by SharonSpeaks | Jan 17, 2019 | Meeting Facilitation
Have you ever thought about the layout of a room and how that affects the conversation you have in that room? Envision a large board room with a rectangular table. You are seated at the end of the table. Everyone looks to you for direction. The people sitting on the...
by SharonSpeaks | Jan 4, 2019 | Meeting Facilitation
1) When you need everyone (including you) to be fully engaged in the content, decision making, brainstorming, or other activities this meeting will entail. Decision making is especially prone to unintentional influence when the leader is facilitating the meeting....
by SharonSpeaks | Dec 27, 2018 | Meeting Facilitation
Has your staff meeting gotten stale? Are you disconnected from the problem you are solving? Do you need a breath of fresh air to breathe new life into your group? There are many reasons why it may be the right time to take your next staff meeting out of the conference...
by SharonSpeaks | Dec 6, 2018 | Leadership, Meeting Facilitation
The great thing about working in a team is the ability to bring together a bunch of different people with different skills, perspectives, and energy. However, often we are working in a group that is not actually functioning like an effective team. How can you tell?...
by SharonSpeaks | Nov 30, 2018 | Meeting Facilitation
You’ve been there…every two weeks you lead another staff meeting…new day, same issues: employees on their phones no one comes prepared nothing is accomplished no one is willing to speak up except that one guy who always has something to say before you all leave you...
by SharonSpeaks | Nov 8, 2018 | Leadership, Meeting Facilitation
For two years I have had the honor of designing and facilitating a Leadership Retreat for the Capital Planning and Campus Operations team at Northern Arizona University. This has been a great challenge because the leader of the team, Daniel Okoli, presents me with...