Accountability Is a Social Contract
Why your team’s follow-through problem is a meeting problem. I was brought in to work with two organizations required to co-create an action plan. The conversation around the…
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Field notes from the work.
Observations, methods, and short pieces from facilitating planning processes, leading training cohorts, and coaching teams across the Great Plains. Written for the leaders and practitioners doing the work.
Building Trust for Effective Delegation Starts with You
Delegation isn’t just about handing off tasks—it’s about building trust. In a recent facilitation workshop, we discovered that effective delegation begins with trusting others—and trusting ourselves enough to…
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Taming the Meeting Monster: How to Transform Bad Behaviors into Productive Progress
Tired of dominant talkers and endless tangents? Most "bad behaviors" in meetings can be solved by addressing their root causes. Learn how self-awareness, clear purpose, and proven facilitation…
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Why Change Initiatives Stall and what to do about it.
Discover why communication clarity is the hidden key to successful change initiatives. Learn how honoring diverse communication styles builds trust, reduces resistance, and helps your team move through…
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Unlocking Connections: The Power of Facilitation in Building Networks
Dive into the transformative power of facilitation in fostering meaningful connections within professional networks. Explore how guided sessions can celebrate past successes, chart future trajectories, and cultivate strong…
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Leaders Ask Great Questions
In my own experience asking questions in right order helps an individual or a group move from confusion to clarity. It is both an an art and a…
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Never Will I Ask Someone To Be On A Board Without Setting Expectations
Once upon a time when I was new to the world of leadership and board development I did a very bad thing. I asked people to be on…
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Build A Plan With Community Listening Sessions
Community listening sessions are opportunities to get constructive feedback from your community in a process that provides solid data to inform your planning process, builds community relationships, and…
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How To Kill Low Self Worth
I spent a few days with my peer group. Opportunities to be vulnerable with my peers provide opportunities for serious personal development. I ran into several conversations around…
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Falls City, Pizza, and Practical Visioning
I love the opportunity to go and meet with people. Today’s meeting destination was Falls City, Nebraska. I wasn’t very familiar with Southeast Nebraska, so I was pretty…
Read →Because the path forward is co-created — not declared — by the people walking it.
If something here resonates with the work your team is doing, the next step is a conversation. No proposal yet — just a real conversation about what your group is trying to do.