I’m just off to the Relationships Foundation this morning to learn about the Relationship Audit tool. This should be an interesting challenge to my own mental models as I’m wary of the language of “tools” in business and of measurement in relationships. On the other hand I like the spirit behind the Relationships Foundation and feel there are things I can learn here. I’ll let you know how I get on…
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
Getting away from grandiosity or solemnity. small p presence is about being open to the life around us
Facilitation is often about small, subtle acts of noticing and experimenting
Ricky Gervais is creating a new show that is being released as a podcast via The Guardian. He says I want to do a radio show where I can say
Here’s the latest in my reflections series. I love the show Game of Thrones and it strikes me that it highlights a few points about stories in organisations. We love
Here’s something else I liked in New York. The Affinia 50 where I stayed. I got a really good room decorated as if by a person rather than a committee.
Evelyn Rodriguez posts a terrific story, lifted from Tom Asacker‘s new book, A Clear Eye for Branding:. In the [psychological] study two people, A and B, were seated on opposite
