We saw this great idea on Twitter this morning, by @MrJonnyGreen and retweeted by @DanielPink. It’s about creating small Kindness Cards, which are like postcards we can pop into our neighbours letterbox. As a suitably stoical Scot, who wants to help but has no social grace whatsoever, this seemed like the ideal icebreaker to me. … Continue reading Resources: Kindness Cards
Tech: The LEEWAY Digital Training Room
Digital Training Room Our Digital Training Room is an online space where we deliver our full range of services, including training, facilitation & coaching. We run the room on the Zoom platform, and can accommodate both one-to-one sessions and groups of up to twelve. The Technology We chose Zoom as our Digital Training Room platform … Continue reading Tech: The LEEWAY Digital Training Room
Resources: productivity templates
In our December Learning Input we talked about the benefits of spending 15 minutes or so every morning planning out your day. By approaching our days with intention and realism we can free up time and feel more in control. We can can automate parts of our day and spend less time faffing around, revisiting information, … Continue reading Resources: productivity templates
Case study: reporting templates
BRIEF Develop the weekly reporting template for the define stage of a large capital project for a UKCS operator. Provide a new concise approach that could demonstrate all relevant data on a 2-sided document that could be easily reviewed together during remote meetings. WHAT WE DID We started by using a people-centric approach to identifying … Continue reading Case study: reporting templates
Resources: Kantor’s 4 Player Model
Kantor’s 4 Player Model is one of our key tools for almost all our consultancy streams. It tells us about the patterns and process that people fall into when in dialogue with each other. Beyond the more obvious applications in facilitation and leadership capability development, it can be used to inform room layouts, meeting processes … Continue reading Resources: Kantor’s 4 Player Model
Case Study: training coaching & mentoring
A one-and-a-half day workshop delivered in partnership with Louise Robb Associates. Louise was asked to support an Health & Safety team in a large petrochemicals company develop their coaching & mentoring capability. They were looking to for ways to improve their comfort and capability in undertaking coaching conversations, both our on the plant with the … Continue reading Case Study: training coaching & mentoring
Case Study: supervisor development
We were approached to provide support for first level workshop supervision for an Aberdeen based Rotating Equipment supplier. Our client had undergone a number of changes in their business in recent years, which had led to a number of newly promoted supervisors. For many it was their first time in a supervisory position, and they … Continue reading Case Study: supervisor development
Training: working on camera
For many traditional facilitators, trainers and presenters, working on camera for a remote audience is a new and challenging experience. Some take it in their stride and others find it incredibly uncomfortable; but most don’t realise what a significant improvement they can make with some simple training. We cover some of the fundamentals below. Familiarisation … Continue reading Training: working on camera
Tech: acoustics in your workspace
An often overlooked aspect of collaborative space design is sound management. That is, the need for speakers to be heard, questions captured, and groups to engage in meaningful dialogue. Unfortunately, you don’t often realise there’s a problem until it’s too late. Here are some things to think about to make sure your space sounds just … Continue reading Tech: acoustics in your workspace
Tech: Big screens, panels or projection?
If you decide to build a physical collaboration space, one of your biggest investments will be a large touch screen. In this post I’m going to focus specifically on screens larger than 2m, suitable for multiple people to gather around and work on. These are my Top 3 considerations in deciding between a grid or … Continue reading Tech: Big screens, panels or projection?
Case study: large group facilitation
We facilitated a 90 person, 2-day workshop for a government innovation centre. Attendees included management and technical leadership from a number of stakeholders, including O&G Operators, Tier 1 Contractors, smaller technology firms, consultants, industry bodies and working groups. Purpose The aim of the event was for attendees from a range of technology based backgrounds to evaluate … Continue reading Case study: large group facilitation