How often have you been invited to be part of a group assembled at a conference, planning session or workshop to explore some small group issue? Often these groups are asked to do their work without an assigned facilitator. How often have you watched groups like this struggle when no one steps in or knows [...]

This week we talk about facilitating challenging “egos” in an article submitted by my friend and colleague, Dr. Eileen Dowse. In Fine Points of Sushi Preparation and Consumption, she reviews the various manifestations of ego, a story of a typical problem ego encounter, and tips for working with big egos in healthy ways. Click here [...]

How often has a company approached you with absolute certainty about the nature of their problem and what needs to be done to fix it? There is often quite a difference between what people in organizations think they need and what they really need. They’re often too much a part of the dynamic to objectively [...]

As facilitators and trainers used to participating in groups from the front of the room, we sometimes assume that our participants know what it means to fully participate. This may not be the true. Participants’ good intentions to remain fully involved and engaged may dim as a long workshop or training progresses. One of the [...]

This week’s article, Operating from Center as a Facilitator was submitted by Thomas Crum, one of my favorite teachers and authors on centering and the use of conflict as a constructive catalyst for living an authentic and artful life. Everything we do in life, particularly the challenging discipline of facilitation, is improved when we operate [...]