I’m making some more little videos reflecting on the business of working with people. This first one was prompted by looking at the sales pitches of training companies at a conference/exhibition. I describe the event as exciting, but in a boring kind of way.
It got me thinking about the urge to impress, and how it can affect the way we talk and create together.
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.
Chris Rodgers sparked an intense and interesting conversation with (among others) Dave Snowden with this post: Self-organization and emergence as natural dynamics of organization. It’s not light reading but I
Prosper is a new site that acts as a clearing house for borrowers and lenders. It’s a variation on the theme established by Zopa who I’ve blogged(and podcast) about before.
A great story is highlighted in Worthwhile, a magazine that really lives up to its name. The tragic cocktail of abusive management, anesthetizing drudgery and a noxious office trashcan has
I have spent much of the last couple of days roving the oceans of the world in a submarine. I confess to sinking a great many ships and submarines as
