Archives for October 2013

Twitter Chats Oct 22 & 24: International Facilitation Week 2013

October 17, 2013 by · Leave a Comment

As part of International Facilitation Week, on October 22, and again on October 24, UK facilitator @MartinGilbraith and I are hosting a Twitter (aka Tweet) chat. Each chat will run for one hour, from 9:00-10:00am PST / 12:00-1:00pm EST / 5:00-6:00pm UK time (GMT +1:00).   Each chat will include 6-8 questions, spaced throughout the hour, for […]

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Timeboxing, Collaboration and Personal Time Management

October 15, 2013 by · Leave a Comment

It was (Canada) Thanksgiving Day yesterday.  Food, family, relaxation…  Well mostly, relaxation.  I was still feeling time pressured to get some “work” done.  Timeboxed! Time is our cue to act.   We all know that feeling: the baby is due in one month, the project deadline is tomorrow, Dad just entered palliative care… Better focus your […]

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Going with the flow: Nurture your mediator chi with social media

October 14, 2013 by · Leave a Comment

I’m doing a webinar next week (October 22) for Mediate BC.    It’s all about enlisting social media as a path to finding balance and success in our digital age.  It’s oriented to mediators, yet I think it’ll have applicability for facilitators, of all sorts. During the webinar, I’ll take you on a journey; from […]

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