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 →
You invested serious time, energy, and money into a strategic plan. The retreat went well. The document looked sharp. Everyone left aligned. Then nothing happened. Or the world changed. New... read more →
The answer isn't "everyone who wants to be there." It's everyone whose voice is critical to the plan. A client called me before a strategic planning engagement because his board... read more →
Most organizations know they need a strategic plan. Fewer know how to build one their team will actually follow. That's where a strategic planning facilitator comes in. And the role... 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 →
Celebrating Two Decades of Helping Organizations Connect, Collaborate, and Create Meaningful Change Twenty years ago, Vianova began with a simple mission — to help organizations deliver meaningful work that makes... read more →