Articles
Build Trust with Operating Principles
By Kathleen A. Paris, Ph.D. Trust is an essential ingredient for a successful workplace. Employees perform at their peak when they have confidence in ...
Developing a Mission Statement
By Michael Wilkinson, CMF Managing Director, Leadership Strategies, Inc. Adapted from our two-day course, Strategic Planning for Governments and Non-Profit Most of us have ...
Getting to “Where You Are Today”
By: Dawn A. Sutherland, MBA, CPF Where is St. Helena Island? Do you know? What if I told you that Napoleon Bonaparte was ...
The Secret of the Second Curve
Michael Wilkinson, Managing Director Leadership Strategies, Inc. The standard product/service life cycle provides us important insight into a requirement for the long-term health and ...
Who is Your Primary Customer?
By Michael Wilkinson, CMF Managing Director, Leadership Strategies, Inc. Author, The Secrets of Facilitation and The Secrets to Masterful Meetings Do you ...
Why Are You Better? Build Preference Value To Beat The Competition
By Robert A. Potter What is your Preference Value? That is, what makes you unique and better than your competition? Can you ...
Team Composition
By Michael Wilkinson, CMF Managing Director, Leadership Strategies, Inc. Special Topic: Selecting Participants There is a common saying in the facilitator world, “If you are ...
The Funneling Technique
By Michael Wilkinson, CMF Managing Director, Leadership Strategies, Inc. Have you heard a client say something like the following? “It did not work very well” ...
Gaining Agreement on the Words
By Michael Wilkinson Managing Director, Leadership Strategies If you facilitate strategic planning sessions, then you know how difficult it can be to get a group ...
Why the Certified Master Facilitator (CMF) Certification Elevates the Facilitation Profession
As the world of facilitation continues to evolve, the Certified Master Facilitator (CMF) program stands out as a gold standard for advanced facilitation skills and ...
Are You Making This Facilitation Faux Pas?
By Michael Wilkinson, CMF Managing Director, Leadership Strategies, Inc. Author, The Secrets of Facilitation andThe Secrets to Masterful Meetings It’s painful to see. But ...
THE Facilitation Secret
By Michael Wilkinson, CMF Managing Director, Leadership Strategies, Inc. Author, The Secrets of Facilitation andThe Secrets to Masterful Meetings It’s not just luck that helps ...
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