Matt mentioned something in our podcast that gives me an excuse to refer to this YouTube clip again. We were talking about power and what happens when someone in authority walks into a room… and the atmosphere changes. It makes me laugh a lot, and reminds me of the energy that can be released when a shadow gets named, as the filmakers does here.
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
Just reminder that Chris Corrigan will be co-leading the Art of Hosting in Ireland (pdf) on 5- 8 January. I’ll be showing up along with at least 25 others and
I get to use the Cambridge University Library these days which I have to say is a pretty nice privilege if you can swing it. Perhaps that’s why i seem
Being Reasonable: The Blog > Trashing the MBA Marc Babej looks at an Ad Age artilce suggesting MBAs might be a liability in marketing departments. (tags: marketing management) —–
I’m an enthusiastic participant in the whole “social object” conversation. (Hugh crystallised it first here.) I just want to add a caveat before we all get carried away and talk
