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How to Make Strategic Planning an Enjoyable Experience
Making strategic planning an enjoyable experience has been a constant challenge for me When strategic planning works, I feel like I have my ideal job. You may have felt the same after a workshop when: Participants tell you how much they enjoyed their workshop You’re still feeling chuffed about how...
Western Australian Soil Health Strategy Webinar
A webinar regarding the draft Western Australian Soil Health Strategy was held on the 27th January, 2021. It aimed to provide participants with a deeper understanding of the reasoning behind the draft strategy goals in order to provide feedback via the online survey. You can watch the webinar replay below....
Twenty-one years – what happened?
Wow! It’s now been 21 years since I started my consultancy business. I’m feeling very privileged and grateful to still be around and continuing to work with fabulous people just like you… Here's a snapshot of my thoughts across the last 21 years and what we might see from here....
How to give people in online groups space to think
What you can do before and during a workshop to give people in online groups a space to think Let’s look at this from a couple of perspectives, from helping online groups with their pre-workshop preparation, as well as what we can do within the workshop. Pre-workshop thinking In terms...
How to use a pair of shoes to increase online engagement
How to tap into the diversity of the group and increase online engagement In a recent post, The Three Point Check In, I shared a framework I've found particularly useful in helping to facilitate in the online space and increase online engagement. It comes from the work of Sam Kaner...
The Three Point Check-In Facilitation Model
How to get the best out of yourself and your groups I want to share a framework I found particularly useful in helping to facilitate in the online space. It comes from the work of Sam Kaner from San Francisco. I've done some training with Sam, and he's got some...
Why I’m running 60km during Movember
Let's jump in and support Movember G'day folks - it's time to support Movember! I try not to be too needy and rarely ask you for anything (just to occasionally laugh at my jokes!) But now I'm on to the serious subject of Movember. It's all about awareness and supporting...
How to better understand participant needs
A quick read for you today... Me and my bestie, Cynthia Mahoney have just finished our inaugural, first ever, premiere program of 'Facilitate Standout Online Success'. It generated some fantastic sharing of ideas, tips and processes to use with groups online. (BTW - Many of the principles can be used...
Key areas to focus on when presenting online
I’ve just wrapped up a coaching project, working with clients presenting online at a national conference. We learnt a lot about the small and big differences between the live and virtual environments - here are just a few brief insights to help you when you’re next presenting online. What works...
Farm Business Planning. What’s More Important – the Journey or the Destination?
This is a summary of my recent interview with ABC Radio, talking about my take on the Farm Business Resilience (FBR) program. The interviewer wanted my perspective on the Federal Government announcement about the Future Drought Fund and its plans to spend $20 million in the first year to help...
Three fast tips for online stakeholder engagement.
Today I want to give you my three fast tips for online stakeholder engagement. I've been doing lots of online stakeholder engagement work lately and I've learned some valuable things that I want to share with you now, specifically in regard to running online workshops. Tip 1 - Encourage responsibility...
Turning Points – a powerful connective and reflective process
How to use Turning Points for instructive insights I was first introduced to the Turning Points exercise by Bob Dick at an advanced facilitation workshop. In simple terms Turning Points can be used to improve trust within the team through reflection and safe disclosure. I’ve also used it as a...
How to help your clients. Shifting beyond business as usual to the ‘here and now.’
Top tips on how to help your clients in a changing environment Now more than ever it's important to be thinking about how to help your clients beyond the scope of your 'normal' work. As I’ve mentioned before, I occasionally ‘volunteer’ at my wife’s café, here in Perth. We’re thankful...
How to maintain the energy when facilitating a group online
The importance of maintaining energy when facilitating a group online 'What are your biggest challenges in facilitating a group online?' This was the focus of an impromptu session from a facilitation training workshop I held back in 2017. A key challenge raised by participants was, "How do we maintain the...
How to apply your facilitation skills online
Applying your facilitation experience to the online environment Get tips, tools and feedback on what works that you can easily adapt to online facilitation. Join me on Wednesday April 29th for brief online workshop designed to provide you with some 'grab and go' light-bulb moments. Outcomes: i. Have a suite...
Five quick tips for keeping teams engaged online
Here's some quick tips to help in keeping your teams to stay engaged online and working collaboratively. If your staff are working from home for the first time, it's probably going to require a bit of extra effort to make sure that this is a great experience for them. Keeping...
Client engagement has to continue – here’s how
Dealing with client engagement in changing circumstances I hope you’re fit, well and focused right now – that’s where I’m putting my energies, especially around client engagement. I’ll get straight to the point today to let you know of some strategies that you can easily use to continue to work...
Rule #53 Men, Don’t Dye your Hair
Well I reckon I’ve got that one covered… This is wonderful wisdom from Kitty Flanagan in her fantastic book, ‘488 Rules for Life’ (The Thankless Task of Being Correct.) Kitty reasons that we kind of look OK with grey anyway, so just go with it. There are three BIG reasons...