Sat.Sep 21, 2019

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Continue to cause damage - or decide you’ll make a difference

Lynne Cazaly

I’ve been posting this week on how being a leader who has contemporary facilitation skills is a huge advantage in today's workplace. The time we waste in dull/boring/ineffective meetings should be enough of an incentive to make change! Massive productivity gains are made when leaders know how to lead engaging, inspiring and productive meetings that get work done AND protect people’s self esteem so they stay engaged.

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The clichés of average facilitation

Lynne Cazaly

Despite all the advice on how to lead better meetings, we still see many behaviours and clichés that stop, block and slow group progress. By using a cliché or common saying we might be trying to make things happen quicker. But some clichés cause problems. They can kill collaboration, smash diversity and slow up progress. Usually the reverse of what we’re aiming to do!