team building

Every day at work is a training day

I was the facilitor for a national conference recently. It was for Health and Safety Representatives in the Australian Oil and Gas Industry. Having been involved in the planning of the conference I was keen to see it run smoothly. (This may have led to anxiety dreams the night before. […]

An alternative to poor workshop presentations

No doubt you’ve been asked to facilitate a workshop when a senior manager decides they need to ‘set the scene’ for the day. This can go one of two ways: 1. Staff are impressed that she made the effort to be there. 2. Staff are impressed that she made the […]

Improving your team’s effectiveness

I’ve just been working with a group of team leaders. Giving them practical tools to apply with their teams. One of these is the ‘Strengths Cards.’  Developed by Innovative Resources, they are an excellent tool to help team members to reflect upon and articulate their strengths. They also help to […]

Improve your facilitation skills

Your Winter Facilitation newsletter is now out! If you’re looking to improve your skills in: Facilitation Community engagement Building teams Effective promotion ..then you’re in the right place! In your Winter Facilitation newsletter, find out about: How to double your survey response rate Measuring effectiveness of your community engagement processes […]

Add to your Facilitation Skills

Your Winter Facilitation Newsletter is out soon! If you’re looking to improve your skills in: Facilitation Community engagement Building teams Effective promotion ..then you’re in the right place! In your Winter Newsletter, find out about: How to double your survey response rate Measuring effectiveness of your community engagement processes Team […]

Tips for dealing with difficult participants

One of the BIG questions I get asked when running the Crash Course in Facilitation is….”what are your tips for dealing with difficult participants?” Great question – and there’s usually a multi-step answer. The first step is to understand ‘difficult’. Is the participant going out of their way to be […]

Global facilitation survey

Are you working with groups and teams? Facing challenges? It’s time to talk. This Global Facilitation Survey will bring together the key challenges that facilitators like you are facing right around the world. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVibKqR0X-Q Please take just 11 minutes of your time to complete the survey. Once done you’ll get […]

Exploration and Discovery in Facilitation and Community Engagement

Thanks for your patience folks – it’ll be worth the wait! In your autumn newsletter you’ll be able to find out more on: My ‘key tip’ for Strategic Planning 101 Stakeholder Mapping in Community Engagement Building your team – getting the ‘Yellow Card’ Social Media and Linked In – is it […]

Are your promotional efforts being hijacked?

What’s wrong with this scene? I arrive at our local bakery right on 7.00am (its opening time) on a rescue mission. My instructions.. four loaves of white, four loaves of multigrain, both thickly sliced. The door is locked. The girl inside looks at me and continues to put the labels […]

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