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

She runs Wise Ways Consulting , which specializes in executive coaching, group facilitation, and high-engagement training. Melissa Davies is an internationally respected expert on developing workplace environments where people are able to show up better.

Emotional Intelligence 59

Emotional Intelligence Group Facilitation Environment Learning-by-Doing 59

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. For example, someone might say, “I don’t like it when you talk to me that way.” Or something might go wrong in her group. People learn how to deal with each other over a lifetime, and the patterns are deeply ingrained.

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Training Leadership Skills Group Facilitation 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 9