
When Participants Pushback Ask Yourself These 3 Questions
If you are getting a lot of pushback from learners, ask yourself these three questions. 1) If it isn’t resistance, what is it? It

If you are getting a lot of pushback from learners, ask yourself these three questions. 1) If it isn’t resistance, what is it? It

One of our partners recently said to me, “Wow, that meeting was both relational and highly productive. I can’t believe we did all that

While the last couple years have been very hard for those of us who get our kicks from learning in groups, it’s also had

I think a lot of us unknowingly limit the impact that our trainings could have. It’s not our fault, it’s the culture we live

Early in my career as a trainer, I never considered sending a proposal before starting on a project. I felt so honored to work

A big shift happened for me when I realized I wasn’t in this work to simply provide training, but provide solutions. That meant that

Even if you’re the best, most passionate trainer in the world – none of that matters if no one hears you. So in a

When it comes to training, facilitation gets a lot of attention. But most trainers know that facilitation is really just the tip of the

This surprises some people who know me from the trainings I lead, but I think of myself as an introvert. After a retreat is

How did it come to this? Somehow I was playing a leadership role in 12 different projects. This included committees, coalitions, and our own

By the end of this blog, I want you to be completely convinced that you have all that it takes to be a people’s educator. What

This is where it all started. Fifteen years ago I was introduced to a book called Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire and