Uncategorized – Ava S. Butler http://www.avasbutler.com Organizational Development Consultant Sat, 28 Jul 2018 23:25:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.2 An atypical story of transformational change http://www.avasbutler.com/an-atypical-story-of-transformational-change/ http://www.avasbutler.com/an-atypical-story-of-transformational-change/#respond Sat, 28 Jul 2018 23:21:19 +0000 http://www.avasbutler.com/?p=463 Many have noticed the beautiful full moon on Friday, July 27th, but most won’t know its part in this unusual story of transformational change. I don’t pay much attention to astrology, but I love this article and its story.  Why not take this opportunity to think beyond the way things have been, and be open […]

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]]> http://www.avasbutler.com/an-atypical-story-of-transformational-change/feed/ 0 What my 10 month old godson reminds me about success http://www.avasbutler.com/what-my-10-month-old-godson-reminds-me-about-success/ http://www.avasbutler.com/what-my-10-month-old-godson-reminds-me-about-success/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2018 17:27:30 +0000 http://www.avasbutler.com/?p=460 My dear godson, Noah is learning how to walk.  And so far, he’s pretty crap at it. He falls and falls and falls.  But he keeps trying and becomes more proficient every day.  He doesn’t think to himself “Darn, this walking is tough and is taking a long time. Every time I try, I fall […]

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]]> http://www.avasbutler.com/what-my-10-month-old-godson-reminds-me-about-success/feed/ 3 Free Webinar: Practical Tips for Leading Productive Meetings http://www.avasbutler.com/free-webinar-practical-tips-for-leading-productive-meetings/ http://www.avasbutler.com/free-webinar-practical-tips-for-leading-productive-meetings/#comments Mon, 10 Apr 2017 19:55:42 +0000 http://www.avasbutler.com/?p=423 For those of you who are interested, I will be hosting a free webinar this Wednesday on Practical Tips for Leading Productive Meetings. It will be held at 11:30 Central Time in the US, and will be available for replay for those who sign up but cannot attend live. The webinar is hosted in partnership with […]

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]]> http://www.avasbutler.com/free-webinar-practical-tips-for-leading-productive-meetings/feed/ 1 Creating Agendas for Meetings that Matter http://www.avasbutler.com/creating-agendas-for-meetings-that-matter/ http://www.avasbutler.com/creating-agendas-for-meetings-that-matter/#respond Thu, 07 Nov 2013 00:21:29 +0000 http://www.avasbutler.com/?p=73 Many experts would argue that the meeting agenda, if properly prepared, is the most important and powerful component of any meeting. It is, at the very least, your road map to success. The agenda is a fundamental and essential element of every meeting, serving as your preparation tool and script notes. Once you have answered […]

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]]> http://www.avasbutler.com/creating-agendas-for-meetings-that-matter/feed/ 0 Planning is critical to successful meetings: use this checklist to help you prepare http://www.avasbutler.com/planning-is-critical-to-successful-meetings-use-this-checklist-to-help-you-prepare/ http://www.avasbutler.com/planning-is-critical-to-successful-meetings-use-this-checklist-to-help-you-prepare/#respond Wed, 30 Oct 2013 03:08:08 +0000 http://www.avasbutler.com/?p=71 What you do before your meetings is every bit as important as what you do in them. In fact, without effective pre-meeting planning and organization, the quality of your meetings will certainly suffer, and some will very likely fail. Most facilitators plan to some degree. Many consider their meetings planned if they create an agenda, […]

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]]> http://www.avasbutler.com/planning-is-critical-to-successful-meetings-use-this-checklist-to-help-you-prepare/feed/ 0 Why effective meetings are so important http://www.avasbutler.com/why-effective-meetings-are-so-important/ http://www.avasbutler.com/why-effective-meetings-are-so-important/#respond Mon, 07 Oct 2013 15:38:42 +0000 http://www.avasbutler.com/?p=67 Meetings are commonplace in every organization, but most of them are underutilized at best. In most organizations, employees perceive meetings as the primary time waster. However, when used correctly, meetings are a powerful mechanism for expressing ideas, gathering information, making decisions, and communicating changes. Meetings are a place where people experience and observe an organization’s […]

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]]> http://www.avasbutler.com/why-effective-meetings-are-so-important/feed/ 0 Practical techniques for meeting facilitation http://www.avasbutler.com/practical-techniques-for-meeting-facilitation/ http://www.avasbutler.com/practical-techniques-for-meeting-facilitation/#respond Mon, 07 Oct 2013 15:27:49 +0000 http://www.avasbutler.com/?p=65 Over my decades as an organizational development consultant, I have learned to appreciate the importance of meeting effectiveness. Meetings are mission critical to almost every aspect of organizational life. Without effective meetings, an organization’s chances of success are greatly diminished. But despite the importance of meetings, most of them are irrelevant. This is unfortunate and […]

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