B97 Facilitators Be-Aware

 Here are a few things that I keep reminding myself every time i am engaged to align people towards common goals and resolve differences.

1. The process is not about me . Its about the group that i am enabling and the outcomes they are trying to achieve .

2. I have been engaged not because the people are individually incompetent , but to help them achieve some outcomes collectively.

3. Being aware of the multiple hats i wear as i design and steer the process ; The facilitator, advisor , the subject matter expert ( especially in areas when i have expertise )

4. Being sensitive to the spoken and the unspoken , including my own biases and feelings.

5. Every session/interraction is a new one. Do not be wedded to a pre-set process. As they say in cricket "Take a fresh guard "

Staying conscious of these enhances my probability of creating the desired impact and outcome. Might just enhance yours too !

B82 You can stay humble, while showcasing your work ,its impact and value.

Visibly demonstrating impact and value of work is as important as creating impact and delivering value.

Growing up many of us have been taught that our work needs to speak for itself , not to talk of it and to stay humble.

I have seen many a competent person fail to get adequate opportunities to fulfil their potential because of this self-limiting belief.

One can stay humble, while showcasing impact. The key is to practise detaching your ego from your work and creation. Think Sundar Pichai and the way he talks of the work at google and its impact on people or AR rahman and his acceptance speech at the Oscars and you know what I am talking about.