Should you use Robert’s Rules of Order in Australia? Should you use Robert’s Rules of Order? If you are in the USA – yes. If
Do your meetings suffer from Sunflower bias? Sunflower bias and how it works against good decision making. If you ever see a field of sunflowers,
My local government quest attracted media attention As a result of the intrigue my quest has created, the ABC invited me to attend their local
An interesting perspective on time I’m going to share 2 stories. Both about time. Story 1. I was speaking at a business association and the
Steve reduced his meetings from 150 minutes to 40 minutes Steve reduced his meetings from 150 minutes to 40 minutes
The Quest goes on – City of Bayswater I’m on a quest to visit every local government council meeting in the Perth metropolitan area. There
The Quest heads north – City of Wanneroo I’m on a quest to visit every local government council meeting in the Perth metropolitan area. There
The Quest continues – City of Armadale I’m on a quest to visit every local government council meeting in the Perth metropolitan area. There are
The Quest heads north – City of Wanneroo I’m on a quest to visit every local government council meeting in the Perth metropolitan area. There
The second expedition on my Local Government quest I’m on a quest to visit every local government council meeting in the Perth metropolitan area. There
The first expedition on my Local Government quest I’m on a quest to visit every local government council meeting in the Perth metropolitan area. There
I’m on a quest My Meetings Quest is attracting media attention. I’m on a quest to visit every Perth metropolitan local government council meeting and
Signs to look for of fraudulent or inappropriate behaviour in organizations The vast majority of people in organizations, particularly voluntary ones, are reasonable and honest
Leading a meeting and playing chess are strategically similar Would you like to lead a meeting as strategically as Beth Harmon plays chess? Beth Harmon
High performance meetings are always safe The best performing teams have one thing in common – psychological safety. It’s exactly the same in meetings. In
Even Santa needs an elevator pitch A jolly “ho ho ho” won’t cut the mustard if you want to ring the bell as Santa. You’ve
Which is more important when you speak or present – content or delivery? Think about receiving a parcel. I have one coming today and I’m
How we shortened a 2 hour meeting down to 15 minutes and still covered everything. I had a client who had a requirement to formally
Challenge yourself to paint pictures with your words Metaphors make your words sizzle and sing. They give instant clarity as brains are more wired to
Halve your meeting frequency & double productivity Here’s an idea to put in your toaster and see what pops up. Halve the frequency of your
Respected leaders are decisive There is a really interesting piece of research that was done with 400 CEOs. This is what they were asked….. “Of
This may explain why things aren’t moving forward Are you and your team “Yes but” people, or “Yes and” people? Do you naturally tend to say
Who is the drummer in your meetings? Who sets the pace? Every meeting has a rhythm, a pace, sometimes called the cadence. Surprisingly, it’s not
Design & Delivery – the 2 crucial ingredients for powerful presentations Designing an executive’s presentation is like designing a car. It needs to fit the
Is it nepotism if a husband and wife serve together on the same committee? QUESTION – A vacancy occurred on a committee and a man
Biting the bullet on the people who are deadwood in your organisation Bite the bullet on people who are deadwood in your organisation Recently I
Use the Traffic Light Principle to improve your meetings The humble traffic light – green, amber, red – is a quick and powerful way to
How many times should you practise a presentation? We all know you need to practice before you present. But when it really matters, and your
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