Another great post by Rob Paterson: Why change is difficult – The story of the Fosbury Flop. Reminds me of the Machiavelli quote
There is nothing more difficult to take in hand more perilous to conduct more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in introducing a new order of things; because the innovator will have for enemies all who have done well under the old conditions and only lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the new
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
Oli Barrett has a great post remembering Robert Davies who a few months before his death wrote this: Our lives are all too short not to share what and who
Another gem from Richard Farson’s Management of the Absurd. He talks about the difference between training and education. I don’t want to get too hung up on those particular words
I’m not a big fan of “how-to” lists. On the other hand I am a big fan of Patti Digh and think there’s much to be said for a good
From Letterman:Top Ten Messages Left on Cat Stevens’ Answering Machine Some of this didn’t translate so well over the Atlantic but I liked 7. “It’s Johnnie Cochran. Without a trial
