So here’s the next video on Difficult Conversations (you can find the whole set here.) Kay and I have a bit of fun looking at the difference between surface politeness in formal meetings and the earthier version that comes out afterwards. Some of the best conversations happen when we manage to merge the streams a little better.
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
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
James spots a James Gapper article in the FT on the impact of viral video on media. He picks out this nugget: “The top six video sites (Google Video, MSN
Thanks to Tim Kitchin for emailing me to say that Zopa‘s website is up and running. Tim says in his mail: I am proud to be peripherally connected to this
Neil Perkin and I have put together a new workshop for Friday September 17th. We’re calling it Getting Agile. We’ll explore the idea and practice of agility. It will combine
Lilia Efimova comments on my entry on Doing vs Analysing and links (via Martin Dugage) to this Fast Company article: Why Can’t We Get Anything Done? This is a good
