Here’s the latest in my reflections series.
I love the show Game of Thrones and it strikes me that it highlights a few points about stories in organisations. We love them, but we get tripped up by them. Something to remember when working with people.
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
A few weeks ago some of us were wondering if Jon Stewart could maintain his success after his favourite comic target left office. It looks like we needn’t have worried.
In my previous post I briefly referenced this transcript of a talk at Harvard by Alfie Kohn: The Deadly Effects of Tougher Standards. I’m a big fan of Kohn and
StefanSteven Safran reflects on the cancellation of a popular US comedy show. Getting cancelled is the best possible thing that could have happened to Arrested Development. He puts forward a
Mark pointed to this the other day: Henry Mintzberg on Beyond Selfishness. I agree with almost all of it. I especially liked this table of two ways to manage –
