Your strategic plan sets the direction. Annual planning turns it into action. Here's why the two are different — and why both need dedicated time and structure. One of the... read more →
When some of your team is in the room and others are on a screen, you're not running one session. You're running two. I'll say it plainly: I prefer facilitating... read more →
The problem isn't your team's creativity. It's how the session is set up and run. You've been in this meeting. Someone says "Let's brainstorm," writes a question on the whiteboard,... read more →
In 20+ years of facilitating meetings, I've never facilitated a meeting without establishing ground rules first. Not once. They're the single fastest way to set the tone, protect the conversation,... read more →
A simple structure that generates better ideas, breaks down silos, and energizes any room — if you don't rush it. You've got 30 people in a room. Half of them... read more →
Ground rules are supposed to prevent dysfunction. But sometimes they don't. Someone dominates anyway. Two people start going at each other. Half the room checks out. The conversation spirals off-topic... read more →
Your meetings aren't broken because people don't know how to behave in a room. They're broken because nobody has decided what meetings are for in your organization. That's a leadership... read more →
In an uncertain economy, leadership retreats aren't a luxury. They're how you stay ahead of the disruption. Rising costs. AI changing how work gets done. A job market that's shifted... read more →
And the Fix Isn’t Fewer Meetings — It’s Better-Facilitated Ones Here’s a number that should make every leader do a double-take: organizations in the United States spend an estimated $37... read more →
When planning a meeting or retreat, the facilitator you choose can make all the difference. But not every session calls for the same kind of facilitation. Some meetings need a... read more →