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Exploring #Humanize: Open

Jamie Notter

So we created worksheets that will help you assess the openness of your organization, have some conversations with colleagues about how to be more open, and then develop an action plan. There is a separate 20-page worksheet document for each chapter on the four human elements. December 2005 (5). November 2005 (7).

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Failure is good: it's about learning. Mistakes are bad execution

Jamie Notter

Failure is when you are trying something new, and you don’t know ahead of time how to make it successful. It’s not like you didn’t know how to spell the word correctly. Eliminating failure would mean doing ONLY what you already know how to do. December 2005 (5). November 2005 (7). August 2005 (7).

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Facilitation Friday #25: Five Keys to Strategy Discussions

Idea Architects

But youd be surprised how many strategy discussions allow insufficient time to appropriately document the actions to be taken, who will be taking them, and the timeframes in which they will unfold. Nov 2005 (1). Oct 2005 (1). Sep 2005 (2). Aug 2005 (1). Jul 2005 (2). Jun 2005 (1). May 2005 (2).

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: The Value of the Visual: Facilitation.

Idea Architects

Projecting ideas being brainstormed as a Word document that someone creates in real-time often is more effective than flipcharting that rapid-fire output so long as you go back and cursor through ideas as a review. Nov 2005 (1). Oct 2005 (1). Sep 2005 (2). Aug 2005 (1). Jul 2005 (2). Jun 2005 (1).

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Performance Management

Jamie Notter

Way back in 2005 I said performance reviews were a problem (in We Have Always Done It That Way –still a good book, if I do say so myself). And finally, you need to make sure that everyone knows how to define their own success. Be honest: do you even know how to support them in growing?

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The Power of Networking. Maximizing Every Handshake

Tom Morrison

Knowing this allows them to know “how” to talk to them. There you will find a downloadable document that will be very eye opening about yourself, as well as, the people you meet. At the end of this article, I will share a simple system for you to use on how to start up and move a conversation forward with anyone.

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