Managing Conflict Articles

Remember the Abilene Paradox and Avoid Absurdity While Facilitating

Group decision-making, when not transparent or properly facilitated, can lead to awful decisions. The Abilene Paradox captures why four intelligent adults would agree and decide to do something that...

Scope Creep Kills: Facilitate Concern, Influence, and Control

Scope creep kills projects. It also kills meetings. The consensual sphere of Concern, Influence, and Control helps a group become mindful of aspects that could alter the group's attitudes, beliefs,...

Frequent Meeting Problems and What You Should Do About Them

Ever develop that sense of deja vu about not getting anywhere during a meeting? Meeting problems are indicative of resistance that is generated during a meeting. However, resistance can be prevented...

Unstructured Meeting Costs Rise: Use a Proven Structured Technique

Meeting costs to American businesses as a result of poorly run meetings (typically unstructured) continue to rise. Surveys indicate that on average managers waste: 8.5 hours per week for low-level...

How Structured Facilitation Training Can Save Your Arse and Boost Your Career

Sep 4, 2018 | Communication Skills, Facilitation Skills, Leadership Skills, Managing Conflict, Meeting Structure, Meeting Support

Structured meetings and workshops positively impact organizations and stakeholders--even permeating cultures. Here are...

Scope Creep Kills Projects – It Begins in Poorly Facilitated Meetings

May 10, 2018 | Communication Skills, Facilitation Skills, Leadership Skills, Managing Conflict, Meeting Support

Have you ever heard someone say in a meeting “I don’t know why we’re doing this project in the first place?” Odds are,...

Make Your Meetings Meaningful – Follow These Four Tips to Build Team Members

May 8, 2018 | Communication Skills, Facilitation Skills, Leadership Skills, Managing Conflict, Meeting Support

Back in the day, when I was in school, I must've heard it several times a week: "Stop talking and get to work!" Being...

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