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Executive Coach Leaves Participants With Action-Oriented Takeaways

Tony Mayo

He is an outstanding workshop and group facilitator who leaves participants with action-oriented takeaways they can’t get anywhere else. —Hector Velez Chief Development Officer | Chief Sales Officer .

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10 Essential Facilitation Skills for Meeting Leaders

Great Leadership By Dan

For a leader to facilitate a meeting (instead of running it), they need to be first be willing to let go of their power and be open to outcomes. Meeting facilitation involves getting everyone involved in identifying and solving problems. Then, they need to learn and practice some new skills: meeting facilitation skills.

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Open-Space Leadership: When Less is More

Let's Grow Leaders

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. Sometimes leadership is just about creating an open-space, and getting out-of-the-way. Although it’s useful to [.]

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Don't Neglect Your Power to Bring People Together

Harvard Business Review

Within a couple of hours, the small groups had identified a number of common barriers to implementation, such as customer acceptance testing, renegotiating with suppliers, recalibrating equipment, and others. Added to the difficulty of organizing the meeting is the fear that key participants will refuse to attend.

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How to Manage a Narcissist

Harvard Business Review

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. It was quite clear to the other participants that George viewed most people as far below his standards.