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.
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.
Nice post by Roland Harwood reflecting on Rob Poynton’s Everything’s An Offer. Rob relates that in improv you can see offers in three groups: Vague – I need help Open
Viv sent me something Harrison Owen posted on the Open Space listserv. In our (understandable and necessary) pursuit of High Performance we make the seemingly obvious assumption that we might
Shawn spotted this in The Onion. NASHVILLE—In what onlookers described as an epic war for conversational dominance girlfriend Amy Soisson 28, clawed, battled, and interrupted her way to complete control
Adam Curry is in mortal combat with his would-be broadband provider. After being in telephone-tennis with them for weeks now he proposes a new tactic. Record the conversations and podcast
