The Barriers to Question-Asking

Questions unlock possibilities. But many of us hold ourselves back from asking questions. What's going on here? And why does it matter?

I don't know, just ask.

Children ask 40,000 questions between the ages of 2 and 5. But then we stop. Why? And what does it matter?

5 signals to invest in facilitation training

In a constrained economic climate, investing in your people development may seem like a luxury you cannot afford. But in truth, it's a necessity you cannot afford to ignore. In this article, I point to five things that might suggest your team needs to upskill in facilitation.

Decision Fatigue

Decisions are tiring. And we make dozens of them every day. But a good decision made is better than a perfect decision delayed.

What is your team's hidden potential?

Getting the most out of your people is a critical challenge for all people leaders. But how do we do this? Especially when we have people in our team who seem lazy or unmotivated?

What's your approach to conflict?

Diamonds are formed under pressure. In teams, we need productive conflict. But it's natural to avoid and minimise conflict. If that sounds like your tendency, read on.

💪People support what they help to create

Engaging people in the process of change means they are more likely to support what you create or decide. But it's hard to let go of power. Why should we co-create and co-design? Why bother?

Do you listen like you're wrong?

Directing, inviting, sensing or organising?

Personality and team profiling gives us a way to understand how to work better together. But there are dark sides to profiling. Learn how to avoid these and try out the Leading by Facilitation diagnostic for yoursef.

How do your nerves impact the group? 😥

Good facilitation just flows. But sadly, working in groups can be hard graft a lot of the time. What's your experience of leading by facilitation? Torture? Tone-deaf? Tense? Or is it your happy place where you feel like everything just flows?

🙊Words create worlds

Being careful with our words is not politically correct nonsense. Words are powerful. To address the root causes of an issue, we also need to address our beliefs (and how those beliefs show up through our words). After all, words create worlds.

Read this if you're not feeling up for work today

Often we keep ideas and plans close to our chest because we're worried about people reacting negatively to something that's half-baked. But the thing is: people support what they help to create.