Control the Room Podcast: Douglas Ferguson speaks with Kwame Christian about breaking down biases in negotiation, the unique approach in negotiation scenarios, strategizing conversations and key recommendations within conflict, and the superpower of negotiation in all aspects of life.
Facilitation
How you make decisions in the workplace determines or prohibits outcomes, productivity, team dynamics, meeting culture, innovation, and transformation.
Control the Room Podcast: Douglas Ferguson speaks with Jade Duggan, Strategic Counselor & Cultural Design Guidance at Mindbody Leadership & Wellness Organization Structure Expert, about navigating facilitation through mindfulness, applying the skills of self-awareness in leadership towards organization infrastructure, & more.
Douglas Ferguson speaks with Stephen Shedletzky, Head of Brand of Experience at Simon Sinek, Inc., about his company's Ex Flex meeting, how it saved them from going under during the pandemic, and its lasting effects.
Considering hiring a professional facilitator for your next workshop? Here are three reasons why you should: they are an unbiased leader, increase participant engagement, and increase positivity.
When you advocate for your idea instead of asking opposing viewpoints questions, you get nowhere. Lead with inquiry to arrive at creative solutions, together.
Prepare for the future of remote work by a tweaking elements of remote and in-person work environments to support a hybrid work environment.
Douglas Ferguson speaks with Eric Morrow, Staircase Strategy co-founder & facilitator, about his User Story Mapping meetings and how companies can leverage design thinking.
Control the Room Podcast: Douglas Ferguson speaks with Mark Collard, Founder of Playmeo & Game Engagement Mastermind, about the creation of the temporary community to foster trust, the deliberate/strategic approach of connection before content, and the ongoing virtual facilitation challenge towards engagement.
Control the Room Podcast: Douglas Ferguson speaks with Sarah B. Nelson, Senior Director of Design Thinking Adoption at PepsiCo & Organizational Strategist, about the impact of design thinking for team success in organizations, the collaboration efforts teams must exemplify, the “worthy workshop” intention and expectation, and more.