Lightning rods and speed bumps — 2 fantastic facilitation techniques Count the seconds until the thunder This is a reprint of a classic blog that I wrote in November 2019 when I first started my company Shiageto Consulting. Enjoy! I must confess something: I love ice breakers, energisers and anything different that jolts me out of the day-to-day. […]

Here’s the scenario: life throws you a curve ball. Things don’t go your way. You suffer an embarrassing moment in front of colleagues, your spouse or your kids. You lose the deal, the game, the promotion, or the moment. The other guy wins. You failed. What are your responses? Yes, I believe there is more […]

Ooh post-it plus mad scribbles, that’s how you know it’s genius 😉 I love a podcast! Not just listening to them but, even better for me is, being a guest on a podcast to share my story, form connections, sharpen my thinking and generally learn new things. On average I manage to guest on at least one podcast […]

I really must work on my posture This is a reprint of a classic blog that I wrote in November 2019 when I first started my company Shiageto Consulting. Enjoy! As some of you may have seen, I recently had the pleasure of delivering some training sessions for a fantastic consulting firm on a variety of […]

Nothing beats a round of applause This is a reprint of a classic blog that I wrote in November 2019 when I first started my company Shiageto Consulting. Enjoy! How was the last meeting you went to? What did you think of that last workshop you attended? How about that training day? Was it productive? Did you […]

I know how to capture a good picture 😜 Last weekend I decided to go visit some friends in Oxford (which is about 2 hours away from where I live). Invariably I was running late so, in my endeavours to make it there on time, I may have driven a little more “assertively” than normal. This meant picking […]

What have you got if you have a cricket ball in this hand and one in this hand? A bloody big cricket This is a reprint of a classic blog that I wrote in October 2019 when I first started my company Shiageto Consulting. Enjoy! One of the biggest “Focus Costs” is a lack of clarity. […]

It takes 2 to hug the big guy Before I write this week’s blog, I need to add a disclaimer: If you are, or ever have been, one of my nephews (or any other small children who share Christmas with my family) please stop reading now… Right, now that’s out of the way, I’m ok to keep […]