I’m off to Glasgow in a few minutes, to facilitate a team day for a group of facilitators there. Hmmm…. on the one hand, a room full of facilitators ought to be a cinch, oughtn’t it? Then again, there’s the risk of being scrutinised and found wanting by experts. Time will tell… but I’m looking forward to it.
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.
Managing in a world of uncertainty where people don’t live up to their stated values
Fascinating post at the Intraspec blog, spotted by Dick Richards. When drivers no longer have the security of kerbs and traffic signals or signage their behavior shifts accordingly; they exercise
Getting away from grandiosity or solemnity. small p presence is about being open to the life around us
The Graeme Thickins article I blogged yesterday continues to get picked up in the blogosphere. It really doesn’t deserve the attention but it’s irritiating me so I’ll just make a
Mark at Anecote has a good post on not solving the problem. We generally find with complex issues that once you go into ‘problem solving mode’ you start heading down
