 | Making the room your own – confidenceSimple things like repositioning the flipchart can do a lot to build and sustain your confidence – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
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 | ‘Active’ ListeningActive listening is wonderfully parodied by the actor Robert Lindsay in ‘The Helping Hand’: “Active listening? How am I supposed to listen ‘actively’? What do … Read more |
 | Guidance on Meeting Ground RulesWhy have groundrules? Pause for a moment and think about your answer to the following question: What rules should be followed in all meetings, by … Read more |
 | Countdown Timers in PowerPointTimers are great tools for making sure that people recognise how time is passing when they are engaged in a task. The idea here is … Read more |
 | Walk and Talk MeetingsWalk and Talk is a different type of meeting. It takes place outside, between two people (or a series of two people by mixing pairs … Read more |
 | Establishing a meeting culture for effectivenessDo we tolerate poor meeting behaviour because it is so prevalent. Or is it so prevalent because we tolerate it? – – – – – … Read more |
 | Developing a vision for web-based meetingsWhat is your vision for web-based meetings? While you may appreciate the importance of visions and clear pictures of what you are working toward, it … Read more |
 | Developing Performance AND PotentialExcerpt from Meeting by Design with permission Every meeting you have within your organisation has the potential to grow your people, their engagement, and their … Read more |
 | Scale of CommitmentMeeting design tends to concern itself predominantly with arriving at the right logical outcome; it is focused on the necessity of coming out with the … Read more |
 | Personal Action PlansPersonal Action Plans are primarily a means of developing ownership for individual or collective behavioural change. They are analogous to normal meeting actions but differ … Read more |
 | Empowerment CoachingEmpowerment coaching is probably the most valuable tool by which a leader can leverage their ability and experience. – – – – – – – … Read more |
 | Task Skills and Maintenance SkillsKurt Lewins’ model provides a really helpful insight into keeping your team on track. – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
 | Meeting analysisMeeting analysis is essentially a series of useful questions to better understand the interactions between people. – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
 | Diversity and alienating languageWays to encourage people to bring their whole selves – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
 | Mapping Interactions – Meeting DynamicsMeeting dynamics can be a fascinating subject. This simple mapping tool helps you to monitor what is happening in practice, and can provide real insight … Read more |
 | Myers-Briggs model / PsychometricsNot all diversity is immediately obvious. The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a well established psychometric tool for assessing peoples preferences in decision making activities. … Read more |
 | What is real deep self-confidence?I used to do a lot of interviewing as part of my work as a Consultant. I would speak to management and staff to get … Read more |
 | Moving past failure – what makes a clown?Tanzan and Ekido were once traveling together down a muddy road. A heavy rain was falling. As they came around a bend, they met a … Read more |
 | Transactional Analysis (TA)The word Transaction relates to the units of dialogue we engage in with others. When these transactions go smoothly, we can make efficient progress toward … Read more |
 | Handling Stress and ConflictIf your meetings are dealing with important issues, then it would be unusual if some of those issues do not on occasion create some degree of stress … Read more |
 | Influencing OptionsMeetings are particularly effective when the people within them take ownership for working out what needs to be done and then commit themselves to do … Read more |
 | Questions to influence the flowIn the article on Influencing Options we looked at the importance of questions to develop and maintain ownership within the meeting. This brief section is intended … Read more |
 | Body LanguageProbably 80% of what we communicate through body language is via our faces. Which is good news for online meetings. – – – – – … Read more |
 | Conducting difficult conversationsThe biggest reason for poor behaviour in meetings is simply an unwillingness in people to confront it. Basically, we don’t like difficult conversations, and so … Read more |
 | Action MinutesAction Minutes are simply a means of recording the key outcomes of a meeting in which people can clearly see their responsibilities for bringing those … Read more |