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Are your 15-minute huddles turning into 20-, 30-, or 40-minute daily meetings?

All, Facilitation, Projects, Teams

Here’s how to avoid this:New Rules.✅ Each person provides a brief update on the progress, next planned steps, and any help they will be needing.Emphasis on BRIEF. These should be completed quickly without a bunch of conversations.✅ Problems can be identified, but not...

Identify the stakeholders impacted by your project/organizational change in 5 minutes or less.

All, Change Management

Keys to success:🔑 Make sure you engage a cross-functional team🔑 Explain that anyone impacted by the project or change gets a sticky note🔑 Give the team 3 minutes to start writing and putting sticky notes on the wall🔑 Pause briefly and give quick reminders of others to...

Leaders: What’s more important, asking the right questions or having all of the right answers?

All, Leadership

According to a recent HBR article: “By asking probing questions, leaders can unlock new perspectives and uncover hidden opportunities”.This accomplishes at least two things:✅ It empowers others to think creatively✅ It also creates an environment where...

You’ve likely heard about Brainstorming, but have you heard about Question-Storming?

All, Leadership, Meetings, Projects, Teams, Tools

Question-Storming focuses on generating questions rather than solutions. It encourages people to ask as many questions as possible about a given topic or challenge, promoting deeper exploration and uncovering new perspectives and insights.Here’s how to get started:✅...

Leaders shape the decisions made and the paths taken through the questions asked.

All, Leadership

To unlock the full potential of our teams and drive strategic success, it’s essential to balance the types of questions we pose.1. Investigative Questions: Start with questions that dig deep into the problem. Ask “What happened?” and “Why did this occur?” to...

Project Managers: Are you introducing enough conflict to your team at the beginning of a project?

All, Projects, Teams

You might not have enough conflict, or the right types of conflict.At the start of a project, short bursts of conflict can be incredibly beneficial.Team members challenging ideas and debating solutions in a healthy manner, drives innovation and ensures all...
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