Greg Satell asks What makes an organisation “networked”? He makes some points challenging either-or thinking about networks. So bureaucracies and silos aren’t inherently bad it’s more a question of recognising other networks exist – and you can connect silos usefully without needing to disparage or dismantle them.
In a lot of meetings, I think facilitation can help people to find other ways to connect across the more officially recognised structures, matrices and hierarchies.
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.
I suspect the conventional wisdom is that Tiger Woods was the perfect case study in branding until just a few days ago. I’d like to propose that he’s potentially a
Olaf Brugman has tried Open Office for 60 days and he’s not going back to Microsoft Office. Seems he’s happy with replacements for Word Excel and Powerpoint. This is something
Financial services is arguably the lamest category when it comes to marketing. One reason is the widespread notion that financial services are boring so a lot of branding and advertising
I’m not a big fan of “how-to” lists. On the other hand I am a big fan of Patti Digh and think there’s much to be said for a good
