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Silence … a gift to facilitation and conversation (Excerpt 1 from my summer reading list)

barbara pedersen June 27, 2019 books, consulting, Conversation, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, Fun, holidays, lessons, listening, reading, silence, strategic planning, summer, Talking

I have selected six books, related to my facilitation work, to read this summer. My challenge is to actually read them and learn from them; since, during the summer, I like reading light, fun and frivolous books. That’s a good

The ebb and flow; the crash and clash of conversation

barbara pedersen May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 consulting, Conversation, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, fierce conversations, listening, nature, outdoors, Planning, strategic planning, Talking

The ebb and flow; the crash and clash of conversation Ebb, flow, crash, clash. These words can create images of waves as they gently crawl over the smooth sand or crash against rocks. Imagine walking along a beach with the

Facilitate fierce conversations!

barbara pedersen May 9, 2019 consulting, Conversation, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, fierce conversations, listening, Planning, strategic planning, Talking

I just received this email from a client following a two-day board governance and planning session I facilitated: “It is so great to see what we accomplished over that weekend. Even with the many difficult conversations, you helped us realize

10 Things I do in the first meeting with a client (the conversation before the conversation)

barbara pedersen February 18, 2019February 18, 2019 consulting, Conversation, Dialogue, Discussion, facilitation, lessons, Planning, strategic planning, Talking

Recently, I refreshed the conversations I have with clients before we agree that I will facilitate a workshop for them. I call this, “the conversation before the conversation”, meaning that what I and the client discuss and agree upon before