The Art of Facilitation:Time Management,Learning Events,and Culture

What follows is an excerpt from a longer article:  “Time Management,  Learning Events,  and Culture,”  by Jenny Giezendanner, Certified Dialogue Education Practitioner.  The article is free and you can download it here to read the rest.

 

 

Rubber time in Indonesia, mañana in Latin America, the Pünktlichkeit of the Germanic –each characterizes a [...]

The Art of Facilitation: The “Walk &Talk”

Next week the GLP partners and staff convene in Raleigh, North Carolina for our semi-annual retreat. One of the things that’s very common at our gatherings are “walk and talk” meetings during our extended lunch hours.  Something about talking while walking jogs (ha ha) the brain in ways that talking while sitting does [...]

The Art of Facilitation: The Importance of Punctuality

“Promptitude is not only a duty,  but is also a part of good manners;  it is favorable to fortune,  reputation, influence, and usefulness;  a little attention and energy will form the habit,  so as to make it easy and delightful.”  ~ Charles Simmons

We’ve all done it:  started meetings [...]