workshops work Podcast

356 - Great Facilitation Requires Professional Risk with Rob Evans

What if being professional is sometimes the very thing that gets in the way of good facilitation? In this conversation, Myriam and Rob Evans explore what happens when we

UPDATE: The Workshops Work Podcast Has Its Own Feed Again

Sometimes the best decisions only reveal themselves after we’ve made them. Six months ago, I merged my new podcast, Unprofessionalism, with the existing Workshops Work f

355 - The Final Episode of Workshops Work with Myriam Hadnes

And that’s a wrap, folks! After 355 brilliant, beautiful, mind-opening conversations about facilitation, life, and everything in between, I can now confidently say that I

353 - How to Facilitate Constructive Discomfort through Brave Spaces with Dr. Dauv Evans

Brave work is messy work. It’s an invitation into the dōjō – to be humbled, to get vulnerable, and leave behind what you thought you knew. Life-long learner, executive c

352 - Less Thinking, More Sensing: Embodiment in Facilitation with Mirjam Leunissen

Take a moment to tune into your body. Do your muscles feel tense, is your heartbeat slow and steady, is your jaw clamped tight? Embodiment coach and one-week-old facilit

351 - The Fierce Compassion of Facilitation with Shireen Naqvi

From a childhood imaginary classroom, to the moments before a traffic light turns green, Shireen Naqvi has been viewing the world as a beautiful facilitation opportunity

350 - Workshops Without Words: Learning from the Clown with Suzanne Dietz

Not all clowns hide sadness behind a painted smile. Some wear their emotions on their sleeve, with earnest, overt authenticity, and deep self-awareness! After taking a s

349 - Facilitation in Japan: Silence, Safety, and Subtlety with Yuko Gendo

Silence is a virtue, and nowhere is this more deeply understood than in Japan. A pause rich with meaning, where thoughts are carefully explored, emotions are quiet, and t

348 - Reclaiming Indigenous Wisdom in Facilitation with Katerina Kupenga

Carrying the wisdom of five generations before her, Katerina Kupenga inherited a special legacy from her ancestral namesake: the gift of Māori facilitation. And as a pro

347 - When 100 People Feel Like One Team: Crafting Connection Online with Perle Laouenan-Catchpole

Gathering hundreds of people is most facilitators’ worst nightmare – but for Perle Laouenan-Catchpole, it’s her dream. With her signature feminine energy and warmth, Per

346 - Power, Confidence and the Courage to Speak Up with Matthew Hill

Do you dare to be powerful and confident? Matthew Hill, leadership trainer, conflict mediator, and intercultural facilitator has spent years guiding executives into their

345 - From Borders to Bridges: A Chaplain’s Journey with Deb Hansen 

Reverend Deb Hansen received a metaphorical message in a bottle, urging her to go to the US-Mexico border – a life calling that she followed all the way to El Paso. As a

344 - From Fear to Calm: Facilitating in an Age of Overload with Mike Parker

Does an empty cup have nothing in it? Possibilitarian Mike Parker, believes not in its nothingness, but in its potential. Because when we pour our thoughts, feelings, ass

343 - The Paradox of Professional Facilitation with Vinay Kumar

If a facilitator goes unseen, are they any less present?  This is the beautiful paradox of facilitation: as we grow more adept in our craft, our presence in the room bec

342 - Trust, Values and Change: A Facilitator’s Dialogue with AI with Holger Nauheimer

Can an AI bot really become a co-facilitator? Returning to the show with a new book co-authored by artificial intelligence and an AI sidekick named Nyx, is Holgar Nauheim

341 - Driving Sustainable Change through Motivational Interviewing with Jeff Wetherhold

As the old saying goes, you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. And master of change Jeff Wetherhold is no stranger to this. He helps teams and

340 - From Archetypes to Authenticity in Leadership with Sarah Budd

Are we all just cosplaying as leaders? Donning a mask or a costume that helps us better play the role we think we should be playing? Helping leaders to show up with trut

339 - 1-Page Plans and the Discipline to Stay the Course with David Greer

Fuzzy goals, misaligned cultural values, and the allure of shiny object syndrome holds even the best entrepreneurs back. So what’s the secret to success? David Greer’s s

338 - Trust, Nerves and Group Dynamics at 2,000 Feet with Josie White

Bringing her childhood dream to life is Josie White, the hot air balloon pilot. From an early obsession with their magical, multi-coloured domes, to a fully-fledged pilot

337 - From Webinar to Workshop: Rethink Corporate Training with Myriam Hadnes

Corporate training, we all know the drill. The tonedeaf PowerPoint karaoke begins in the background, regurgitating slide content word for word, as you absentmindedly repl