Better—Not Bigger
We tend to aim for bigger. Bigger reach. More revenue. Higher engagement. Increased impact. On and on. But what’s the point of constantly growing if it isn’t improving our lives or the lives of our clients, customers, students, family, loved ones, or whoever we’re dealing with? Why just keep growing for the sake of growing? This year, […]
We! Connect Cards App and Spanish Edition Announcement
I’m thrilled to let you know that you can now get a box of We! Connect Cards in Spanish! We’re really excited for you to be able to check these out. They’re the same great connection-building questions that you’ve been using for years—just en español. We have a limited number of Spanish decks, so if you’re interested, […]
How To Make Boring Topics More Interesting
7 Steps to Transform the Mundane into the Memorable Have you ever pondered, “How can I make bland subjects more appealing?” Recently, a client of mine had to attend an all-day training on a new database system, and the challenge was to make this interesting. Today, I’m going to guide you through six easy-to-remember, immediately […]
How To Improve Remote Communication Asynchronously
It was 66° and sunny yesterday where I live in Pittsburgh, PA. And after a long winter, the last place I wanted to be was on Zoom—even though I like thinking about How to Make Virtual Engagement Easy quite a bit. Pandemic or no pandemic, the world will always work and communicate remotely. We know […]
3 Group Activities To Keep Virtual Fresh
At this point, we’re all (perhaps a bit too) familiar with virtual meetings. Your team is quite possibly burned out by them. They might even feel like they’re going to pull their hair out if they get. One. More. Calendar. Invite! But you can hit “refresh” on all the hum drum norms of virtual meetings—hybrid […]
Connection Toolkit Coaching Clinic
I just facilitated an informal “Coaching Clinic” session with 10 amazing leaders based in Taiwan. After the session, I asked the group how they felt about handing off the recording of our conversation to my editing team to make a video with some of the golden nuggets. They all said “two thumbs up” 👍👍, so […]
How To Connect With Anyone In 60 Seconds
Time is precious. And limited. So how can we connect quickly—but meaningfully—with our coworkers, clients, students, friends, or even family? Promising this in 60 seconds sounds like a bold claim. But it’s true. You’ll love the story about “the Yankees guy” I share in the video. He is totally the proof that is in the pudding. My job used to require […]
Co-Facilitation Best Practices
Leading or facilitating a group alongside someone else can present its challenges. In this article, I will delve into some invaluable lessons I’ve learned from co-facilitating over 500 dialogues during my time at World in Conversation and various other collaborative ventures. Forget regurgitating theoretical concepts; I’m here to share practical insights that will save you […]
How To Make A PowerPoint Presentation Interactive
How to Make Your PowerPoint Presentation More Interactive Hey there, it’s Chad Littlefield, and in this video, I’m going to share some techniques to make your PowerPoint presentations more interactive. I hope to kill the phrase “death by PowerPoint” by sharing some really cool examples that I have used with clients like Crayola, Johnson and […]
How To Deal With A Reluctant Audience
Sometimes you have to engage with a group of people that simply doesn’t want to be there. Maybe they’re at the end of a long week. Maybe the session is mandatory and they don’t yet see the value or purpose. Maybe they’re just simply cranky curmudgeons. The best leaders and educators have tools to navigate a tough […]
