Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Plus personal strengths and talents of staff & leadership Developed a process to strengthen communication within and between departments Developed a process to strengthen collaboration (information sharing, best practices) within and between departments. Developing Clear & Distinct goals and actions for 2013.

Team Building 60

Team Building Team Leadership Group Facilitation 60

Mike Cardus

MAY 24, 2011

Below is an actual Executive Coaching and Managerial Leadership Training + Development process I facilitated. This is developing a feeling of strife, hopelessness and contempt amongst management and subordinates. Using the focus group for targeted and necessary areas of success and improvement. Resolution.

Case Study 116

Case Study 360-Degree Feedback Execution TRIZ 116

Next Level Blog

AUGUST 18, 2010

Negotiate and Move If You Can:   Back in the days when I did a lot of group facilitation, we had a joke that the first thing you learn as a facilitator is how to move furniture. For major presentations, try to get there at least 30 minutes ahead of time so you can see and process what you have to work with.

Audience 160

Audience How To Energy Executive Coaching 160

Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Sometimes leadership is just about creating an open-space, and getting out-of-the-way. I love using Open-Space Technology with a large group to generate ideas. Participants essentially create their own agenda and self-organize into groups to discuss topics that matter to them.

Leadership 339

Leadership Participative Energy Technology 339

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.

Training 42

Training Leadership Skills Learning-by-Doing 42

Great Leadership By Dan

APRIL 24, 2012

A colleague from another business school recommended the book, The Future of Leadership Development, Corporate Needs and the Role of Business Schools , edited by IESE Business School Dean Jordi Canals. She said it helped set the direction for her executive development program and really got her thinking about our profession.

Leadership Development 256

Leadership Development Development Leadership Globalization 256

Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2017

George, a senior executive of a large internet provider, was a participant in one of my leadership development programs. Although a very talented individual, he was seen as a nuisance within the group. He tended to monopolize the conversation, whatever the topic. All agreed that he was not a good listener.

Management 14

Management Self-aware How To Group Facilitation 14