JD Solomon
Everyone Has a Strategic Plan Until They Get Punched in the Mouth
Strategic plans may be overrated, but strategic planning certainly is not. Neither is overrated when done well.
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JD Solomon
Jul 15
Helpful Tips When Pulling the Plug on Facilitated Team Efforts
Communicating clearly with the team about why the facilitated effort is ending is essential.
JD Solomon
Jun 4
Recognizing When Team Efforts Fail (and knowing when it’s time to quit)
When team members do not share information, misunderstand instructions, or fail to give updates on their progress, the team will struggle.
JD Solomon
Apr 9
So, You’ve Been Asked to Lead a Reliability Assessment
Assessing critical infrastructure and facilities is essential for maintaining performance as systems age. Mid-level engineers are...
JD Solomon
Mar 12
Better Facilitation: 5 Pointers That Build Team Dynamics in Your Asset Management Program
Establishing common knowledge is an essential component of effective team dynamics. A knowledge transfer session is a great way to get...
JD Solomon
Jan 17
Question Type or Technique? How to Produce Better Collaboration
Powerful questions are at the core of Facilitating with FINESSE. A facilitated session is a structured meeting in which the meeting...
JD Solomon
Dec 26, 2023
The Top 4 Facilitation Articles of 2023
What are our top-ranked facilitation articles? We went heavy on facilitation tips in 2023. Most of our top posts (at least how we measure...
JD Solomon
Dec 1, 2023
13 Timely Insights on Facilitation from 2023
What's hot in our world of facilitation and collaboration in 2023? The insights on our website provide a good snapshot. Read a few of...
JD Solomon
Nov 9, 2023
Improved Collaboration: Some Group Work is Better Suited for Individuals
Not all work is best suited for teams. The next time your group work is failing, forget about developing an intervention. Ask yourself...
JD Solomon
Sep 26, 2023
Strategic Plans: Effective Collaboration with External Stakeholders and Staff
Strategic plans bring challenges for effective collaboration. The single biggest disruptor is participants staking out positions for...
J.D. Solomon
Aug 8, 2023
Why Are Most Facilitators White College-Educated Women?
SessionLab recently released the outcome of the first comprehensive survey on the practice of facilitation, the State of Facilitation...
J.D. Solomon
Jul 18, 2023
Why Do Facilitators Overlook Onboarding and Socializing New Team Members?
People get promoted, change jobs, move, or change teams in other ways. When this happens, new members often join a team, and these...
J.D. Solomon
Jun 19, 2023
Improve Team Dynamics by Modifying This One Simple Technique
Fist to five is a simple and effective technique for improving team dynamics and gauging consensus. In this simple method, participants...
J.D. Solomon
Jun 12, 2023
Five Unique Attributes of the Fresh Book, Facilitating with FINESSE
Facilitating with FINESSE: A Guide to Successful Business Solutions is a practitioner's guide for ten common applications that...
J.D. Solomon
May 9, 2023
How Young Professionals Can Build a Facilitation Team and Empower Their Careers
Young professionals bring the knowledge and insights needed for any organization to succeed. By 2025, half of the global workforce will...
J.D. Solomon
Apr 3, 2023
My Top 5 Tips for Facilitating Large Groups versus Small Groups
Facilitating large groups can be intimidating. As always, successful facilitation starts with doing the basics well. Special attention in...
J.D. Solomon
Mar 7, 2023
Great Facilitation Agendas: What Little League Baseball Taught Me
Baseball coaches and facilitators often share the common problem of developing an agenda. And if one meaning of facilitation is to make...
J.D. Solomon
Jan 18, 2023
Why an Old School Dashboard is Effective for a Facilitated Strategic Plan
I was recently wandering around the lobby at Grand Strand Medical Center when I suddenly ran into an oversized bulletin board. I expected...
J.D. Solomon
Jan 10, 2023
How To Improve Communication & Facilitation with the FINESSE Mental Model
After a guest lecture at a major US university, I recently had a follow-up conversation with a graduate student. The discussion centered...
J.D. Solomon
Dec 30, 2022
How to Improve Strategic Plan Facilitation by Reviewing Dashboard Design
The Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) business leader was frustrated. Three years ago, the organization moved to a new...
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