 | Carve Out Time – What to think aboutThe strategic thinking we need to thrive in the changes all around us run much deeper than a purely market related perspective. We also need … Read more |
7. Leadership – guidance and facilitation
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| Carve Out Time for Strategic Thinking – The Power of Catalytic MechanismsTo get the quality of thinking we need to take place in the leadership of our organisations, there are some tough choices that need to … Read more |
 | Facilitate healthy environmentsUse facilitative approaches to nurture supportive relationships. These make success more likely and reduce the stress of conflict and criticism. This article is part of … Read more |
 | How design thinking transforms the strategic planning process25 years on from when engineers adapted a strategic design tool and applied it to organisation design, it is still the best strategic planning tool … Read more |
 | Stress resilience and mental health: Making stress healthy and productiveAs the rate of change and complexity grows, mental health at work is in decline. We need to build stress resilience into our working practices … Read more |
 | Experimenting with the disabling nature of stressA simple demonstration There is a mean little demonstration we used to use with our Youth Group to illustrate how the mind works. We would … Read more |
 | Power positioningWhere your people sit around a meeting table has an impact on the ease with which they can influence proceedings. This information can be useful … Read more |
 | Effective QuestionsI had six honest serving men, they taught me all I knew. Their names were Where and What and When, and Why and How and … Read more |
 | Liberating StructuresLiberating Structures is a website which shares Meeting ToolChest’s heart for empowering people to reach their potential through better interaction with themselves, their colleagues and … Read more |
 | Techniques to Advance Listening and Shared UnderstandingListening is a skill. However, because it is often not seen that way, many people listen poorly. The result of this can be entrenched debate, … Read more |
 | Quick & Simple Techniques to Gain Remote ParticipationGood meetings are full of participation. Participation: ensures all of the different perspectives are included enables people to feel that their views matter and are … Read more |
 | Presentation TimersThe one thing we all know about presentations is that unless they are properly controlled, many of them will overrun – often to the cost … Read more |
 | Tracking Audience Mood and ResponsesThere is a skill in presenting at the right pace and detail for your audience. In a physical meeting, this is facilitated by watching your … Read more |
 | Using Blob Trees to Assess Mood and ReactionsBlob Trees are an excellent inexpensive resource for assessing the mood of a group either at the start of the meeting, or at various points … Read more |
 | The Facilitation BattleBox – Physical & Remote MeetingsGood meeting facilitators know that you cannot rely on the resources you might expect to find in a meeting room, and so they typically carry … Read more |
 | Engaging AttentionThe level of attention people give each other in a meeting is a big factor in both efficiency and buy-in. So how can we increase … Read more |
 | Ownership CultureManagement want it … Management just want it to happen … Management want us to do it – phrases we should never, ever, hear! And yet, … Read more |
 | Co-Active LeadershipI am grateful to Andy Denne of Teaching Team Leadership for the following brief introduction to Co-Active Leadership. As we all learn to operate and … Read more |
 | The chemistry of inspirationI have long felt intrigued (and somewhat threatened) by the fact that small shifts in the chemistry of our brains can lead to major shifts … Read more |
 | Structuring Effective MeetingsIf you are an organisation or individual seeking to create an effective future, the key medium you have to effect this is in how you … Read more |
 | Meaningful ConversationThe Vital Role of Inner Condition in Meeting Effectiveness A big factor in the effectiveness of any meeting is the attitudes of the people within it. … Read more |
 | Making the room your own – confidenceSimple things like repositioning the flipchart can do a lot to build and sustain your confidence – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
 | ‘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 |
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| 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 |