 | 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 |
 | Easy ways to increase online meeting participationThe quality of a meeting, and its outcomes owes a lot to the level of participation and engagement within it. If a proportion of your … Read more |
 | Creating a Virtual Spiritual RetreatMost of us are blessed with so many beautiful places where we can can go and gaze, and wonder, and connect with something much bigger … Read more |
 | Why Virtual Meetings can be great for diversityOrganisations tend to think they want diversity, and then they go about getting people to ‘fit-in’. We recruit people from a range of different backgrounds, … Read more |
 | Inviting virtual stakeholder engagementDoes the idea of inviting stakeholder engagement in all your meetings worry you? Or can you see the benefits for a wider perspective and greater … Read more |
 | The disabling nature of stressWe need some level of stress in our lives. It is often what motivates and excites us and makes our lives interesting. But when that … Read more |
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| 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 |
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| Inviting a Virtual Customer to your next online meetingHow different would meetings in your organisation be if a customer was present in each one? What proportion of your meetings would lead to a … Read more |
Weekly Update – The role of meetings in mental healthMental health (or rather the lack of it) is receiving a lot of attention currently. There is a lot going on in the World that … Read more |
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| Creating Online Spaces for Spiritual RetreatIn the UK we are blessed with so many beautiful places where we can can go and gaze, and wonder, and connect with something much … Read more |
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| Do virtual meetings support diversity?Diversity is a hot topic. What initially began as an ethical, and then a legal issue, is fast becoming a creative and competitive one. Organisations … Read more |
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| Six easy ways to increase participation in your next virtual meetingKeeping everyone fully engaged during meetings has always been a challenge. With the sudden increase in work from home and the use of tools like … Read more |
 | 4 good reasons keep your webcam onWhy does Teams focus on the faces of the most vociferous and active participants in a meeting? Why does Adam Grant report studies of determining … Read more |
 | AMRC Use Lockdown For Strategic RethinkI was speaking to a friend of mine at the weekend about how he has been using the COVID-19 hiatus to rethink his organisation’s strategy. … Read more |
 | ‘Arriving’ at your Online MeetingBringing the best version of yourself to the party – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
 | Micro-PollingSix quick and simple tools to maintain engagement – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
 | How do I facilitate the template?Before you start reading this, please know that there is a quick and simple to this question. However, it is important that you understand that … Read more |
 | About Instant Participation TemplatesIf you lead remote meetings or virtual workshops, we have set up a whole range of instant templates for you to use immediately and effortlessly … Read more |
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| Instant Participation TemplatesSelect a tool (for help, click here), Click to open, share the URL, instantly collaborate – it’s easy! “This is a brilliant!” – Steve Foxley, … 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 |
 | The one strategy most likely to succeedWhen it comes down to it, all change is personal. It all comes down to individuals thinking and doing something different. Whatever you are trying … Read more |
 | Meeting Effectiveness Maturity ModelMaturity Models are simply tables that describe the journey between poor practice and best practice across a number of different aspects and levels. – – … Read more |
 | Tracking your progress in ensuring productive meetingsWhy do so many inefficient meetings exist? Meetings are a crucial process to the effective running of an organisation, and meetings consume so much of … Read more |
 | Meeting room set-upsThere are many ways to set up both physical and online meeting rooms, and your choice can have a big influence on engagement and commitment. … Read more |
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| Online Meeting RoomsOnline meeting rooms have now surpassed most physical venues in their potential to host effective meetings. So what needs to happen to make use of … Read more |