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Facilitating dynamic meetings.
Last time, we covered the shift from being an individual contributor to being a leader. Another common theme we’ve seen come up with Sophia (our AI leadership coach) has been around how to facilitate effective meetings.
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- 50 Conversations to Have with Sophia
- What’s New, What’s Next: Your Membership Unlocked — Register for free to join us on May 18.
We’ve all been there: sitting in a staff meeting or a workshop where the leader is talking at the room for 45 minutes straight. In higher ed, where our calendars are often a mosaic of back-to-back sessions, meeting fatigue isn’t just a buzzword—it’s a drain on our collective productivity and morale.
The secret to a high-impact gathering isn’t having the most polished slides, it’s shifting your role from Presenter to Facilitator.
The Participation Pivot
A presenter is a fountain of information. But a facilitator is a curator of conversation. When you facilitate, you aren’t just delivering content—you’re creating the conditions where voices from all levels can surface. This is especially vital when you consider that nearly 22% of higher ed professionals report feeling like an “outsider” in their own units. Facilitation is the antidote to that isolation.
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