by Paul Armstrong | Jun 25, 2018 | Facilitating, Innovation, Project Management, Teambuilding
Do you have lots of ideas, facts, suggestions, topics, … strewn around your team’s thoughts? Looking for ways to prioritize? Been there. We’ve found a simple tool to keep complex topics visible, which is a great aid for team learning and decision making. It’s a...
by Amanda Parker | Jan 24, 2018 | Facilitating, Leadership
Is your team on the brink of a “shutdown?” As a patriotic American, I am personally saddened and embarrassed by the recent government shutdown. I wonder what our friends (and enemies) in other countries think when they see the world’s most powerful country brought to...
by Amanda Parker | Dec 14, 2017 | Facilitating, Risk Management
What happens when your team encounters a problem? Moan. Complain. Ignore. Hide? Problem solving is a day-to-day occurrence for project teams. The team is in uncharted territory, creating something new, so things are bound to come up. The question is, what do we do...
by Paul Armstrong | Oct 25, 2017 | Facilitating, Leadership, Teambuilding
What if you could peer into 100 of the greatest business minds of our time? What do you think they would tell you? I subscribe to Forbes magazine because I like to listen to folks I normally wouldn’t, and I normally don’t hang out with billionaires, so I read...
by Amanda Parker | Sep 18, 2017 | Facilitating, Leadership, Project Management
Do you ever feel like you’re drowning in priorities? Too many projects, ideas, or initiatives…and there is never enough time or resources! We have seen this sneaky tyranny gobble up more than one leader and team. The laundry list of initiatives or tasks your team (or...
by Amanda Parker | Aug 21, 2017 | Facilitating, Leadership, Teambuilding
Team conversations can be hard at the beginning…usually described in one word…awkward! You gather around a table for a kickoff meeting and make small talk, work on a laptop, or scroll through the feed on your smartphone until someone gets things started. The...