Last week, we had an opportunity to reflect on change and how it is impacting us. I hope that you have taken some time to reflect. Even 15 minutes of reflection time can help you better understand how change is impacting you which can help you be in a better place to support your coalition […]
Change: How am I managing it? Read More »
We are continuing to experience unprecedented times (in my lifetime..) of change right now and the challenge of the change varies depending upon who we are and what is happening to us. We are experiencing changes as individuals but also as communities and coalitions and partnerships. We spent the past thirteen weeks walking through facilitating
Change: How do I react? Read More »
We have all been part of meetings where everyone is looking at their phone or computer or they are zoning out seeming completely disinterested in what is happening. As a facilitator, this can be completely discouraging! One of the most important tasks for facilitators is increasing engagement during a meeting; however, our meeting participants can
Facilitator: Increasing Engagement Read More »
Think about the last meeting you facilitated. Then think about the last meeting you attended as a participant. What was your energy like as a facilitator? As a meeting participant? Did you leave the meetings feeling energized and ready to take action or completely drained and exhausted? As facilitators, we cannot underestimate the importance of
Facilitator: Our energy matters Read More »
As a facilitator, you never know what may be happening in the lives of the people who are participating in your team or coalition meeting. They may be feeling completely overwhelmed, may have just found out about a promotion or they may have just been told their budget was cut again. One of the important
Facilitator: How do you bring out the best in others? Read More »
For the past seven weeks, we’ve been talking about several aspects of Emotional Intelligence. I haven’t always mentioned the specific words “Emotional Intelligence” in these posts because I wanted to be sure we were focused on practical application rather than theoretical concepts. This week we are putting it all together AND I have a free
Putting it all together: Emotional Intelligence and Partnership Building Read More »
Similar to all of the other “Emotional Intelligence” related topics we have been discussing, there is a potential “dark side” to interacting positively as well. We need to be careful that our attempts at interacting positively don’t end up becoming veiled forms of manipulation. Join me this week as I highlight 3 signs that our
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Interacting positively with others can be easier said than done. Over the past several weeks, we have been highlighting several “emotional intelligence” related concepts that get us ready to interact positively with others. When you know yourself and you are able to recognize others, you are in a great place to interact positively with others.
How do you lead a partnership well? Interact positively with others Read More »
We are continuing our conversation this week related to the potential downsides related to “recognizing others.” As I shared in last week’s post, If you are actively trying to recognize others and you are finding yourself exhausted, overwhelmed and frustrated that you cannot make everyone happy, this may be a sign you have moved beyond
When recognizing others becomes people pleasing: Part 2 Read More »
While it is very important to recognize and pay attention to others (click here for last week’s post), like most things, there is a potential downside. If you are paralyzed in moving forward or taking action, if you find yourself focusing on the one person who may be disgruntled or you are trying to make
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