Forum Overview
What Should Our Forum Name Be?
At the launch of every new Forum, a great debate erupts as to what the group should name their Forum. Surprisingly, picking a name tends ...
Forum Overview
Ideal Forum Size
Anthropologist Robin Dunbar is famous for theorizing that our brains have a max cognitive limit to the number of people with whom we can maintain ...
Activities
Activity: Uncovering Your Personality Blind Spots
I’ve previously mentioned the Johari Window in this group as a way to better understand the things about us that are true but that we ...
Coaching Tips
Don’t Lead The Witness
When coaching someone for a presentation, the key is to be super curious without an agenda. You don’t want to plant feelings or thoughts in ...
Parking Lot Tips
Adding “One Word Reflection” to the Parking Lot
A good practice is to have everyone start their monthly reflection by sharing one word that they would use to summarize the past 30 days. ...
Coaching Tips
Moving From Outer to Inner
A great coaching session for a presentation is about getting the person to move from talking about the outer situation of the facts to the ...
Parking Lot Tips
What’s a Parking Lot?
A Parking Lot is a spreadsheet that tracks various topics for each person that might make for a good presentation later. There are typically three ...
Monthly Reflection Tips
Monthly Reflection Preparation
Every month, each member of the Forum gets an opportunity to share their reflection on what happened with them over the past 30 days. Each ...
Forum Overview
Between Meeting Communication
The in-person (or virtual video) Forum meetings are powerful, however considering they only happen once a month for a few hours, it’s not enough. Every ...
Forum Overview
JRR Tolkien’s Forum
Did you know that JRR Tolkien was part of a Forum called TCBS (Tea Club, Barrovian Society) They founded it in 1911 while in grammar ...