Make decisions & Solve Problems Within a Time Span…TeamBuilding & Leadership Process

Leadership team could benefit from increased trust and understanding perceptual awareness of themselves and others on the leadership team.

Concluding this process with;
Shared process and structure for leadership team to make decisions and solve problems within a time span.
Skill in active listening and communication to peers, supervisors and direct reports.
Co-creation of decision making methods for Leadership team to utilize in real-time. Leadership team will make a decision that is applicable to the organization at the time of our meeting.
Co-creation of team problem solving for Leadership team to utilize in real-time. Leadership team will solve a problem, develop an action plan & plan the step to a solution that is applicable to the organization at the time of our meeting.

CPA’s LOVE ME! That’s what they said

I looked outside the organization and met with Michael after he was recommended by a friend of the firm.
From there, it became apparent that he was eminently qualified to provide this development experience – and he brought an energy to both the development AND the delivery of the training that I would not have expected when I first went looking for a trainer!

Trapping Learning Requires Questions

Every Team Building & Leadership program engages people and learning on different levels. The challenge is how to retain and transfer the ideas, skills, and plans into action?
This requires a trap! The video illustrates a processing & reflection based initiative. Active processing works to take an existing idea, combine it with a new skill and develop a connection within your habits and brain.

Building Community & Teaching Reflection at Camp

  I spent some time at Camp Inquiry. 1st with the staff Then I returned to facilitate the campers. With a focus on creating a community where people were open to reflection and critical thinking. The photos below show many of the highlights we experienced.   Special thanks to Clark Dever Photography for taking photos … Continued

Team Building & Leadership – Facilitating Awesomeness!

Don’t take my word for it. Below are 2 great testimonials from a professional development keynote speech. Mike, thanks for all your hard work during our recent staff development programs.  You were amazing as always!  I was so pleased that you were able to engage our entire group, keep them focused, laughing, while meeting  our … Continued

Notes from 2 hours of programming with Adult non-profit staff.

Below are my notes on a program design. Program length 2hours… Objectives: Increase team work within staff Develop a process to strengthen communication within and between departments Develop a process to strengthen collaboration (information sharing, best practices) within and between departments. Respect for the experience, diversity and talents of team members and departments 150 people. … Continued

Team Building & Leadership dropping the F-Bomb

Bob Sutton shares the power of profanity and leadership with NPR. "Sometimes, when you really need that wallop, you want to get out the  word. But then there’s other times when you don’t want to give it to them ‘loud and dirty,’ because you embarrass them. You get them all cranked up and you’ve got … Continued

Positive Illusion an Elbow to the Crotch of Your Dogmatic Leadership and Team Building

Positive illusions are unrealistically favorable attitudes that people have towards themselves.
The belief that empirical evidence to the contrary shown to you, you will not believe it. Positive illusions that you hold are like the image above. Even when you accept that you may be wrong about how great a leader you are, about what an amazing team member you are. The illusion of your awesomeness continues to move within you mind. Spinning through false necessity to hold this positive illusion.
Of-course you create positive illusions YOU define the criteria of what you are judged against.