Viv and I have been having long conversations lately about edges: the interesting areas where we learn new things, areas that are a bit uncertain and uncomfortable… but also interesting. Her latest post fleshes this out rather elegantly. I need to work with her again, and soon!
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
I’ve just had a delightful meeting with Emma Cahill co-founder of publishing house Snowbooks. They describe their approach thus: We publish far fewer titles than some publishers- but this makes
Christopher Carfi says I’m a Maven alongside some other rather more illustrious examples. Thanks Christopher! [AFTERTHOUGHT]Now if Christopher could just sort me out with the Connector and Salesman, a la
Will copyright extensions ever end? – Telegraph The establishment protects itself pretending to be looking after the little guy.
I like Euan‘s article Does Cloud Computing Mean Stormy Weather for Managers. I’ve written before that there’s been an important shift in technological power from inside corporations to outside. Euan
