Participants in our online webinars and certification have included staff, volunteers, and elected officials from across the country and beyond. A sampling of our clients for coaching and consulting or face to face facilitation services, workshops, and keynotes are listed below: CLIENT SERVICES PROVIDED Alberta Association of Agricultural Societies Facilitation, Keynote, Workshops Alberta Ministry of Culture and Tourism Consulting Alberta...
Okay, I get that Bill Gates is a smart guy and can provide some pretty astute advice. For example, in a recent Fast Company article in an excerpt from his new book entitled How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, he presented his case that many of the lessons from the pandemic—and the values and principles that guide our approach to it—apply just as well to climate change. |He summarized these lessons as (1) international cooperation and the need...
A great icebreaker for bringing together a group who will be working together. Asking each participant to share their answers to each of these questions is good way to begin getting to know one another and build trusted relationships. |
There is a way to create real collaboration. You have to let go. You have to loosen your grip on being right or on winning. You almost need to enter a conversation with no point of view, ready to receive others’ ideas and then layer your thoughts on top of them. By approaching a conversation this way, you’ll wind up with solutions you never thought of before.
--Jim Haudan |
The Gifts of the Head, Heart and Hands is a simple but incredibly effective tool to help uncover one another's gifts, talents, skills, interests, knowledge, and passion. Great way to get to know one another. More details can be found in this two minute video. |
Here are 29 Holiday Intros that work well for online meetings but can also be used in face to face settings. These can be used one at a time or use the 2 powerpoint slides and have participants choose their own. You can download it 'as-is' or customize it if you have other intros to add. Enjoy and Happy Holidays! |
As Dr. Phil puts it, "You have to name it to claim it." My own mother has also shared similar advice over the years. advising that sometimes, "You just need to know what you want and put it out to the universe". After all, she ended up with her soul mate after describing him in great detail on her vision board. While I didn't go that far - after all I am a very happily married woman - I did do a vision board and figured I'd start small. ...
Provided in a ready-to-use powerpoint file, these four well-tested intros are a great starting point for participant engagement in online meetings: Four Intros for Online Meetings |
This form was inspired by the work of Ivan Scheier who believed engaging people and keeping them engaged as volunteers in their communities was dependent upon ensuring a "good fit". His four questions are designed as an efficient and effective strategy for determining an individuals's assets, their preferred areas of growth, and what they don't want to do. Additionally, there is one question designed to help better understand their values. ...
