by SharonSpeaks | Sep 6, 2019 | Meeting Facilitation
There are many roles to play as a process facilitator or as the leader of a meeting. I have a framework of eight roles that I teach: Party Host, Race Car Driver, Mechanic, Nurse, Trip Leader, Improv Comedian, Designer, and Rugby Referee. In this post I want to...
by SharonSpeaks | Aug 30, 2019 | Meeting Facilitation
Facilitation has become a buzz word. Suddenly, I am seeing requests for facilitators all over the place and people are asking me to train them in facilitation. However, what I have realized is that not everyone means the same thing when they say facilitation. Many...
by SharonSpeaks | Aug 23, 2019 | Meeting Facilitation
There are many roles to play as a process facilitator or as the leader of a meeting. I have a framework of eight roles that I teach: Party Host, Race Car Driver, Mechanic, Nurse, Trip Leader, Improv Comedian, Designer, and Soccer Referee. In this post I want to...
by SharonSpeaks | Aug 15, 2019 | Meeting Facilitation
My mind was spinning with ideas when Dan told me that he was really interested in exploring the concept of balance with his team. I always look for inspiration in unusual places and am excited when I can also bring in talented local businesses or artists to create a...
by SharonSpeaks | Aug 7, 2019 | Meeting Facilitation
“We’re having a team retreat!” This statement is often an introvert’s worst nightmare. Forced interaction with all of their coworkers at once? Team building games? A whole day, or worse, two days, spent in the company of your company? Maybe now is the time to...
by SharonSpeaks | May 17, 2019 | Leadership, Meeting Facilitation
Recently, I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Cort Jones from the National Recreation and Park Association about leading effective staff meetings. Here are a few key insights we discussed: Staff meetings are, “where our relationships with each other are brought...