I wrote the other day about the dangers of facilitators who are in love with their process. When that happens I think they’re actually relating to their idea, rather than to the people in front of them. It’s a mistake I’ve caught myself making many times. I have a feeling that it’s better to play down the process and play up the potential of the audience to make something of it.
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.
A powerful, succinct and touching post by Rob Paterson: The Right to Life. Snippet:It has been the custom of most traditional societies for individuals to take a responsibility for the
A piece from eCustomerServiceWorld‘s weekly update highlights “Metabolic Management” ~ and I relate this concept to Improv work.
Harold Jarche » Let’s talk about work "In a networked knowledge-based economy where initiative creativity and passion trump intellect diligence and obedience; being “at” work 8 hours a day makes
A good post by Tom on dysfunctional relationships in marketing. He asks and answers: OK. So if markets are relationships the question we have to ask is, “Can business relationships
