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Knot Exchange For our Tip this week I’m including the instructions for a great problem-solving activity created by Sam Sikes and written up in his book, Raptor. (One of my

Body Part Debrief This activity is my absolute favorite! I use it with literally 99% of the groups I facilitate. I have used it with participants as young as three

Advice From a Pencil Pencil spoke I’ve shared this tip in the past, it’s one I love. I’m not sure of the original author of this story. I found it

Leadership and Fly Fishing I am a fly fisher–and I love it. It’s one of the only things I do that allows me to focus on one thing at a

How Empowerment Encourages Leadership ACM Crew Sheri, Tanya, Michelle & Amy For the past four or five years I have been involved with the Academy of Country Music (ACM) and

The Many Hats We Wear If you think about the many hats we wear on a daily basis, the list is quite long. Just to name a few hats I

Let Participants be Creative! I love watching the creative process unfold. There is something just magical that happens with a good brainstorming session. I love giving a group a task

Find a metaphor that resonates with you. Do you remember learning to ride your first bike? How impossible it seemed at first? And how impossible it now is to imagine

Rock, Paper, Scissor Splits This is one of my favorite time fillers! Have participants pair up and start the game being toe to toe with one another. Play one round