Collaboration is what has made the human race so successful. So meetings are a brilliant idea. But sadly, in many organisations, whether in person or online, they are a source of frustration and wasted time. If this describes your experience, I can help in one of two ways:
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“If you had to identify, in one word, the reason the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be ‘meetings’.”
The rise of the virtual meeting has made the need for good facilitation even greater, thanks to people’s scope for surreptitious multitasking, rendering most meetings even less focused and productive than they were when people were physically present. There are a raft of techniques that will enable you to influence people’s behaviour at meetings, both online and in-person, encouraging them to behave in ways that contribute to efficiency.
I can help you grow your understanding of the below-the-surface currents of meetings and sharpen your ability to identify what’s really going on, exercise subtle authority and manage the dynamics to keep things focused and productive.
Often this can be done subconsciously: the intersection of Kahneman’s System 1 with the Nudge theory of Richard Thaler, another Nobel prize-winner. If this sounds too academic for your taste, it’s simpler than it sounds: it’s about making the behaviour you want the path of least resistance.
“Bill is a fantastic coach: He listens, monitors, takes one's perspective - and then poses intriguing questions rather than giving ready-made advices.”
Dr. Tobias Winstel
Digitale und Physische Medienprodukte Entwickeln und Verbreiten, Random House Deutschland
“Bill was fantastic, the seminar a blast. It was for three days and I could have go on for more days, if that would have been an option. Bill is very professional but has this very natural way of explain, lead, motivate and moderate things.”
Thorsten Schwesig
T-systems Intl
“Bill has a great way of working with both groups and individuals; I would recommend him to anyone, except any of our rivals who should on no account even contemplate benefitting from his exceptional ability in this area.”
Executive Director
Business Development, Global Investment Management Company
“I had the absolute pleasure to experience Bill leading a 3 day training course for our company. Bill was indeed outstanding in facilitating a suitable environment where everybody could express and develop very well and very fast.”
Ingo Tschach
Head of Market Analysis at ICIS
“Bill is an excellent coach! His acting skills and his experience as a film director clearly make a difference. Bill manages to give you tools that you actually keep using after the coaching. Highly recommended!”
Falko Brejla
Senior Consultant, Roland Berger Gmbh
“He is a very inspiring human. Bill is a class on its own and also filled with a good sense of British humor!”
Marco Rinke
Strategic Key Account Manager, Deutsche Telekom
“Bill simply has a way he can reach out to you and make you understand and remember what he is transmitting. His knowledge on the subject was excellent and it really was a pleasure to have him as a coach”
Adrian Vasile
Operations Excellence Manager, Deutsche Telekom
“Bill is a great observer and places tremendous interest in understanding the individual and customizing teaching content accordingly.”
Zubin Sarkar
Project Manager, Roland Berger, Oman.
“Bill is a fantastic coach: He listens, monitors, takes one's perspective - and then poses intriguing questions rather than giving ready-made advices.”
Dr. Tobias Winstel
Digitale und Physische Medienprodukte Entwickeln und Verbreiten, Random House Deutschland
“Bill was fantastic, the seminar a blast. It was for three days and I could have go on for more days, if that would have been an option. Bill is very professional but has this very natural way of explain, lead, motivate and moderate things.”
Thorsten Schwesig
T-systems Intl
“Bill has a great way of working with both groups and individuals; I would recommend him to anyone, except any of our rivals who should on no account even contemplate benefitting from his exceptional ability in this area.”
Executive Director
Business Development, Global Investment Management Company
“I had the absolute pleasure to experience Bill leading a 3 day training course for our company. Bill was indeed outstanding in facilitating a suitable environment where everybody could express and develop very well and very fast.”
Ingo Tschach
Head of Market Analysis at ICIS
“Bill is an excellent coach! His acting skills and his experience as a film director clearly make a difference. Bill manages to give you tools that you actually keep using after the coaching. Highly recommended!”
Falko Brejla
Senior Consultant, Roland Berger Gmbh
“He is a very inspiring human. Bill is a class on its own and also filled with a good sense of British humor!”
Marco Rinke
Strategic Key Account Manager, Deutsche Telekom
“Bill simply has a way he can reach out to you and make you understand and remember what he is transmitting. His knowledge on the subject was excellent and it really was a pleasure to have him as a coach”
Adrian Vasile
Operations Excellence Manager, Deutsche Telekom
“Bill is a great observer and places tremendous interest in understanding the individual and customizing teaching content accordingly.”
Zubin Sarkar
Project Manager, Roland Berger, Oman.
Fed up with watching the big egos ride their hobbyhorses and air their grievances? Wouldn’t it be great if you could get your voice heard more often?
I can help you do this. There are all sorts of subtle ways in which you can make more impact at meetings, both virtual and in-person, raising your status and commanding attention.
A good place to start is by reading these blogs and/or watching these vlogs in which I outline some simple techniques which you can apply in your next meeting. And what’s more, no one will consciously notice the difference. But you would probably also benefit from some coaching to help master these techniques.
“Bill softly cut right to the chase and in two hours of a one on one session gave me solid personalized points that I integrated immediately into public speaking, meetings and every day business conversations. Bill's training has increased my confidence on the trade floor and has made my communications more productive, influential and enjoyable. I highly recommend his training.”
Pamela Munger, Energy Analyst
