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Leadership Skills Articles
Online Meeting Problems (and Solutions!)
Most have you have seen the hilarious, but oh-so-real “A Conference Call (in Real Life)” by tRIPP and tYLER (22...
5 Highly Effective Words for Business Meetings: Warning, Proceed With Caution!
Research conducted by professor Cynthia Rudin of M.I.T. and student Been Kim, on highly effective words for business...
Stop Meeting Scope Creep with Precise Questions
Scope creep kills a lot of projects. Scope creep kills many more meetings. The hardest task to accomplish in leading a...
Become a Humane Human, Understand WHY Behind WHAT
The opposite of being a humane human. Road Rage. Have you been irritated by someone else’s driving? Of course, we all...
Attitude of Gratitude Makes for More Powerful Facilitation
The evidence is overwhelming—those who have more gratitude, or an attitude of gratitude --- are happier individuals....
A Quick, 5-Minute Paradigm Exercise to Challenge Groupthink
We encourage professional facilitators to carry a toolbox. Include some intervention devices when you need to shake up...
To Lead Faster Meetings Requires Explaining the White Space, the WHY Before the WHAT
To effectively control your meetings and finish faster meetings (ahead of schedule) requires an effort that begins...
Methodological Awareness About Deming’s 14 Points of Continuous Improvement
Every minute somewhere, someone refers to Deming’s term SMART (i.e., Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant,...
Appreciate the Value of Argumentation and Meeting Argumentation
A strong facilitator should understand and appreciate the value of argumentation, specifically meeting argumentation....
Values Provide and Answer to Who are We ? — Benjamin Franklin Called Them Virtues
We always find it interesting that consulting firms promulgate their own, unique operational definitions. For...
Interviewing Questions to Ask to Understand Political Risks in Meetings
Interview participants to understand as much as possible about them, the people they work with, and their business. To...
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