How to deal with time pressure in your meeting
Get the feeling you'll need to race through everything to cover the agenda? Show leadership with this simple action.
Great leaders are actually just really good facilitators
"Despite some initial cynicism she reported back that the turnaround in their meetings was remarkable… and swift." Here's how you can collaborate effectively...
7 skills you need to lead ... and avoid burnout
If you have consistent patterns of tension or under-performance, you could be part of the problem. Avoid wasting time and emotional energy with effective leadership.
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9 Common listening mistakes that sabotage your collaboration
Serious about leading or working collaboratively? If you're falling into these common traps, you're stopping people from feeling heard. Here's how you can improve connection and performance, simply by listening.
Hearable Messages
Too often people default to being overly gentle and indirect when giving critical feedback. Then if that doesn't work, they can flip over into being bossy. We suggest you try giving a hearable message instead with these key steps.
Side conversations: The gift they give facilitators
Address the vexing problem of side conversations in groups without shaming ...That's a mental shift that YOU have to make first as a facilitator. Here's how:
The power of YES: 3 Tips to responding when you disagree
How much do you protect yourself and your opinion? When you experience resistance to your ideas, it can be an opportunity to connect and explore.
Who's afraid of supervising? 4 Questions to ask yourself
You don't need to treat your staff like sheep. Use structured time and a process to reflect on their practice, take on feedback, test out ideas and work through issues.
Tiger hearts: How you win a flag with groupwork
Everyone wants to know how they did it - and there’s been analysis of their player list, game plan and on-field performance. I’ve been more intrigued by the club’s focus on building stronger relationships between the coach and the players.
Deep listening: Going beyond a technique...
Are you truly listening? Or is there something going on for you which is undermining your support of this person speaking to you?
Challenging Encounters
Please allow us to challenge you if you believe you need to deal with difficult people.
7 Steps for Emotional Intelligence/Resilience
How easily can you pick yourself up after a big emotional experience? How easy do you find it to have ‘challenging conversations’, especially when there is high risk involved? Do you manage to be true to yourself, your values, beliefs and needs? And say what you need to say or do what you need to do?