Three insights from JD Solomon’s interview with Ray Moore — I sat down with Ray Moore to discuss my newest book, Facilitating with FINESSE: How to How to Lead Others to Successful Business Solutions. These are the first three questions that frames the book. Ray: What is your new book about? JD: It is a practitioner’s guide for 10 common applications that technically trained professionals are frequently…

These Seven Tips Enable Promotions & Increase Salaries — Communicating with FINESSE FINESSE is my mnemonic for remembering the basics of effective communication. A mnemonic is a literary construction used to make important things more memorable. For example, FINESSE facilitates the memory of effective communication: Frame, Illustrate, Noise, Empathy, Structure, Synergy, and Ethics. The FINESSE Fishbone Diagram

Unlock the power of user training to keep the trend of remote work and hybrid meetings. — Remote work requires that hybrid and virtual meetings be just as collaborative as in-person meetings. Like remote work, hybrid meetings are now the most popular format. Being effective — and continuing to work remotely — requires training in the virtual platform. These are six ways to do it. The Challenge Is Creating An Interactive Environment

You don’t have to be perfect if you use a systems approach. — Systems thinking is essential for effective communication. A system is a collection of interrelated parts that produce something that the parts, acting independently, cannot produce themselves. Financial independence and effective communication produce success more easily when a systems-based approach is used. Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps as an Example

It is usually too late to improve their careers or money-making ability. — Technical professionals are not regarded as being good communicator. This perception is partially a myth, but there is little doubt that most of us need to improve our soft skills. The article and video explore why technical professionals are not good communicators and what we can do about it. Some Technical Professionals Are Good Communicators

Communication tips are not enough for different business contexts. Philosophies are for philosophers, theories are for academics, and approaches are for practitioners. That’s why when I go into an industrial plant, I ask the maintenance supervisor about their maintenance approaches, not their theories on maintenance. And the same can be said with business leaders. When I talk to executives…

Do not assume it will be a two-way conversation when you are presenting to superiors. — How we provide communication to decision makers is different from how we communicate with our peers. Our language reflects the way we see the power related to our relationships. Communicating “with” someone subconsciously reflects a relationship of equals. …

Extreme weather events impact us both personally and professionally. — Understanding your risks relative to an uncertain future usually involves some type of model. When it comes to uncertainty, forecasts, and developing an understanding of my risks, I have found these publicly available sites as the most helpful to me during hurricane season: #1 https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ because NOAA is the best source…

Despite a recent international survey, I do not think so. This is why. — SessionLab recently released the outcome of the first comprehensive survey on the practice of facilitation, the State of Facilitation 2023. Are most facilitators white, college-educated women? The survey leads us to believe this to be the case. I don’t think so. This is why. Survey Sources Despite this growing interest, there is…