Mark pointed to this the other day: Henry Mintzberg on Beyond Selfishness. I agree with almost all of it. I especially liked this table of two ways to manage – a simplification of course, but a good one.
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.
Dave Snowden serves up a very high fibre meal today. His focus is on the ways our brains are not like computers, referencing this list of ten key differences. I
Here’s another extract from Viv‘s and my forthcoming little book which presents a few of our favourite ideas about working with people as facilitators and trainers. You can now download
Browsing can be more important than searching « A Man With A Ph.D. Wise words on the value of serendipity from Richard Gayle
Robert Young looks at how corporates can engage with online communities. At the end the lesson is one of a paradox. As the power shifts increasingly towards community, the corporation
