TEAM BUILDING FACILITATION STYLE THAT WORKS Team Building Facilitation Style That Works “A leader is best when people barely know they exist…when their work is done, their aim fulfilled, they will all say: We did it ourselves.” —Lao-Tzu, ancient philosopher Note to Self: The Team Building Experience Isn’t About YouBy Jim Grout Recently, I co-wrote […]
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Are You Ready To Up Your Facilitation Game?
ARE YOU READY TO UP YOUR FACILITATION GAME Are You Ready To Up Your Facilitation Game? Co-written By Lisa Hunt, Jim Grout & Former High 5 Trainer, Chris Ortiz How have you grown the most as a facilitator, outside of trial by fire? Recently, I attended a facilitator round table hosted by facilitator, creator and […]
Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall… Is There A Leader Within?
MIRROR, MIRROR, ON THE WALL… IS THERE A LEADER WITHIN? Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall… Is There A Leader Within? By Jim Grout As the wicked queen in Snow White discovered, looking in a mirror can be a reassuring or unsettling experience—it depends on what you hope to see. We all seek to improve ourselves […]
The Joy of Conversation
THE JOY OF CONVERSATION The Joy of Conversation – It’s Worth the Effort By Jim Grout When was the last time you had a conversation that mattered? I know the word “mattered” is a relative term. Still, I have been reflecting on the importance of conversations and how many meaningful conversations I have had with […]
High 5 Challenge Course Stories
HIGH 5 CHALLENGE COURSE STORIES High 5 Challenge Course Stories Making Peace the High 5 Way: Iraq & USA By Jim Grout (Blog Archive 2010 with Photos from 2018) Preface – A popular word every holiday season is Peace. And while World Peace may be a lofty goal, I’m reminded how achievable it is when I […]
Finding Pinecones
FINDING PINECONES Finding Pinecones By Phil Brown Even though this may sound like the name of a cool new activity (maybe someone reading this can make one up…or maybe this is already an activity I have yet to see), it is not what this is in reference to. Instead it refers to a moment this […]