Without Dialogue Megan Reitz
Without dialogue, we extinguish ideas, we cover up wrongdoing, the quality of our decision-making deteriorates and our engagement plummets. | Megan Reitz Continue reading Without Dialogue Megan Reitz
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Wikipedia Entry: engagement
An engagement or betrothal is the period of time between the declaration of acceptance of a marriage proposal and the marriage itself (which is typically but not always commenced with a wedding). During this period, a couple is said to be fiancés (from the French), "betrothed", "intended", "affianced", "engaged to be married", or simply "engaged".
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True Eureka Innovation Is Only Going to Happen by Engagement in the Real World Dave Snowden
True Eureka innovation is not going to happen by an internal training programme but from engagement in the real world. | Dave Snowden Continue reading True Eureka Innovation Is Only Going to Happen by Engagement in the Real World Dave Snowden
A Gathering Serves Two Functions Peter Block
A new future is created when each gathering (or meeting) becomes an opportunity to deepen accountability and commitment through engagement. It doesn’t matter what the stated purpose of the gathering is. Each gathering serves two functions: (1) to address its stated purpose and (2) to be an occasion for each person to decide to become engaged as an … | Peter Block Continue reading A Gathering Serves Two Functions Peter Block
Questions Are More Transforming Than Answers Peter Block
Questions are more transforming than answers. The skill is getting the questions right. The traditional conversations that seek to explain, study, analyze, define tools, and express the desire to change others are interesting but not powerful. Questions open the door to the future and are more powerful than answers in that they demand engagement. Engagement in the right questions is what creates … | Peter Block Continue reading Questions Are More Transforming Than Answers Peter Block
How Leadership Begins Peter Block
Leadership begins with understanding that every gathering is an opportunity to deepen accountability and commitment through engagement. It doesn’t matter what the stated purpose of the gathering is. Each gathering serves two functions: to address its stated purpose, its business issues; and to be an occasion for each person to decide to become … | Peter Block Continue reading How Leadership Begins Peter Block
How Can You Recognize Communityship? Henry Mintzberg
How can you recognize communityship? That’s easy. You have found it when you walk into an organization and are struck by the energy in the place, the personal commitment of the people and their collective engagement in what they are doing. These people don’t have to be formally empowered because they are naturally engaged. The organization … | Henry Mintzberg Continue reading How Can You Recognize Communityship? Henry Mintzberg
Encouraging a Leader in Every Chair Amy Edmondson
People sit in a circle, with the intention of de-emphasizing hierarchies and instead encouraging what’s called “a leader in every chair”. To create the mindfulness and focus conducive to an environment where everyone collaborates and contributes, meetings begin with a minute of silence. | Amy Edmondson Continue reading Encouraging a Leader in Every Chair Amy Edmondson
Make Time to Talk The lack of time for conversation is just an excuse
Make time to talk: Work is complex and time is tight; conversation is treated as optional and gets squeezed out; make time to talk early and often to prevent rework, build trust, and save time overall. Continue reading Make Time to Talk The lack of time for conversation is just an excuse
Circles of Engagement ** Aligning efforts with impact
Life presents numerous challenges and opportunities. It is crucial to identify areas under our control versus those beyond our influence. The “Circles of Engagement” model guides us in directing efforts where they can create meaningful change. Continue reading Circles of Engagement ** Aligning efforts with impact
Meetings and Conversations Serve Two Purposes There is a second purpose to any meeting which we often overlook
Meetings or, more generally, conversations serve two purposes. Continue reading Meetings and Conversations Serve Two Purposes There is a second purpose to any meeting which we often overlook
Engagement Café Conversation is king. Content is just something to talk about.
Reading Group Café Marketing Café ** What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close An Engagement Café is a form of Knowledge Café designed to help people engage with an issue such as a new policy or procedure in the context of their organization. The problem Continue reading Engagement Café Conversation is king. Content is just something to talk about.
Sales Café Ditch the pitch - create sales conversations
Marketing Café ** Future Café What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close One of the fundamental philosophies underpinning Conversational Leadership is the need to stop talking at people and to start to talk with them. We need to give fewer presentations and convene more conversations. This Continue reading Sales Café Ditch the pitch – create sales conversations
Knowledge Cafés at the European Patent Office The Personal Growth Community
This story about a Personal Growth Community (PGC) was written by Jan Hellberg, a Patent Examiner at the European Patent Office in the Hague. A PGC is an adaptation of the Knowledge Café process that encourages free dialogue on various personal development topics. Continue reading Knowledge Cafés at the European Patent Office The Personal Growth Community
Leadership Is a Practice Not a Position of Authority Anyone can practice leadership
Effective leadership is vital for driving positive change in a complex world. However, many view leadership as a position of authority rather than a practice accessible to all. We can create a more engaged and sustainable society by recognizing that anyone can develop leadership skills and influence others. Continue reading Leadership Is a Practice Not a Position of Authority Anyone can practice leadership
Ownership, Not Buy-in We need to move from buy-in to ownership
Organizations often design change through plans and then seek buy-in from others to implement them. This approach creates resistance, weak commitment, and superficial compliance rather than real engagement. A more effective path is to involve people early, enabling shared ownership so change emerges through participation, contribution, and everyday conversation. Continue reading Ownership, Not Buy-in We need to move from buy-in to ownership
Take Responsibility for the Conversation ** We all need to take responsibility for the quality of our conversations
Take responsibility for the conversation: A few participants dominate many conversations, and as a result, there is no real engagement or energy in the discussion. How can this be resolved? The solution is for us all to take responsibility for the quality of the conversations in which we engage. Continue reading Take Responsibility for the Conversation ** We all need to take responsibility for the quality of our conversations
The Mind Is a Fire to Be Kindled Not a vessel to be filled
Learning ** Learn to Listen and to Tell the Truth What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Whether it is our educational systems or the presentations we give at conferences, we focus far too much on filling people’s heads with content. It is not an Continue reading The Mind Is a Fire to Be Kindled Not a vessel to be filled
Motivation ** Motivation is a fire from within
What Commitment Really Means Engagement ** What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly. Credit: Stephen Covey Economists and workplace consultants regard Continue reading Motivation ** Motivation is a fire from within
Engagement ** Organizations live or die in the swarm of daily interchange
Motivation ** Punished by Rewards What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Organizations live or die in the swarm of daily interchange — in complimenting and criticizing, passing and retaining information, smiling and frowning, asking and answering, demanding and resisting, controlling and consenting. What injects Continue reading Engagement ** Organizations live or die in the swarm of daily interchange
Punished by Rewards Loving what you do is a more powerful motivator than any goody
It is often suggested that offering rewards is necessary to motivate people, particularly when it comes to sharing their knowledge. However, this strategy is ultimately ineffective and potentially harmful in the long run. Continue reading Punished by Rewards Loving what you do is a more powerful motivator than any goody
From Doing Things to People to Working Together Changing the relationship changes the conversation
People spend a great deal of time trying to change other people’s behaviour. That often creates resistance rather than engagement. Better results come from working with people instead of trying to do things to them. Continue reading From Doing Things to People to Working Together Changing the relationship changes the conversation
Knowledge Café Outcomes The outcomes are what you take away in your head
The outcomes of a Knowledge Café are not tangible outcomes such as decisions, plans, or consensus. The outcomes are what the participants take away in their heads. Continue reading Knowledge Café Outcomes The outcomes are what you take away in your head