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…
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.
Managing in a world of uncertainty where people don’t live up to their stated values
Adriano Pianesi argues that criticism can stimulate rather than hinder creativity. He cites the research that debunks the “no criticism” mantra of brainstorming. Those studies suggest that the ineffectiveness of
Viv and I have been kicking around some materials to use for facilitator training and I’ve been wrestling with my resistance to making definitive statements about facilitation. Versus the need
I was very sad to learn that John Ptak the husband of my friend Patti Digh, has been struck with cancer. Patti’s response to this, as to so many of
I generally avoid blogging about how I’m blogging but I will indulge myself today, as it’s my ninth anniversary of writing this blog. It started out as a blog for
