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Asking for help: Think or sink

Monday, August 30, 2010
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johncanfieldEarlier this spring I was fortunate to attend a networking event at Lakeshore Advantage in Zeeland, where I met Rob Stam, who at this meeting announced that he had just completed writing and publishing a book, Almost Our Time — Generation X Takes on America’s Challenges.




Consider discussing the discussability of the undiscussed

Tuesday, July 06, 2010
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johncanfield Some years ago Charlotte Roberts (coauthor of 5th Discipline Fieldbook and others) introduced me to a wonderfully mind contorting phrase: “Can we discuss the discussability of the undiscussed?”




Conflict: A real growth industry

Monday, March 15, 2010
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Roger Fisher and William Ury (Harvard Negotiation Project) speak with wisdom and practical perspective in their book Getting to Yes.




Strategic planning - planning session tips

Thursday, January 14, 2010
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Strategically planning a business meeting; =no fluff, no guff, no Kumbaya.




Preparing for strategic planning sessions

Thursday, October 22, 2009
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Previous articles about collaboration among senior team members have stressed the need to build good decisions AND the support necessary to implement the decision successfully.




Yes, no and po

Thursday, August 27, 2009
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Edward de Bono's Web site (www.edwdebono.com) reports the following:




What are they thinking!?

Thursday, July 02, 2009
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johncanfield This article series is based the following beliefs:




Mind shifts: Cents of urgency

Thursday, May 07, 2009
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Oxymorons are fun.




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Columnist Bio

John Canfield
Consultant

Reach him at (616) 392-2634 or via email or visit his website www.johncanfield.com

Independent management consultant John Canfield helps company leaders and employees solve difficult problems, create new products and services, and improve business performance. He most often supports companies in the areas of continuous improvement, creativity and innovation, and strategic planning.

John's role is as a facilitator, a person who helps others do their work. As an independent consultant since 1990, John's primary mode of help is to design and facilitate business meetings, seminars and one-on-one coaching sessions using a wide variety of thinking styles (strategic planning, scenario planning, flow charts, creative thinking methods, etc) to generate new ideas and strategies. Prior to 1990 John was a Senior Engineering Manager for Intel Corporation and later Director of Corporate Quality and Design Research for Herman Miller.