Don’t leave workshop energy at the door — bring it into your business. Listen to Alison Coward, founder of Bracket and author of “Workshop Culture: A Guide to Building Teams That Thrive”, as she joins Neil to discuss leadership lessons and prompts for creating meaningful conversations and work environments that foster psychological safety, commitment, creativity, empathy, and high-performance amongst teams.

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Chapters:
00:00: Introduction
00:50: Alison’s provocation for the audience
01:13: Why are workshops often undervalued in business?
03:50: How can workshop facilitators encourage long-term impact?
05:55: How can we create a workshop culture at work?
13:36: How do you encourage people to open up?
17:17: What various roles can workshops play in supporting a team goal?
18:50: How can workshops help teams formalise new ways of working?
22:58: How can teams run better meetings?
24:58: How can teams run remote workshops in an engaging way?