I often marvel at the vast intelligence, energy, and resources we collectively squander by undermining each other’s efforts. We see this happening everywhere–in business, politics, government, education, etc. One group springs up simply to oppose the goals and ideas of another. I often wonder what would happen if we could better align our efforts, focusing [...]
The Courage to Master
January 24, 2012 By 5 Comments
The deeper we delve into any subject, the more complex and intricate it can become. I think it’s common to think that to become an advanced practitioner of facilitation, or any art for that matter, that we need to move in the direction of increasing complexity. While a deeper and/or broader scope of knowledge and [...]
The Intuitive Facilitator
January 16, 2012 By 3 Comments
Tapping into the field of knowing My inquiry into the concept and practice of intuition among my peers led to many interesting responses. I’ve organized these questions and their responses below in a way I hope you’ll find useful. What is intuition? Intuition: 1. a. The act or faculty of knowing or sensing without the [...]
Revisit Your Roots
December 27, 2011 By 1 Comment
As we move into the end of yet another year together, I’ve been thinking about what I could share that would help to clarify and simplify our work in the world of group leadership and facilitation. It occurred to me that as life long learners, our field can get pretty complicated with all the models, [...]
Recognizing Barriers to Collaboration
December 13, 2011 By 7 Comments
Madness is rare in individuals–but in groups, parties, nations, and ages, it is the rule. —Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil— We hear so much about what it takes to compete, but what does it take to collaborate? And while there’s a growing need for true collaboration in our society, locally and globally, just what [...]
Use Mistakes as Tools
November 29, 2011 By 7 Comments
Each week after sending out this ezine, I sometimes receive a grateful response to the ideas I share, or a personal story or situation that relates to them. With many issues, I’ll not receive any responses. I’m not complaining. I know we’re all inundated with Internet information and can’t read and respond to everything, nor [...]
The Art of Not Doing
November 21, 2011 By 1 Comment
This holiday week I want to continue my heretical body slamming on the culture of doing…the already frenetic pace of which seems to increase this time of year. It’s a common view that if we’re not doing something, we’re failing or lagging behind. Everything in our world is about growing, progress, and production. This movement [...]
Getting to the Bottom of Yourself
November 15, 2011 By 5 Comments
As I’m getting to know Madison, I’ve been meeting quite a few new people. When we meet, many of them ask, “What do you do to stay busy?” I used to be a bit embarrassed to answer this question honestly, but lately I’ve been more frank by responding with something like, “Well, I haven’t been [...]
The Triumph of a Joy Junky
October 10, 2011 By 5 Comments
This week’s article, while a bit long, tells a potent true to life story about how a friend, who asks to remain nameless, helped facilitate significant change from the inside of a very oppressive organization. You’ll want to share this article with friends, clients, and associates who might be up against similar challenges. Please read, [...]
Embrace the Plateau
August 29, 2011 By 3 Comments
Society programs us for quick fixes. There’s the right answer or the right leader somewhere out there just beyond our grasp that will solve the social or economic problem of the day. Our “healthcare” system is a perfect reflection of this mentality now that there’s a pill available to mask the innumerable symptoms that arise [...]
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