Want to hear about a simple idea that will help your consultancy stand out from the crowd?
Want to hear about a simple idea that will help your consultancy stand out from the crowd?
I learnt this from a team in a hotel room in York, England.
It was the first offsite I'd facilitated ...
... and I didn't know what I was doing back then. So, this was stumbled upon by accident. But I've used the same intervention dozens of times since.
It works every time.
The idea came from asking the team 'what's predictable?' at an offsite event.
- Too much caffine.
- The graveyard slot after lunch.
- A very late night in the hotel bar.
You'll have been to one of these events so can add to this list. Then the team was asked for 'what's possible?' for the event.
And another list emerged. With some very interesting ideas and actions.
- Meet the hotel chef and change the lunch menu.
- Improve a bottle of wine using hypnotic suggestion.
- A post-dinner city walk to the Kings Arms York's flood pub.
Possibility thinking took over and guided the event. In the process, the consulting team found enthusiasm for 'predictable vs possible' thinking.
And when they got back to their office applied it to their team interactions. And how they worked with clients. And the growth of their business.
What level of team performance was possible? What exceptional experiences were possible for clients? How much could they smash their company sales targets?
And that's what they did.
It's a simple idea What's predictable for you today? And what's possible?