Jack Zen has an intriguing post linking John Wayne’s teeth to thoughts about leadership or rather our delusions about it. He offers this thought which I like, at least I like the practice it relates to. I’ll take a pass on how it’s labelled.
In all of the communities I’m working with around the country more and more people get that leader is convener of new conversations. Period.
Magic, relationship and changing status
leaving your props behind
feeling the power of presence… and what it really means to ‘read the room.’
we’re hungry for connection
What brings conversations to life is often missed when we aim too high
What I learned singing to strangers on the subway, and why emotional connections matters even more in a hi-tech era.
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.
Maria Popova spots this great comment from John Steinbeck. If there is a magic in story writing and I am convinced there is, no one has ever been able to
A good comment at 173 Drury Lane from Adrian Trenholm Sorry but I think “affinity” is another nonsense marketing word. “Convenience trust and service” should all be givens. Let’s get
Aaron Saenz reports research from MIT into collective intelligence. They studied the effectiveness of a series of groups of varying sizes and performing a number of different tasks. Then they
I liked this: Buyacredit.com. Three British teenagers crowdsource the funding of a film of a little know Jules Verne novel. Hat tip: Neil Perkin’s recent slideshare.
