Smoking can fix a lot of our (team) problems
(Source: press.ikidane-nippon.com) An executive made a casual remark in a recent intact team development workshop, 'Smoking (together)...
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ASK, NOT TELL
....and many other thoughts about facilitation, coaching ( teams & individuals) and learning
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David
- Dec 26, 2017
- 2 min
The ‘Clash’ between Coaching and Training
I recently ran a rather typical management development program. There were a few modules in a few days. Each modules was built around...
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David
- Nov 8, 2017
- 2 min
Dancing with the Surprise
Less than 12 hours before starting a 2-day Leadership Development workshop, the client told me that they need to take the first 1 hour...
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David
- May 21, 2017
- 3 min
Dilemma between Learning and Performance in Action Learning
[Regent Park in London, May 2017] I am an advocate on action learning, or more specifically the practice of ‘Action Reflection Learning’...
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David
- Feb 19, 2017
- 2 min
More about learning…. from the french class
This is further to the last post - Learning about learning in a French language class. I cannot help note down a few more amazing...
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David
- Feb 9, 2017
- 3 min
Learning about ‘learning’ in a French class
I have recently started a 3-weeks French class with the University of Lausanne. I am amazed not only with my newly learnt French but...
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David
- Dec 18, 2016
- 2 min
Secondary Source of Income
A recent conversation with a fellow coach came to something rather interesting. Our argument is that in order to the job well, a...
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David
- Sep 1, 2016
- 1 min
Intended Messiness (Part 3)
The 2nd question to reflect on is ‘What are ‘good’ odd moments and what are those ‘bad’ ones to avoid?’ By ‘bad’, I mean those odd...
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David
- Aug 25, 2016
- 2 min
Intended Messiness (Part 2)
Following from the argument from the last post, there are 2 questions 1. How to assist the participants to learn from the odd moments...
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David
- Aug 24, 2015
- 1 min
The Art of Enrolment (Cont'd)
Here is what I see as the third key reason why enrolment is difficult. It is the nature of some topic. For some topics, its name is...
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David
- Aug 17, 2015
- 2 min
The Art of Enrolment
‘Magic happens before and after’ – What a great quote I learnt from the others. And I wrote a post on this before. The same applies to...
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David
- Jun 14, 2015
- 1 min
Further thought on Co-designing with client
I wrote about the importance in designing with a representative from the sponsor, yet maintaining adequate direct contact with the...
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David
- Feb 3, 2015
- 2 min
Tavistock Experience – Learning Design
Further reflection on the Tavistock experience – As said, it is a very uncommon learning experience. To the extreme, for some parts, I...
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David
- May 4, 2014
- 1 min
Lucky Me
This post is a bit dated. But I still want to post it here since it is rather significant to me. The photos were taken in Gazipur,...
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David
- Feb 7, 2014
- 1 min
Be careful about L3 and L4
A great piece of learning I got in talking to a learning / training veteran – It goes like this: Business leader: ‘I am sending people to...
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David
- Oct 11, 2013
- 2 min
Diversity in participants
[The view from my hotel room was surprisingly stunning!!] I attended the IAF Asia conference last month in Tokyo. Different from last...
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David
- Jun 22, 2013
- 1 min
What (Meeting) Facilitators Do
Watch it. Just 4 mins. I particularly like the analogies!
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David
- Jun 5, 2013
- 1 min
Physical Conditioning
I love looking at the Alps over the Lake Geneva. I will focus my eyesight and read the outline of the mountain slowly. I feel very...
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David
- Apr 10, 2013
- 1 min
Never perfect
I suspect that this is true – there will never be a ‘perfect’ facilitated session. I came to this realisation when I facilitated a...
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David
- Feb 24, 2013
- 1 min
Contracting - What my role is NOT
I am reflecting with a guru on some of my team facilitation experience. More and more I realise that it is equally (if not more)...
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