conversation

Communication, Conversation, Collaboration – Where are you?

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The C- Shift. The three levels of Context-Climate-Connection. The power of Conversation. Words starting with the letter C feature prominently in many of the models and writing I have been doing the last few months. [For some fun facts about the letter C in English, check out this out] Playing with around with C-words as [...]

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Fit for the future, fit for people

“For the first time since the Industrial Revolution you cannot build a company that’s fit for the future without building one that’s fit for human beings.” This is the compelling message- communicated in a marvelously engaging way – by Gary Hamel in a short (16 minute) video essay. Hamel’s argument is that management is a [...]

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Conversations can create climate shifts

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During team coaching sessions and leadership development workshops I often get a close-up look at the dynamics of the interactions and conversations in a team. Sometimes the team is a shining example of respectful, appreciative connections and collaborative conversations that create learning, new solutions, and focused action. Just recently I was fortunate to work with [...]

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“Clarifying Why” is a smart conversation move

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We’ve all been there: feeling lost in a conversation with no clear idea what the conversation is really all about, where it is heading, or what our role really is. For most people this is not a good feeling – it makes us feel uncertain and sometimes even anxious as we try to figure out [...]

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Conversation at the root of innovation

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Over the past few weeks I’ve been stretching my thinking about how conversations link to creativity and innovation – and how we can get better at having conversations that support creative thinking and innovation. For someone with a magpie mind like mine, one of the delights of such an exploration is coming across elegant expressions [...]

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Sandwiches, silos and sharing: Why conversation matters

As I work with leaders and leadership teams, at some point in our work we almost inevitably arrive at the clear insight that more, and more effective conversations in the organization, will lead to greater effectiveness and higher performance. In the absence of effective conversations, crucial information does not get flowed through to where it [...]

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