by Paul Armstrong | Apr 11, 2019 | Enabling Joy, Facilitating, Leadership, Teambuilding
It’s stinging nettle harvesting season! A good time to refresh some of the lessons we touched on a couple years ago that this obnoxious ‘weed’ taught me (Paul) as my wife and I converted from nettle hater to nettle aficionado. Some of you may call it...
by Paul Armstrong | Mar 18, 2019 | Facilitating
“I don’t need to be facilitated!” We’ve heard that line over the years, and each time it gives us a bit of a chuckle even though we find it sad that some folks think that people are ‘facilitated.’ Well, that is not the case. However, hearing that statement...
by Amanda Parker | Feb 28, 2019 | Facilitating, Featured, Leadership
A leader can be someone who is in charge of a company, project, or team…AND can include lots of others that don’t have that mantle of a position title. How would they lead when they don’t have a title? Leading with influence. As a facilitator for teams, I have the...
by Paul Armstrong | Feb 28, 2019 | Enabling Joy, Facilitating, Leadership, Teambuilding
“I need to realign their expectations.” “We don’t seem to be in alignment anymore.” Sound familiar? Are these really about alignment or are we using the word alignment as a euphemism word for agreement? Alignment and agreement are not the same. This came to light...
by Paul Armstrong | Jan 31, 2019 | Enabling Joy, Facilitating, Leadership, Teambuilding
As parents, teachers or coaches, we are often telling those we are entrusted with to ‘pursue your passion.’ This sounds noble because we don’t want to be telling them to go out and get a job that, as long as it makes good money, it doesn’t really matter how miserable...
by Paul Armstrong | Nov 28, 2018 | Enabling Joy, Facilitating, Leadership, Teambuilding
The Lightning Round to guide your team through storming to performing When a team starts working together, it’s all well and good…for a while. Then the “storm” hits. Conflict and tensions rise. What is a leader to do? This is a critical...
