For the last 12 weeks, we have focused on managing and reacting to change. We continue to experience unprecedented change and will be practicing trying new things and making adjustments. For the last several days, I took time off work. I really stepped away and have not even checked email! I read some books, spent […]
Change: Do what fills your cup Read More »
During times of change, it can be easy to live in a “reactive” state. When we lead coalitions and partnerships, it can be easy to think that we always have to be reactive and ready to respond to anyone and everyone’s requests as soon as possible. This can be particularly true if you are
Change: Now is the time to create your “ideal week” Read More »
It is easy for us to focus on all the things that are changing and to become overwhelmed with all of the change. While lots of things are changing and there may be some opportunities for new partnerships and new opportunities, not everything has to change. One of the most important things that needs to
Change: Not everything has to change Read More »
In the change parable book, Who Moved My Cheese, the characters (most of them anyway) went searching for new “cheese” because the “old cheese” was no longer there (cheese represents something important to them). They didn’t plan to look for anything new until the old was gone. I think we are experiencing a lot of
Change: Look for new opportunities Read More »
As we encounter change, it can be easy to notice all of the things that are different and how difficult the different can be – especially when it comes to our partners. We may have worked with some of the same people for several years and those people are no longer in the same position
Change: Potential for new partnerships 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 »
Not everyone is going to be comfortable with online meetings even though that continues to be what we are primarily doing in order to connect with our partners, colleagues, families and friends. Hopefully, you have tried some of the “tips” from last week’s post on helping non-tech savvy participants with online meetings. If you missed
Helping non-tech savvy participants with online meetings: Part 2 Read More »
We have finished our official “top 10 online meeting tip series;” however, some of you have requested a bit more help on helping non-tech savvy participants be successful with online meetings. Just because we have moved all of our meetings to be online meetings doesn’t mean that it’s easy for everyone to participate. We need
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You may have facilitated a fantastic online meeting where you engaged participants, made important decisions and made progress on your most important projects; however, the real test of a “good” meeting happens after the meeting is over. Once you have had a good meeting, it is critically important to follow-up as quickly as possible to
Your meeting is as good as your follow up Read More »
As we discussed in our online meeting facilitation tip #1, knowing our meeting purpose is essential to figuring out who needs to participate and how long we need to meet. We have a tendency to schedule most meetings for an hour and then figure out what we are going to talk about within that time
Do we really need to meet for an hour? Read More »