Authenticity a Buzzword? Try Truth
I heard someone say recently that they were already sick of the word authenticity. It's obviously being discussed a LOT in social media spheres. I've talked about it here as well. I think it's a great word, b ...
Category: Consulting
Can't Win for Losing
After my experience a few weeks ago where the group I was facilitating had a very tough time with the loose structure I placed on the meeting, I went to Los Angeles last week to do work with a different group and felt be ...
Can’t Win for Losing
After my experience a few weeks ago where the group I was facilitating had a very tough time with the loose structure I placed on the meeting, I went to Los Angeles last week to do work with a different group and felt be ...
Consultants Suck
I tweeted the other night that I am feeling "down on consultants." I recognize, of course, that this statement is not without irony, as I am a consultant. And yes, perhaps I'm being just a tad provocative (wink ...
So, How Does That Make You Feel?
Sometimes I lament to clients that I have to fight against the reputation of being “touchy-feely” in my work. Once classified as touchy-feely, I can lose the respect of many in the business world. And, for the record, I’ ...
Action Learning
The FCNow blog pointed me to a resource on the Fast Company site that is about action learning. According to a survey of Chief Learning Officers in corporations, the three learning methods they are stressing right now (i ...
Experiential Learning at Offsites
Business 2.0 has a short piece on “why we all hate offsites.” I’ll try not to be defensive since I often facilitate retreats that are held out of the office, but in this case, the article is referring to the traditional ...
Off-Sites
The September Fast Company has a brief article about off-site retreats. They asked meeting planners who organize retreats for big corporate clients about the secrets to success. The number one answer? Articulate your goa ...