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Recreational to Developmental Team Building
This article covers … Difference between morale events and developmental team building Leveraging trust Using a shared experience to facilitate learning Taking advantage of a break-through to shift paradigms Difference between facilitation and training What is the difference between recreational … Continue reading
Debate and Dialog
Debate is a conversation stuck current reality. Debate may lead to civilized conversation. However, it will not do much more then tweak the issues or system. Dialog is the envisioning of a reality that has not yet begun. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Change Management, Strategic Planning
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When I say (or think) “I do not trust him?” What does that mean?
The authors of Group Genius, Extraordinary Groups,and Paradoxes of Group Life consider trust one of the most important conditions of high performance teams. But what does trust really mean? When I say (or think) “I do not trust him?” What … Continue reading
What Leaders need to know about themselves?
Self awareness was sited as the most significant capacity for developing leaders. With that in mind, should you go to psychotherapy? Should you read psychology and self-help books? Should you join a covenant group? Sure, that would help but that … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Leadership, Mohammed Raei, Reflective Practice, Trust, Uncategorized
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People buy from people they trust.
If you are like me, referrals are a ripe source of new prospects. The best way to gain referrals is by building trusting relationships with your existing customers, colleagues, and coworkers. Trust is how safety is created out of fear. … Continue reading
Leading High Performing Teams
“60% of executives listed lack of collaboration as one of their top leadership challenges.” American Management Association The high performing team surpasses the benefits associated with collaboration. This article will touch upon… What is a high performing team? What are … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Collaboration, Diversity, Joey Pauley, Leadership, Models
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What is the facilitator cooking?
The other day, my cousin called me on Skype, she talked about her new job as a pastry chef in some upper-scale bakery in Vancouver, BC. Because her training was more focused on cooking, it was initially hard for her … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Facilitation, Leadership, Mohammed Raei, Reflective Practice
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Do you have an Immunity to Change?
While individuals and organizations might be committed to a certain change, what is preventing them from changing is their competing commitment(s.) Our Immunity Mapping guide will assist you in identify your competing commitments, dig deeper and find the underlying assumptions … Continue reading
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What is Deep Team Building?
You attended a “team building” a couple of months ago. It was a wonderful experience and moral was improved however, the team is distant, not entirely meshing, the deadlines seem to slip, they run into conflict and take too much … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Collaboration, Facilitation, Joey Pauley, Mohammed Raei, Systems
Tagged Collaboration, Systems, Team Building
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5 Steps to More Productive Meetings … The Ground Rules
Every group has implied ground rules. Ask people about the “way they do business around here.” Often these loosely developed habits have a tendency to create mundane, ineffective meetings that do not achieve their goals. How do I know this? … Continue reading
