Ben Zander quoted by Phil Dourado:
A Harvard Business School study looked at job satisfaction. Orchestra players came just below prison guards. Chamber musicians came in at number 1. What’s the difference? The presence of a conductor.
A bit of googling turned up this interesting article on an orchestra without a conductor.
When facilitating, more and more I want to sense the next move at my fingertips
Letting go in order to get in flow…
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
Talking with Tony yesterday about Starbucks. And now I see that Jennifer is having a pop at them too prompted in part by my namesake . Jen and John are
I liked Hugh‘s latest cartoon accompanied by this explanation (from here) One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something up and gently
This article from Forbes got mentioned a lot on twitter: Why Innovation Dies. Steve Blank cites a letter circulated within a university detailing the creation of a strategy committee. Here’s
For all my love of Improv I struggle to say Yes, And to being tagged on the blogosphere. But as both Jeff and Rob have both marked me for this
