The title of Bob Sutton’s latest post makes lots of sense to me:
Most claims of originality are testimony to ignorance and most claims of magic are testimony to hubris.
I share his weariness of efforts to radically “reinvent leadership”.
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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.
I can’t easily recall much about Covey’s Seven Habits. But I do recall his little diagram distinguishing between a person’s circle of concern and circle of influence. Like all models
Rob Poynton emailed me this little video from basset.tv. In it Dr. Deborah Gordon explains her theories behind ant swarms and how swarm intelligence is manifested in formic communities. We
Start Before You’re Ready | Steven Pressfield Online "Remember, the enemy is not the work. It’s not the difficulty of the work. The enemy is Resistance."
David Maister > Why training is useless “I now believe that the overwhelming majority of all business training, by me and by everyone else, is a complete waste of money
