Obviously this is too simplistic.
But I have this question for anyone who’s got some process to manage human beings in organisations. You know the sort of thing… a process to set and manage coaching; a format for efficient meetings; a form for 360 feedback, an assessment “tool” for interviews.
Does this process bear any resemblance to how you actually relate, in your own life, to anyone whom you love? (eg how you chose your spouse, how you treat your children etc etc)
And if not, why not?
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.
Hugh says I think I’m getting out the marketing/advertising business. He’s spending more time working on this English Cut project which sounds a pretty good idea to me. There are
Inspired by a post by Earl Mardle I’ve added a new category to this blog, It’ll Never Work. I’ll use it to flag stories about experiments carried out in the
Viv and I have now published the pdf copy of our new short book, Nothing is Written. It’s based on our experiences facilitating and training groups from San Francisco to
Earl Mardle picks up on my post about MakeUpAlley and talks about SewingPatternReview and the success of Trade Me These people come here to buy and sell stuff where do
