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The Power Of Facilitation
Posted in Facilitation
What is a Facilitator? A facilitator is someone who plans, guides, and manages group events to meet their goals. However, effective facilitation goes beyond just managing a group. It requires ensuring that every person has an opp
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The Power of Facilitation: A Case Study
Posted in Facilitation
A facilitator is someone who shapes and guide the process of working together so that a group meets their goals and accomplishes what they’ve set out to do. While a group of people might set the agenda and figure out the goals, one perso
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Tips for Successful Strategic Planning in the New Year
Posted in Strategic Planning, Strategy
There is no question that the events of 2020 have called for revisiting the strategic plan. Common questions that come up include: What do you need to do to carve out strategic planning time for you and your team? What do you need to get cl
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How to Prioritize Your Company’s Projects
Posted in Human Resources, Management, Strategy, Team Building
Being Good at Prioritizing is More Important Than Working Hard No matter who you work for or how big your projects, knowing what to tackle first when you’ve got lots of balls in the air is tough for any project manager. Project prioritiza
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5 Reasons Why Hiring a Facilitator for Group Decision Making is a Good Idea
Posted in Facilitation, Strategy, Team Building
There are many reasons why groups from all kinds of organizations need to come together, such as for strategic planning, program planning, community consultations, annual general meetings, team retreats and other meetings focused on group r
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10 tips for planning and running virtual meetings
Posted in Change Management, Communication, Management
Have you ever finished a virtual meeting that just didn’t go well? Compared with the face-to-face meetings we’re used to; online conversations can seem fragmented and hard to follow. Sometimes the loudest team members monopolize the dis
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11 Things to Consider When Strategic Planning
Posted in Strategy
Strategic plans, like building culture and developing a team are moving targets; there’s no final result. As your organization grows, as your staff evolves, or the external environment changes (hello global pandemic), you will be required
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How to Communicate Organizational Change During the Pandemic
Posted in Change Management, Communication, Human Resources, Management
As a change management expert, I can attest the need for a communication strategy in any change effort and in an uncertain COVID world, internal communication plays an even more critical role. Whether you’re changing technology, busin
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Important Change Management Lesson I Learned from Championship Coach Nick Nurse
Posted in Management
It all started in the beginning of 2020 when I landed an incredible opportunity with The Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) and jurisdictional partners: Canadian Sport Centre Atlantic (CSCA), Canadian Sport Centre Saskatchewan (CSCS), Can
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Developing and Sustaining Employee Engagement
Posted in Human Resources
What is Employee Engagement? We all know that engaged employees lead to higher performing, more resilient organizations. This ideal state is what many organizations aspire to, but what exactly is employee engagement? When I asked a client h
