So much work seems to take place online these days, and that goes for the practice of facilitation, too. And, each time I facilitate a meeting or mediation online, I further clue into the truth that online and face-2-face facilitation are different beasts. It’s easy to get into trouble when we attempt to port what […]
Cultural Gumbo: Collaboration on culturally-diverse teams
September 7, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
Each day, week, month. I discover how much I still have to learn. After a recent workshop I gave on conflict management, to Canadian immigrants, at the Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria, I’ve upped my belief that getting a grip on cultural differences matters a lot. And, it matters whenever, and wherever, you find yourself in […]
Co-facilitation is a value creation opportunity
July 16, 2012 by · 2 Comments
Sometimes you just have to give up something to get something. Case in point: collaboration. We give up a bit of personal autonomy for an outcome that’s greater than what we might have achieved on our own. Bottom line is that we and the customer/client both get more value. I’ve been formally working as a […]
