Chris Corrigan is visiting me next Sunday. Chris is an uber-facilitator and a regular source of inspiration to me though this will be the first time we’ve met in person. I’m inviting a few friends over probably to do lunch somewhere, maybe take a walk and generally schmooze in a dialoguey way. If you’d like to join us, drop me a line.
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
Beyond heroic leadership
Blink is clearly a must-read. But until I get round to it thanks to Paul Goodison for this snippet. Malcolm Gladwell, in his new book Blink, takes a look at
Look blogs are a great place for half-finished ideas. It’s probably one reason why I like to blog but find it an increasing ordeal to write essays, proposals etc. In
That Bob Sutton piece on GM also has a great attack on how the company dishes out free cars as perks. The higher you are in the company, the more
Some reflections on the chapter of my book called Hello, Darkness
