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Purpose vs. Intention
What is your purpose—or intention? Purpose is a huge question. I like breaking purpose down into smaller, bite-sized chunks called "intentions." The latin root of this word is "intentio" which translates best as "stretching." I love this because I think a really great...
Two Words to Promote Equity and Inclusion
October 14, 2019BlogEquity and inclusion are essential ingredients for creating a culture of connection, belonging, and trust. My favorite way to weave a more inclusive and empathetic mindset into your language and actions is to add “for me” to the end of your...
One of the Best Group Exercises
Looking for the best group icebreaker, conversation starter, or end-of-the-day debrief conversation? Our current favorite conversational exercise is breaking off into smaller groups to share Highlights, Lowlights, and Insights. From the day, the week, or even the...
Two Confusing Stats on the Future of Education
Recently, Google for Education published a Global Report on the Future of the Classroom. I wanted to share two notable highlights from the report that we think will continue to drastically impact both educators and leaders within organizations. Many of the findings of...
9 Ways to Connect to Your Customers
The #Distance crew just had a virtual table ft. Scott Stein! So, so many nuggets and gems came from each of us peppering him with questions. Here are my "9 Nuggets from Faraway Distant Lands." Thought it may be useful to have my takeaways typed up and shared here for...
Gift of Connection
Lately, we have had several people reach out to us interested in custom labeling/branding We! Connect Cards or We! Engage Cards. Folks have wanted to use them as unique, memorable, and meaningful client gifts, employee gifts, and tools to foster a connection culture...
Downloadable Conversation Menu
What is one of the most meaningful gifts you have received? For some it might be a "thing" and for others it might be an "experience." We try to combine the two when we design our tools. Below is a free, downloadable gift to say thanks for being an awesome follower,...
How to Deal with a Reluctant Audience
How do you deal with a reluctant audience? A group may be reluctant because they are tired at the end of the day. Set in their ways. Overworked and underpaid. They may have been “volun-told” to attend your program or meeting. Whatever the reason is, some individuals...
Can I Pick Your Brain?
I get asked A LOT by colleagues, friends and potential clients if they can pick my brain. For a cup of coffee. Or perhaps over lunch. Or even in an email or phone call. All of my being wants to say "YES" to all of these requests! After all, I'm in the business of...
27 Tips to Increase Retention
I just recently participated in one of the most impactful and insight filled exercises of my speaking career. It was an activity that took 3 hours with 12 top notch speakers/facilitators during a weekend retreat. We divided the group in half and created two concentric...
4 Questions Under 4 Words Each to Spark Engagement
Recently, I gave an interactive keynote in Cartagena, Colombia for the Global Youth Entrepreneurship Summit. This amazing group from 35+ countries helped me re-learned a lesson I had forgotten: The simplest questions are often the most powerful questions American...
How to Connect to Content
If you’ve been following Will and me for any length of time, you know that we love this idea of “Connection Before Content.” But what about when you need to “Connect to Content?” You might have a big meeting, an upcoming retreat, or a workshop that requires people to...
How To Give People The Choice To Connect
Hey friend, Will and I have set the intention to get better at unpacking the ideas in our head to share them freely with you. We want to see more meaningful conversations in your world. More engagement in your meetings and gatherings. And more psychological safety...
Higher Education Needs Connection Now More than Ever
The following writeup was inspired by a recent conversation I had with a university client. I'm currently working with her institution through our Relationships through Retention program which is designed to increase student retention by building a culture of...
Cadence of Connection
In order to reduce the "time to trust," I believe that we often need to increase the "cadence of connection." Below I unpack a bit more on how to make that happen. If you were to chunk out your relationships into moments, into moments of connection, how many moments...
Ask Powerful Questions Audiobook Now Available
We are excited to announce that co-founder Will Wise's Amazon bestseller, Ask Powerful Questions, is newly released on audiobook! Narrated by Dan Radin with never-heard-before chapter introductions by Will, check out the excerpt below! You can grab your copy here (AND...
How Introverts Can Enjoy Networking Without Changing Their Personalities
We simply cannot keep Lori Saitz to ourselves. Lori is a phenomenal human being who professionally works with other quiet people to help them move past their fear of networking so they can find success in their business lives. Since her core expertise is meaningful...
Listening with Curiosity at Forbes
Chad Littlefield was recently featured in Forbes by Kathy Caprino, senior contributor. Kathy connected with Chad while first interviewing him on her podcast, Finding Brave. Catch the episode below to hear their conversation about how to ask questions to build trust...