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.
John Winsor spots an interesting HBS Working Knowledge article about the advantages of sharing technical problems with diverse readers. Snippet: The insight is that what you want to do is
Chris Mowles has a great post about his experience at a strategy presentation. He highlights the contrast between the presenter’s idealised abstractions and what is actually going on in the room.
Chris Rodgers makes some good points about how ideas about complexity get translated – and watered down – in organisations. …many of the arguments put forward simply clothe conventional management
“Yourfreedom” – hit miss or maybe? « Don't Get Fooled Again Good piece by Richard Wilson sticking up for this exercise in public participation. I like how he counters the
