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Its not easy being a Trainer. The challenges are multiple:trainer training on board

• Many people often don’t know that they don’t know (Unconscious Incompetence)
• Few people know they don’t know (Conscious Incompetence) – but get cynical about how much the training can actually help them
• Only a few people are mentally ready to put in the conscious effort to deliberately learn the steps they pick up during trainings (Conscious Competence)
• And as in most new skills in life – only a few finally arrive at the promised land of having achieved Unconscious
Competence, in the area of learning.

Continue reading “Training Vs. Facilitation – Two Different Worlds”

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Of late, we have had an increasing trend of clients requesting for Team building sessions to be conducted in Hindi or that interesting mix of English & Hindi, popularly referred to as Hinglish.

A few months back, I had this enlightening experience in Singapore. I was just heading out to join the group, when one of the organizers, a Singaporean Chinese, walked up to me and asked me in a worried tone: “Sid, do you know Mandarin?”.  I guess the answer was very self evident from my very Indian looks, because before I could answer her, she spoke again and this time sounding deeply worried “Sid, we have a situation. There are two ladies in the group who don’t understand English at all. They are only comfortable with Mandarin. Since all our staff understands Mandarin, will it be possible to get someone else, who could do this session in Mandarin?”. And then, perhaps so that I wouldn’t take it personally, she added: “We don’t want anyone to feel left out, you know. I hope you do understand”.

Continue reading “How To Facilitate In Vernacular?”

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Recently had the opportunity to go through the work by Shawn and Kevin Coyne, Brain Steering – A Better approach to Breakthrough ideas. Conventional brainstorming sessions in most organizations, end up being ineffective “tick in the box” affairs without yielding tangible results, mainly due to haphazard planning and poor facilitation. So what are some of the things you can do next time you have to conduct a brain storming session for your team?

Continue reading “What Is Brainsteering?”

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As a Facilitator, I find satisfaction in meeting clients, getting to know their objectives and translating them into Experiential Learning activities.

Facilitating an entire program is an invigorating, exciting experience for me, especially so when the team is able to meet their learning objectives and they shake our hands at the end of the day, saying: ‘Thank you so much – we had a great time!’

Continue reading “Facilitating with Excellence”

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One of the most effective models that can be used to improve understanding between individuals within a team or between different teams in organisations is the Johari Window.

Developed by Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham (the word “Johari” comes from Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham), there are two key ideas behind the tool:

  1. That individuals can build trust between themselves by disclosing information about themselves; and
  2. That they can learn about themselves and come to terms with personal issues with the help of feedback from others.

Continue reading “JOHARI – A window of another kind!”

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The four stages of team forming is an evergreen model used by countless facilitators who conduct teambuilding or leadership related workshops. Frequently, though – it is just touched upon in a very superficial way. The model though holds great substance and relevance while conducting experiential team building activities.
Continue reading “Tuckmans Team Development Model”

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“Even if you are not busy, you need to show that you are busy”. Does this piece of advise sound familiar to you? Do you rush around every day from meetings to meetings, furiously pecking away at your Blackberry or cell phones? Are you one of those who cannot wait for the plane to land before you put on your cell phone again and start calling back all your missed calls? Do you have an incorrigible need for checking your mails – even late at night and then on weekends too? Welcome to the world of Adrenaline Addiction.

Continue reading “Is Adrenaline Addiction affecting you & your team?”

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This is a popular activity used for showcasing situational leadership, communication under pressure, trust etc. In brief, the situational leadership activity is done as below.

communication under pressure

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Equipment needed: Teams of 3 people each, 50 paper cups per teams, tables/work areas, open space so that teams can work without disturbing each other.
Continue reading “The Blind Man’s Tower : A Game Of Situational Awareness”