What 70 minutes of pain taught me about working through a BIG challenge No doubt you have a challenge that you face every day. It could be in the ‘OK I’ve just gotta deal with this’ category through to ‘what the hell was I thinking’ extreme. You may know that I’ve become a ‘born-again’ jogger. [Read more…]
Do people really trust you? Why?
A recent road-trip taught me that trust is at an all time low in Australia. I do a lot of my work in regional Australia. Lately I’ve been doing a heap of stakeholder interviews as part of an industry development plan. It takes a bit of a leap of faith (trust) from interviewees to give [Read more…]
What have been your Turning Points in 2017?
How to use the Turning Points exercise to improve trust and understanding within your team It’s easy to get caught in the ‘busyness’ of business as we head into the festive season. A fab client of mine said this week, “Yes we are certainly feeling the pressure as always at this time of the year. [Read more…]
Focus on the things that really matter – hold a team review and planning workshop
Here’s why team review and planning is vital in the coming 22 days… We’re about to hit December and you know it is the silly season. For your team there is lots going on – school commitments, social functions, holidays to prepare for and shopping to get done. All this can be both overwhelming and [Read more…]
A simple model to help you in providing feedback to team members
The AEIOU Model for Providing Feedback Providing feedback should occur regularly in groups or between two people, at any level of your team, group or organisation. It can be used between manager and team member; team member to team member; or manager to manager. Focusing on collaboration or a Win/Win outcome, the key to providing [Read more…]
How to get Consensus when you have Conflict in a Meeting
Picture this…you’ve got two distinct groups in a meeting and the discussion is going off the rails. You can almost feel the physical ‘jarring’ as people take their own positions and stop listening. You can feel the anxiety growing and your pulse is thumping… How do you help the group work through their issues? In [Read more…]
How to Run a Project Planning Session When You’ve Never Done it Before
Supervisors, Team Leaders and Project Managers… this one’s for you! Picture this… You have just been asked to run a project planning session. You have never facilitated before and don’t know where to start.. People working in teams get dropped into situations like this all the time. And they go either one of three ways [Read more…]
Facilitation TV – What was your most monumental mistake in facilitation?
Working with teams can be tough. As a facilitator, no workshop will ever go 100% to plan. In fact, legendary facilitator, Bob Dick, calls his workshop agenda ‘the fantasy for the day’. In Episode 3 of Facilitation TV my Facilitators Inner Circle colleague, Bevan Bessen and I discuss our own monumental mistakes in facilitation and [Read more…]
Facilitation TV – What would’ve liked to have known about facilitating teams – before you started?
Instant, ready to use, practical tips to assist you in facilitation and working with teams Still only got six minutes to spare in your busy day for? Need to develop your skills in facilitation and working with teams? Facilitation TV is your solution! In Episode 2 of Facilitation TV, I team up with my Facilitators [Read more…]
Why Gordon Ramsay is a Top Teacher
Gordon certainly has his critics. His frickin’ foul language can be a bit off-putting for some. Others think he’s too aggro. I think he’s got lots to teach us – especially about teams. We’ve been watching his ‘Costa del Mar Nightmares’ and loving it. I like the way we see inside each restaurant business for [Read more…]