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The Power of Questions — Why Leading with Questions Improves Meetings

The HBR (Harvard Business Review) article, The Surprising Power of Questions by Professors Alison Wood Brooks and Leslie K. John declares that “the secret to being more likable and improving...

How to Build Trust As a Meeting Facilitator

Whether you're facilitating a complex meeting or a daily standup, if your meeting participants don't trust you (or your methods), they will not trust the meeting results. Robin Dreeke, of People...

Sourcing Innovative Ideas and Managing New Product Concepts (3 of 3)

The purpose of this article is to help you manage and facilitate the transformation of the abstract (sourcing innovative ideas) into the concrete (managing new product concepts). We hope you beg,...

Continuous Team Building Provides Significant Advantages

As defined in Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary, a team is “two or more draft animals harnessed to the same vehicle or implement." Okay, this may not be how you think of your team, but think about...

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Don’t Just Start Meetings, LAUNCH Them in 5 Minutes or Less

Aug 22, 2023 | Meeting Agendas, Meeting Structure

Successful meetings and workshops comprise three essential phases: a beginning, a middle, and an end. Yet, meetings...

Decision Quality Focuses on ‘WHAT’ is Right, NOT ‘WHO’ is Right

Aug 8, 2023 | Meeting Structure

Decision-making frequently considers fuzzy information, fuzzy implications, and fuzzy thinking. To reduce fuzziness,...

The Power of Questions — Why Leading with Questions Improves Meetings

Feb 23, 2023 | Communication Skills, Facilitation Skills, Leadership Skills, Meeting Structure

The HBR (Harvard Business Review) article, The Surprising Power of Questions by Professors Alison Wood Brooks and...

How to Lead Online Meetings: No Hiding and Practical Tips

Facilitation Skills, Leadership Skills, Meeting Agendas, Meeting Structure, Meeting Tools

Research consistently reports that the three biggest, challenges of leading online meetings are: Technology challenges...

Don’t Blame Meeting Failure on Your Online Meeting Technology

Communication Skills, Facilitation Skills, Leadership Skills, Managing Conflict, Meeting Structure, Meeting Tools

Whether you use Zoom, Teams, WebEx, GoToMeeting, or another online meeting technology, don’t blame the failure of your...

Internal or External Facilitator? 20 Questions to Help You Decide.

Facilitation Skills, Leadership Skills, Meeting Structure, Meeting Support

"Should we use an internal or external facilitator?" Good question. Everyone has experienced good and not-so-good...

Meeting Methodologist or Meeting Designer? A Rhetorical Shift.

Communication Skills, Meeting Agendas, Meeting Structure, Meeting Support, Meeting Tools

Clients frequently contact us about facilitating a meeting or workshop on behalf of an individual or organization. It...

How To Save Your Meeting With A ‘Special’ Meeting Break

Leadership Skills, Managing Conflict, Meeting Structure, Meeting Tools

Think of a meeting break as a pressure relief valve. Under normal circumstances, a standard ten-minute break, every...

Ingredients on How To Rescue a Bad Meeting

Facilitation Skills, Leadership Skills, Meeting Structure, Meeting Support, Meeting Tools

Meetings are necessary. But not all meetings are good. To be more precise, not all meetings are run well. But how can...

STOP! Were We Even In The Same Meeting?

Communication Skills, Facilitation Skills, Leadership Skills, Meeting Structure, Meeting Support, Meeting Tools

Daniel Pink’s newest research proves that the end of a meeting is more important than the beginning. Endings...

Takeaways from the Global SCRUM Gathering and Control the Room

Facilitation Skills, Leadership Skills, Meeting Support, Scrum Events

The Global SCRUM GATHERING® Austin was kicked off on a warm Monday morning in May by Daniel Pink. Because his research...

Your Meeting Pathway to Success and Supplemental Workshop Canvas

Analysis Methods, Decision Making, Meeting Agendas, Meeting Structure, Meeting Tools, Planning Approach, Problem Solving

Over the years, students and alumni have clamored for a simple reference sheet of our curriculum and how to prepare...

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