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Recruit the First Follower

February 13, 2018 by Steve Davis 6404Leave a Commenthttps%3A%2F%2Ffacilitatoru.com%2Ffacilitation%2Frecruit-the-first-follower%2FRecruit+the+First+Follower2018-02-13+18%3A12%3A18Steve+Davishttps%3A%2F%2Ffacilitatoru.com%2F%3Fp%3D6404

How many times have you experienced a great learning or insight and returned to your workplace wanting to share it with everyone only to be met with a lukewarm response? This is a common concern we hear from those who attend our Journey Workshops…If only I could give my colleagues at home even a taste […]

Filed Under: Facilitation Tagged With: Facilitating, group development, group dynamics, group evolution

Polish or Deflate the Elephant?

January 20, 2015 by Steve Davis 55303 Commentshttps%3A%2F%2Ffacilitatoru.com%2Ffacilitation%2Fpolish-or-deflate-the-elephant%2FPolish+or+Deflate+the+Elephant%3F2015-01-20+15%3A43%3A59Steve+Davishttp%3A%2F%2Ffacilitatoru.com%2F%3Fp%3D5530

In this week’s article we include a description of a challenge sent in by one of our readers along with my response. While this particular issue is around conflict in the workplace, the framing of question speaks to the opportunity we have as facilitators to invite groups to refine any unhealthy or unproductive process that […]

Filed Under: Facilitation Tagged With: conflict resolution, group dynamics

Five Ways to Facilitate Group Conversations

February 12, 2013 by Steve Davis 512 Commentshttps%3A%2F%2Ffacilitatoru.com%2Ftraining%2Ffive-ways-to-facilitate-group-conversations%2FFive+Ways+to+Facilitate+Group+Conversations2013-02-13+04%3A02%3A34Steve+Davishttp%3A%2F%2Ffacilitatoru.com%2F%3Fp%3D51

Have you ever felt ‘stuck’ in a conversation with three or more people that just wasn’t going anywhere? People are droning on and on about this and that, leaving you bored and wishing you could just slip away? This is an all too familiar social situation – we’ve all been there and, chances are, we’re […]

Filed Under: Facilitation, FacilitatorTraining, Speaking Tagged With: group conversations, group dynamics

Recognizing and Resolving Barriers to Collaboration

December 13, 2011 by Steve Davis 43712 Commentshttps%3A%2F%2Ffacilitatoru.com%2Fmeetings%2Frecognizing-barriers-to-collaboration%2FRecognizing+and+Resolving+Barriers+to+Collaboration2011-12-13+19%3A32%3A14Steve+Davishttp%3A%2F%2Ffacilitatoru.com%2F%3Fp%3D437

Collaboration is key to achieving results in organizations. Yet cultural programming and the pounding mantra to compete from every sector of society often overshadows the possibility of collaboration. Thankfully today there seems to be a growing interest, along with a growing need to collaborate. In this article, we explore several societal norms that impede collaborative […]

Filed Under: Facilitation, Leadership, Meeting Facilitation Tagged With: collaboration, group dynamics

Give Your Groups a LIFT

September 22, 2010 by Steve Davis 2481 Commenthttps%3A%2F%2Ffacilitatoru.com%2Ftraining%2Fgive-your-groups-a-lift%2FGive+Your+Groups+a+LIFT2010-09-22+01%3A21%3A47Steve+Davishttp%3A%2F%2Ffacilitatoru.com%2F%3Fp%3D248

This week’s article, Give Your Groups a LIFT is extracted from Barry Shapiro’s new book, Casting Call in the Theatre of Corporate America…the role of the extraordinary facilitator. The book serves as a practical guide to asses, measure and develop facilitators to insure that their extraordinary impact in the classroom translates to extraordinary outcomes at […]

Filed Under: Facilitation, FacilitatorTraining, Leadership Tagged With: group dynamics

Transmitting Self-Cooperation

November 3, 2009 by Steve Davis 384 Commentshttps%3A%2F%2Ffacilitatoru.com%2Fmeetings%2Ftransmitting-self-cooperation%2FTransmitting+Self-Cooperation+2009-11-03+07%3A47%3A24Steve+Davishttp%3A%2F%2Ffacilitatoru.com%2F%3Fp%3D38

A couple of years ago, I attended a weekend workshop on the Alexander Technique. The Alexander Technique works with your body awareness to help identify and release bad habits of movement that you have built up over a lifetime of stress. This tool is especially useful for singers, musicians, actors, dancers or athletes to help […]

Filed Under: Facilitation, FacilitatorTraining, Leadership, Meeting Facilitation, Spirituality Tagged With: cooperation, group dynamics, self-awareness

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