Many articles talk about getting meeting participants involved. Seriously? If the meeting output impacts participants’...
Why Meeting Participants Have An Obligation To Contribute
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Powerful Facilitation, Gratitude, and Scrum Guide 2020
While an attitude of gratitude promotes more powerful facilitation, you won’t hear the term ‘happy’ very often in one...
Collaborate Or Die – How Failing To Collaborate Could Ruin More Than Just Your Next Meeting
In life, there is usually more than one right answer, but there is always a wrong attitude—the unwillingness or...
Agile vs Waterfall? Don’t Risk Failure By Using the Wrong One
A professional facilitator handles several types of assignments, from planning to design. However, most facilitators...
Scope Creep Kills Projects – It Begins in Poorly Facilitated Meetings
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
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...
Want To Be Heard? Stop Talking — The Power of Silence by Karen Snyder
You probably don’t believe that silence is one of my favorite tools. Certainly, when I taught a presentation skills...
Facilitation Skills Ensure Quicker and Fewer Meetings that Get Results
Successful leaders have one thing in common: Strong facilitation skills. What are the core facilitation skills (or,...
Public Relations Innovation: New Ideas Shaping Service and Community Influence
Alex Osborn, the driving force behind the concept of 'brainstorming,' shared a timeless message with public relations...
How to Build Action Plans with Shared Ownership and Accountability
To build an action plan (or, a strategic plan) that transfers ownership and accountability to your meeting...
Scrum Master Facilitator Techniques Improve Meetings
Agile's Scrum Master facilitator techniques ensure that business communities get quick and responsive results....
Meeting Killers: Eight Ways to Kill A Meeting and Your Reputation
Below are eight habits we call meeting killers that every facilitator, or meeting leader, must avoid. Neglect to...
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