As a part of our Succession Planning, Stephanie recently accompanied me on a sales call. It was with a client who was not familiar with Compression Planning in any way, shape or form. A new friend of ours who runs their HR team had been tasked with finding a “project management system” that could potentially […]
Guidelines/Norms/Expectations. I’ve updated all eight Guideline Cards we use in every session and you can download them here. The content is still the same, but the look and feel are updated. Below are the four you use during the Explore Phase in a Compression Planning session. I’m including my “script” – how I introduce them […]
Last week I shared how I used and “taught” Compression Planning to a group of 44 K-12 students. Several of you wrote asking for more information on that application. I went back and looked for what we developed and used with the students. Curiosity Quest Handout Download I’m including a link to the booklet pictured […]
Dr. Mary Brumbach, CFRE, Associate Vice Chancellor, Strategic Initiatives, Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD) did the best job of Background for a Trustees’ retreat I’ve seen. Without exception. Best job for any CP session ever. Here are the infographics Mary used with the DCCCD Board of Trustees: Demographic Issues Economic and Workforce Issues Poverty […]
By Jerry McNellis My daughter Lisa was a college freshman when our company was asked to lead a Compression Planning retreat for the International Board of Habitat for Humanity. She went along to handle logistics. Habitat for Humanity had a tradition where they started each session with a prayer led by a different board member. […]
The Reverend Doctor Kendall Cowing Charlotte, North Carolina Passed away on February 4, 2013 Married to high school sweetheart Della Father of 5 children, 16 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren I’d like to share four items about Ken and his impact on Compression Planning and leading groups: How he mentored me His advice about groups with […]
Dear Compression Planning Friend, Have you ever been to a church board meeting? After graduating from St. Thomas College in Minnesota I worked for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. My job was calling on church boards to sell them religious education programs. One program was for parents to prepare their children for First […]
