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Internal or External Facilitator? 20 Questions to Help You Decide.
"Should we use an internal or external facilitator?" Good question. Everyone has experienced good and not-so-good...
How To Save Your Meeting With A ‘Special’ Meeting Break
Think of a meeting break as a pressure relief valve. Under normal circumstances, a standard ten-minute break, every...
Facilitating Cultural Shift from Group Orientation to Shared Project Team Values
We have argued for years that unclear speaking (or writing) is indicative of unclear thinking and will impact shared...
Beware of the Overconfidence Effect With Subject Matter Experts and be Prepared to Challenge
You and I have been victims of numerous false, urban legends. So please beware of the overconfidence effect among...
One Essence, Three Aspects: The Rule of Thirds in the World of Facilitation
The rule of thirds helps guide the facilitator and meeting designer. The Project Management Institute (PMI) refers to...
Seven Skills for Managing Change in an Enterprise or Organization
To improve or enhance your personal skills and to help you understand the skills to seek in others that support...
Holarchy: The Discipline of Structured Facilitation Contrasted to Kum-Ba-Yah
The discipline of structured facilitation differs from what we respectfully refer to as “Kum Ba Yah” or “warm and...
Leadership Style and How to Improve Yours Quickly
Leadership style depends largely on the flow of content: Directive—one-way, Consultative—equal partner in content, and...
Facilitators vs. Dictators: Facilitators are More Popular
Comparing facilitators vs dictators we surprisingly discover that the term ‘facilitator’ becomes more popular. As...
Crashing Through Toward Improved Facilitation
The book "Crashing Through" by New York Times bestselling author Robert Kurson includes innumerable reflections about...
Promising Meetings Will Fail: Four Causes of Meeting Failures
Sometimes meetings that look promising before they begin, fail unexpectedly. Four primary causes of meeting failures...
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