N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2020

A surgeon, making life or death decisions during a heart transplant, for example, can see things go terribly wrong in the matter of a millisecond. Organizational ‘stars’ and influence makers shared stories of early failures, what they learned, and how they adjusted, particularly examples from the days before the opening of the hospital.

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 31, 2016

As people practice and employ these skills, they begin to appreciate what the other person brings to the table; relationships based on trust develop leading to more cohesive teamwork. Melissa Davies is an internationally respected expert on developing workplace environments where people are able to show up better.

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Emotional Intelligence Group Facilitation Environment Learning-by-Doing 58

Building Personal Strength

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

I was introduced to my own listening and group facilitation skills in a six-week course back in 1976. So if you care about developing yourself as a leader, if you want more effective people skills, what should you do? A manager has to facilitate her own learning and development in the real world of work, every day.

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Training Leadership Skills Learning-by-Doing 42

Harvard Business Review

JULY 23, 2013

To explain, let me share a quick example, in two acts: In Act One, the manager of a corporate engineering group was tasked with reducing the cost of common materials used by a number of different product teams. And the truth is that many managers are not skilled at group facilitation.

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Supply Chain Power Engineering Group Facilitation 10