There is something about getting a group of people together, whether in a room or at distance, that can lead to time wasting and frustration. Various techniques have been invented to make meetings work, including outlandish methods like getting people to drink a lot of fluid and ending the meeting when someone has to go […]
Achieving Laser Focus in a Meeting the Systemic Way
I recently participated in a meeting for an innovative digital project where speed is now of the essence. We were able to surface assumptions that saved us endless conversations, weeks of delay and false starts based on misunderstandings. In that meeting I saw in action, yet again, the power of a Thinking Process Tool from the […]
How Organizations Can Improve Work-life Balance Right Now
Work-life balance is defined by some as prioritizing between work (career and ambition) and lifestyle (health, pleasure, family and spiritual development). There is an immediate problem with this definition as it compartmentalizes people’s lives in a, frankly, unrealistic and undesirable way. It suggests that people leave their authentic selves at home, like a coat, when they go […]
