by Beth Cougler Blom | Jun 18, 2014 | Facilitation, Online facilitation
A couple of weeks ago I read Daniel Pink’s new book, To Sell is Human. Pink argues that all of us are in sales jobs these days, no matter whether we think we’re in sales or not. That is, our title might not be “salesperson” but most of us spend... by Beth Cougler Blom | Apr 25, 2014 | Facilitation
It’s funny how sometimes in our culture people can get really down on meetings, saying they’re “not productive”, “don’t allow people to get real work done” or even are “a waste of time.” While there likely are... by Beth Cougler Blom | Apr 19, 2014 | Facilitation
Have you ever heard the expression, “change the room, change the culture”? The quote comes from Peter Block in his book The Structure of Belonging, and I like this post on the CommunitiesKnow blog which used it as a jumping off point in 2011 to talk about... by Beth Cougler Blom | Apr 4, 2014 | Facilitation
Several months ago I stumbled on to the Generosity Network’s site and discovered their resource called How to Plan a Jeffersonian Dinner. As a facilitator and someone who thrives on bringing people together to connect with each other, I was immediately intrigued... by Beth Cougler Blom | Feb 2, 2014 | Facilitation, Workshops
I’m happy to say that there are a lot of facilitation-related workshops coming up in Victoria soon, so I thought I’d make this post a “roundup” of some of the options that I know are available over the next couple of months. Please share in the... by Beth Cougler Blom | Sep 29, 2013 | Facilitation, Online facilitation
I often get asked questions about what I do and what my work looks like, so this post covers some of those questions and my responses. Feel free to ask me anything that I’ve missed in the comments, and I’ll address those in a future post. Q: What are the... by Beth Cougler Blom | Apr 30, 2013 | Facilitation, Online facilitation
I’ve been a little irregular on this blog lately so I thought I better post about why. There are several reasons! One is that I’ve been involved in planning and preparing for a work transition. Another is that I’ve been gearing up activities as... by Beth Cougler Blom | Mar 13, 2013 | Facilitation
A couple of weeks ago I took a fantastic course through RRU Continuing Studies called The Practice of Council. It was a course held in council (what some people call “circle”), and taught us the basics of council process. We had two fabulous facilitators... by Beth Cougler Blom | Mar 2, 2013 | Facilitation, Workshops
In January I presented to The Victoria Business Moms at the invitation of the group’s organizer, Heather Solomonson. The topic I spoke about was non-traditional ways to create professional development opportunities for ourselves. At the delightful...