the ultimate cure: “holding people accountable.” Just saying the words in a pathetically stern tone warms the hearts of vindicators. What’s curious is how the question is never, “How can we get better at helping these people succeed?”
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
Paul Goodison prompted me to take a fresh look at Howies. It’s a great website inspiring, funny, provocative, informative. Why can’t more businesses be like this? We are on a
I’m enjoying The Wisdom of Crowds a lot. The author knows how to write with lots of wonderful stories to illustrate his argument. (See Dave Pollard’s useful review here.) It
Jeff Jarvis on how organisations can engage with the rest of us: This is about turning around the usual media equation: Instead of asking the outsiders in you turn things
It’s easy for meetings to lapse into Management Porn. The real life of the organisation can’t be reached if we stay there. Here are all the videos so far.
