I’m seeing music as a pathway to a “whole-self workplace,” where the full energy of the people participating is brought into the formula and makes a contribution to the common purposes.
So You’re on the Conference Committee….? | February 25th, 2013
It usually goes some thing like this: Your department (division, group, area, etc.) is having an offsite (conference, retreat, summit, forum, annual meeting, etc.) and guess what? As well as you’re regular job, you are now on the event committee.
Discontinuous Learning | December 19th, 2012
When experiential activities (aren’t all activities “experiential”?) are successful in shifting the perceptual framework of participants, there is a learning opportunity—for a little while.
Can You Really Say That? | October 22nd, 2012
The main invitation we give Face The Music participants is to speak their truth about what’s up for them personally and collectively (c’mon, go ahead!). What’s really goin’ on? And we get an interesting range of responses in theme and intensity. One thing I’ve realized over the years is that one doesn’t often get that [...]
The Importence of Personal Connection | October 8th, 2012
As a consultant and coach, I see a lot of focus in my clients’ workplaces around processes, reporting, accountability, structure, and the like. I feel that oftentimes there is a minimization (and sometimes full neglect) of the importance of connection between people. It seems that there is an underlying assumption that those needs should be [...]
A Good Spring Tour | June 29th, 2012
The unique exuberance that the people feel, and the great creativity and the funny stuff they come up with to express their experiences and perspectives on what it’s like to work at their various companies.
And now… the number one reason to use Face The Music | May 8th, 2012
1. You get to wear sunglasses inside, like Bono
Turn it up to 11: Top 10 Reasons to Use Face The Music | May 7th, 2012
11. You promised yourself that you would never do a scavenger hunt again 10. Your boss secretly wants to change his name to “Left Brain Larry Leibowitz” 9. Scored a 4 out of 10 on your Mojo scorecard 8. CEO has furtive wish to sing her state of the company speech 7. People listed “PowerPoint [...]
Top 10 Reasons to Use Face The Music — (This list goes to 11) | May 1st, 2012
listed “PowerPoint presentations” as their favorite part of meetings …
Top 10 Reasons to Use Face The Music — (This list goes to 11) | April 30th, 2012
11. You promised yourself that you would never do a scavenger hunt again 10. Your boss secretly wants to change his name to “Left Brain Larry Leibowitz” 9. Scored a 4 out of 10 on your Mojo scorecard 8. CEO has furtive wish to sing her state of the company speech 7. People listed “PowerPoint [...]