In this episode, Bob’nJoyce discussed the power of guided dialogue for jumpstarting a team. This is a non-linear approach where new or struggling teams get together and use the power of dialogue to open up new possibilities and build trust. In HR/OD, some of our most important work involves getting teams and organizations unstuck. This inquiry methodology, in our experience, works better than most other interventions.

We resisted calling this a retreat (Breaking from day-to-day) as the work is a high intensity development experience for participants. The outcome is an accelerated getting clear about the who (we are), the where (we are going), and the why (it matters).

Here are a couple of rules that makes this approach work :

• No Selling, No Telling.
• Taking the 60 second pause
• When asking a question, people can say not now.
• Declaring I want…. We need…
• No notetakers or recording

Come on in. Grab a snack. Welcome!