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10 Tips for Picking the Best Tech Tools for Your Next Virtual Meeting

1 Comment / Newsletter, Tools & Technology / Nancy Settle-Murphy

With so many ways to connect virtually, you’d think we’d all be experts by now. In fact, the opposite may be true: Because we have so many choices, finding the best combination of virtual collaboration tools has actually become tougher. And even when we are convinced we’ve chosen wisely, participants inevitably show up unprepared or unable to make […]

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When it Comes to Giving, Little Things Mean a Lot

Leave a Comment / Inclusion & Well-Being, Newsletter / Nancy Settle-Murphy

This is the time of year when we turn our thoughts to giving. But for many of us, that’s where we stop. Just because we have noble intentions, it doesn’t mean we automatically get more time in our busy days to be generous to others, when we’re barely keeping our heads above water ourselves. According

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From Jaded to Jazzed: Quick Tips for Sustaining Happy, Healthy Virtual Teams

Leave a Comment / Leadership & Management, Newsletter / Nancy Settle-Murphy

Have you ever been part of a team where you’re inspired and energized by your work, really enjoy the people, feel like you’re making some great contributions, and have meaningful opportunities to learn and grow? If you’re lucky, maybe it’s been once or twice. If you work virtually, attaining this kind of “team nirvana” is

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How to Prevent ‘Unfair’ Decisions from Tearing Teams Apart

Leave a Comment / Leadership & Management, Newsletter / Nancy Settle-Murphy

Nearly everyone in town breathed a sigh of relief when our selectmen recently voted to cut off conversations with the big gaming company that had its eye on building a casino here. Those of us who had helped to create a Facebook page and online petition to mobilize the opposition felt especially pleased with the

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Blended Facilitation

Leave a Comment / Programs / Nancy Settle-Murphy

Purpose: To engage participants in highly productive conversations, whether face-to-face and remote, by applying the right facilitation technology and tools at the right time Intended Results: Meetings are shorter and far more productive Make the best use of time, talent and money Good ideas flow faster and more easily Engage only the people you need

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Planning and Running Engaging Virtual Meetings

Leave a Comment / Programs / Nancy Settle-Murphy

Purpose: Accelerate time to results through productive conversations, whether face-to-face, virtual or a combination Intended results: Virtual meetings achieve or exceed intended outcomes Objectives and expectations are clear at the outset Participants come prepared and ready to contribute Important issues are acknowledged and addressed Vital output is captured and available for immediate use People are

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Leading remote teams: Influencing without authority

Leave a Comment / Leadership & Management, Newsletter / Nancy Settle-Murphy

Q: A middle-manager for a large global corporation tells us: I’ve been asked to lead a highly-visible project that requires extraordinary cooperation from team members across all functions and many regions. Trouble is, I don’t know any of them well, and I have no direct authority over their work. To be honest, I question how

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Hello, Goodbye: Maintaining momentum when team members come and go

Leave a Comment / Leadership & Management, Newsletter / Nancy Settle-Murphy

Let’s face it: No project lasts forever, and no team will live on indefinitely without some change in membership. As more organizations pull together ad hoc teams to get important work done, membership is likely to ebb and flow as certain skills and experience are most needed, even when the life of the team

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Networking in a virtual world an essential skill for success

1 Comment / Newsletter, Productive Conversations / Nancy Settle-Murphy

-By Nancy Settle-Murphy, Guided Insights and Patti Anklam, Hutchinson Associates Finding the right connections to help you do your job, or to grow into the next one, requires a significant investment of time and effort even when you know all of the right players. But when you’re part of virtual organization, effective networking can be

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