by Sara McGuyer | Apr 13, 2017 | Ideas |
Running a great meeting takes a lot of things: planning, a solid agenda, the right space, supplies, and people. But even with the best plan in place, you may need a few facilitation tricks up your sleeve to keep your meeting on track. Here are a few of my favorites! ...
by Sara McGuyer | Mar 23, 2017 | Ideas |
Core values can help people make key decisions, align with peers, and do their best work. When considered during the hiring process, values serve as a great lens for whether people will be a good culture fit. And they can be an essential glue for organizations in...
by Sara McGuyer | Mar 3, 2017 | Work |
This week Julie Heath from Boardable (a.k.a. YAY’s first client!) and I started conducting audience interviews. We’re gathering info from current customers, prospects, and experts in the nonprofit industry on things like their brand perception, pain...
by Sara McGuyer | Feb 23, 2017 | Ideas |
Retreats can rally a team, solidify a new direction, move an idea forward. When well-designed, they can be fun, productive, and knock out multiple goals at once. Yet with all of this potential, bad retreats, where people leave feeling confused, deflated, or like they...
by Sara McGuyer | Feb 6, 2017 | Creativity |
Before a big brainstorm session, warming up with a fun activity can go a long way to prepping people for creativity. One of my favorites is a drawing exercise called Get Sketchy. For this activity, people draw four objects during 30-second timed sprints with a variety...
