If you’re in the United States, you’re likely prepping this week for Thanksgiving. It’s a holiday where families get together, eat tasty food, and reflect upon the things that they are most thankful for. It’s a time for reflection, a time for thanks, and a time to...

Objective: Understand the cycle (the natural steps) of a learning approach that will ensure all participant learning style preferences are met which will provide a greater likelihood of achieving the workshop learning objectives. Utilizing this model in...

People have different preferences in their learning styles. As facilitators, we should be aware of these styles and adjust our training techniques, processes, personal style, and delivery methods to accommodate the various styles represented in the...

Source: book entitled ‘Change is Good, You Go First’ by Mac Anderson and Tom Feltenstein; Chapter entitled ‘Forget for Success’: ‘Forget for Success’ is the title of a book written by Eric Harvey and Steve Ventura. In it, they say, “Our brains are like...

You might have experienced occasions, as a participant within a learning event or meeting, where you struggled a bit to maintain focus or energy. Studies have shown a range of time within which our attention span remains high – otherwise known as...

6. WHAT'S NEXT! Have the courage, commitment, and determination to exercise the discipline to follow the 4 principles offered within ‘THE OZ PRINCIPLE’ (see related book listing later in this material) to drive/reinforce that accountability Leaders must...

5. STEPS TO BUILD The following model reflects 5 simple steps that will increase the probability of success to ensure people are successful in accomplishing/satisfying their commitments The nature and process of this approach can occur regardless of the...

3. WHY IMPORTANT? A ‘starter’ list of ideas has been provided. It would be more meaningful if you were to identify the value/significance in your own words. Hopefully, if you identify the value, you would be more willing to invest the effort required to make this...

  Meaning – Accountability The meaning seems to vary significantly. People’s interpretation of it’s meaning and related expectations usually results in a wide range of disparity. Even if the understanding is aligned across an organization, the willingness to...

From ‘The Art of Facilitation… How to Effectively Facilitate a LEARNING Event THAT DRIVES RESULTS!’© Problem: Not writing down / documenting action items as they surface Lose momentum … group energy Loose an idea completely Waste time trying to rediscover the action...