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Recognizing the Need for Facilitation
Most managers today would agree that facilitation skills can be useful in many situations, from project planning to team development. But how do you know ...
Key Questions When Choosing a Facilitator
Organizations seeking a facilitator can use our FindaFacilitator.com Database to help guide them in choosing a facilitator. The database includes facilitator information on process experience, ...
The Drivers Model: Your Competitive Advantage
“So Michael, what is your competitive advantage when it comes to strategic planning? Why should an organization hire your team to help them with strategy? ...
The Masterful Strategy Meeting
“I would like for our management team to go away for a couple of days to spend some time thinking about the future. We get ...
The Facilitator Neutrality Dilemma: Do I or Don’t I Stay Neutral?
As a facilitator, have you ever found yourself in the neutrality dilemma? I suspect you have an idea of what I mean by this. Text ...
ARE YOU A CONSULTANT OR A CONTRACTOR?
By Michael Wilkinson, CMF Managing Director, Leadership Strategies, Inc. The term “consultant” is used to describe a wide range of activities. At Leadership Strategies, we ...
Avoid the Expectations Gap!
By Michael Wilkinson, CMF Managing Director, Leadership Strategies, Inc. The expectations gap is a painful experience that most consultants have encountered at some point in ...
Identifying Your Critical Success Factors
By Michael Wilkinson, CMF Managing Director, Leadership Strategies, Inc. We’ve written previously about the importance of having SMART objectives. These objectives define the key outcomes ...
Does Your Strategic Plan Distinguish Goals from Objectives?
I’m often surprised by the number of organizations that seem to confuse the concept of goals and objectives. In fact, when asked, “What is the ...
Crossing the River
All good trainers and facilitators inspire engagement through healthy team building. Some facilitators like the more active interventions such as rope courses; others prefer the ...
Execution Pitfalls: Why Strategic Plans Don’t Get Executed
By Michael Wilkinson, CMF Managing Director, Leadership Strategies, Inc. “How do I move this plan from paper to execution?” So asks the CEO of a ...
Avoiding Execution Pitfalls: The Strategy Review
By Michael Wilkinson, CMF Managing Director, Leadership Strategies, Inc. In a previous newsletter article, we defined four primary pitfalls to strategy execution. The Urgency Principle ...
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