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What is a Good Icebreaker for a Meeting?
This is an important question to answer because when we meet, if we don't invite people to contribute and connect, we're missing out on value. Luckily my job is to help some of the top organizations and universities on the planet make connection and engagement really...
How to Improve Communication Skills as a Leader?
This is a really important question to ponder because we live in this context where really the single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it's taken place. My job on the planet is to help some of the most innovative organizations, companies, top...
What are Some Fun Team Building Activities?
I'm assuming you're looking for something to do with your group. If that's the case, you come to the right place. I am Chad. I used to teach team building facilitation at Penn State University. Now, I get to do it for some of the smartest, most innovative...
How To Do Virtual Team Building
How to do virtual team building? It's a tough question but it's one worth answering because the more time that we are spending working from home? Working remotely? We need to be tuned in to how to keep the productivity, collaboration, energy, motivation and morale...
How To Make Virtual Meetings Fun
How to make virtual meetings more fun? Isn't that a question that we would all really like to answer? Especially as we're doing more and more remote work and working from home. We get really burnt out from these pixelated boxes that we're constantly looking at. The...
Engaging Virtual Backgrounds
We've been sharing heaps of content recently on our YouTube Channel about how to make virtual engagement easy. By popular demand, we created a handful of virtual backgrounds for Zoom that you can use to prompt meaningful conversations and connection before content in...
Connection vs. Belonging vs. Trust
What's the difference? How are these showing up for you at work—and life? Connection: happens when people are seen, heard, and understood for exactly who they are (and for who they are not) Belonging: is when people are accepted for who they are (and for who they are...
3 Super Useful Hidden Features on Zoom
Here are 3 hidden features to help make connection really easy over Zoom. They are hidden because they are not necessarily right on the main menu but they're awfully useful. 1) How to share music directly through somebody’s speakers If you want to create a little bit...
4 Interactive Exercises for Online Meetings
The article below was originally published by our good friend, Mark Collard, who is the founder of playmeo.com, the world's largest database of group exercises to engage and connect. We are sharing here with his permission as it is a fitting time to consider multiple...
How Communication Impacts the Bottom Line
This mini-article is an excerpt from our brand new Second Edition book, Ask Powerful Questions: Create Conversations that Matter. There are dozens of these scattered throughout the book in little "conversation bubble callouts." If you like this one idea, we trust...
Curiosity Enhances Your Brain’s Memory
This mini-article is an excerpt from our brand new Second Edition book, Ask Powerful Questions: Create Conversations that Matter. There are dozens of these scattered throughout the book in little "conversation bubble callouts." If you like this one idea, we trust...
Empathy Training Increases Test Scores
This mini-article is an excerpt from our brand new Second Edition book, Ask Powerful Questions: Create Conversations that Matter. There are dozens of these scattered throughout the book in little "conversation bubble callouts." If you like this one idea, we trust...
Questions Can Cue Action
This mini-article is an excerpt from our brand new Second Edition book, Ask Powerful Questions: Create Conversations that Matter. There are dozens of these scattered throughout the book in little "conversation bubble callouts." If you like this one idea, we trust...
Clear Intentions Promote Clear Communication
This mini-article is an excerpt from our brand new Second Edition book, Ask Powerful Questions: Create Conversations that Matter. There are dozens of these scattered throughout the book in little "conversation bubble callouts." If you like this one idea, we trust...
Finding from Google’s Quest to Build the Perfect Team
This mini-article is an excerpt from our brand new Second Edition book, Ask Powerful Questions: Create Conversations that Matter. There are dozens of these scattered throughout the book in little "conversation bubble callouts." If you like this one idea, we trust...
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...