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As companies plan for their training activities and working retreats in 2016, perhaps this cautionary message would be timely ....

Happy 2016! Is your company planning for a teambuilding event or working retreat for 2016? If yes, beware the pitfalls outlined in this article below. Click the link for full article::
"While big, far-flung organizations still use team building in attempts to improve communication and camaraderie, many who participate end up wishing everyone had just stayed at their desks. In a 2012 survey of more than 1,000 office workers by Wakefield Research, commissioned by Citrix, nearly one-third said they had attended team builders that either weren't in line with company culture or that put employees in embarrassing or uncomfortable situations."

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We probably could squeeze one more to the TOP 10 differences : " #11: Managers impose a solution, leaders FACILITATE so that the best solution could present itself!"

Top 10 Differences Between Managers and Leaders This short video from provides 10 clear distinctives to help understand the difference between a manager and a leader. Thanks to Samson Varugh...

I bet you can't ride this bike...not before a few weeks practice at least !!! Never underestimate the effort needed to change the way we think, let alone our audience or the people we serve. In some instances it takes a moment. In many cases, it takes weeks/months of conscious effort. See for yourself in this experiment. http://dailyliked.net/backwards-brain-bicycle/

Everyone Failed To Ride This Bicycle. The Reason Behind Is Mind-Boggling Riding a bicycle is a life skill we learn as kids that sticks with us for a lifetime. Once you learn it, you never forget it. But...

The Early-bird pricing for the Myanmar Conference Tickets are still up for grabs. You can register for them at www.fns.sg

See you there!

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What does Process Facilitation have to do with crafting your company's Unique Value Proposition (UVP)? *A LOT* apparently, according to the following article.
Though we know this from the get-go, this article by Bruce Mayhew is a refreshing affirmation.

If you like to skim, we got you covered - we've listed the the few take-aways from the article :

(1) If you struggle with defining your UVP, so will your potential customers.
(2) Too often an in-house facilitator will start making excuses to a customer, or begin correcting their perceptions. (A cardinal "sin" in process facilitation!)

(3) UVP cannot cover up deficiencies in your business. Neither is it a wish statement, it's what you already are.

(4) The stakeholders and the stake involved are far too important to for an in-house facilitator to gloss over the raw outputs. Get a professional.

(5) If you are trying to facilitate a key question using an internal senior manager or director, customers may feel overwhelmed while employees may not understand what you are doing.

Discover what's unique about your company and your target audience | Unique Value Proposition (UVP) Unique Value Proposition (UVP or USP) is critical to your marketing success. Know and use your UVP to show customers they should choose you. Your sales people will experience greater success by matching your unique value proposition to a clients needs.

Finally, the official Facilitators Network Singapore (FNS) page is up! We may be slow to start on social media, but we are super fast learners. Watch this space closely :)