JD Solomon
Driving Success: Why Call It Project Development vs Program Development
Projects and programs are often used interchangeably. Yet, they represent distinct entities in the realm of development and management....
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JD Solomon
- 3 days ago
13 Timely Insights on Facilitation from 2023
What's hot in our world of facilitation and collaboration in 2023? The insights on our website provide a good snapshot. Read a few of...
JD Solomon
- Sep 26
Strategic Plans: Effective Collaboration with External Stakeholders and Staff
Strategic plans bring challenges for effective collaboration. The single biggest disruptor is participants staking out positions for...
J.D. Solomon
- Jun 19
Improve Team Dynamics by Modifying This One Simple Technique
Fist to five is a simple and effective technique for improving team dynamics and gauging consensus. In this simple method, participants...
J.D. Solomon
- Jan 18
Why an Old School Dashboard is Effective for a Facilitated Strategic Plan
I was recently wandering around the lobby at Grand Strand Medical Center when I suddenly ran into an oversized bulletin board. I expected...
J.D. Solomon
- Dec 30, 2022
How to Improve Strategic Plan Facilitation by Reviewing Dashboard Design
The Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) business leader was frustrated. Three years ago, the organization moved to a new...
J.D. Solomon
- Sep 3, 2022
Choosing the Right Performance Indicators for Strategic Plans, Asset Management
The idea of anything worth doing is worth measuring is a persistent one. The persistent problem is that measuring performance becomes...
J.D. Solomon
- Aug 22, 2022
No Practical Difference Between Strategic Plan and Asset Management Policy
A common question is whether the Board of Directors should approve the Asset Management Policy. The short answer is yes. The longer...
J.D. Solomon
- Jul 19, 2022
Most Facilitators Miss This, And There Is One In Every Group
Greg Padgett and I were chatting four years ago, just before the start of the Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority annual board...
J.D. Solomon
- Feb 11, 2022
Fabulous Facilitation: Control the Tempo, Control the Ebb and Flow
We had met at the same place, at the same time, and in the same format every month for the past six months. The team still had eight...
J.D. Solomon
- Jan 20, 2022
Operationalize Risk by Making It More Understandable To Front-Line Staff
Think about the greatest risk you have encountered in the past five years. Maybe it was related to physical injury or serious sickness....
J.D. Solomon
- Jan 14, 2022
Fabulous Facilitation: Pre-Session Exchange Is Essential for Meaningful Outcomes
"I really liked the pre-workshop survey," responded an executive team member. "It enabled us to have a fast start and it helped everyone...
J.D. Solomon
- Oct 29, 2021
Improving Strategic Plans
Most organizations have weak Strategic Plans. It is easy to lose focus if your Mission, Vision, Values, and Strategic Goals fall into...
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