by SharonSpeaks | May 14, 2019 | Meeting Facilitation
When I was in a leadership program at a previous employer, the senior leaders shared how much of their day was filled with back to back meetings. We asked them, “How did you get anything done?” Sometimes they scheduled extra time into meetings that were actually...
by SharonSpeaks | May 8, 2019 | Meeting Facilitation
When my client said he wanted to work on the issue of balance in his department, my mind flooded with ideas of how we could have the team experience and explore the topic during the retreat. Literally balancing on stilts. Figuratively balancing conflicting ideas in...
by SharonSpeaks | Feb 15, 2019 | Meeting Facilitation
Are you in charge of a project or a new team at work? You need to lead meetings with this group but also want everyone engaged. You have experience with presenting to groups and with leadership, but perhaps you haven’t had to facilitate these types of meetings before....
by SharonSpeaks | Feb 5, 2019 | Meeting Facilitation
If you are facilitating a meeting or group discussion, here are a few simple tools that I recommend having on hand. Flip Chart Paper and StandSticky Notes of Various ColorsColorful MarkersColorful Stickers Watch this short video clip to learn what I love about these...
by SharonSpeaks | Jan 31, 2019 | Meeting Facilitation
This week I am taking a break from sharing tips about facilitating better meetings to ask for your help. I believe that there is a need for more support for leaders like you, who are in charge of meetings with either their staff or a group they are responsible for. In...
by SharonSpeaks | Jan 22, 2019 | Meeting Facilitation
You have circled around the same discussion multiple times. Your group’s energy is slowing down and at risk of stalling out. This meeting is going nowhere. There are simple techniques that can help you become unstuck. The simplest, most popular method is what we...
