Listen "244 - Building Bridges with Basketball: Learnings about Facilitation with Tony McGaharan"
Episode Synopsis
From the basketball courts of Northern Ireland to the C-suites of tech giants, Tony McGaharan just can’t stop coaching!After a decade at Google, Tony set up his own training and people development company, People Playbook. Calling on experience from Sweden to Singapore, Tony’s honed his skills worldwide and with a huge range of groups.In that time, he’s found some common truths and universal experiences. He shares them in this episode — dribbling between basketball and facilitation, coaching and learning design, and more.Find out about:What Tony learned from a decade in Google’s People operationsWhy he set out to create People Playbook at the onset of the pandemic and how he grew the businessHow his qualification as a basketball coach has helped him grow as a facilitator and coachWhat facilitators can learn about sustainable performance and why financial incentives are never enoughWhy authenticity and humility are so important — for modelling to the group and as a principle of practiceHow to facilitate in the margins to help a successful, effective group continue developingDon’t miss the next episode: subscribe to the show with your favourite podcast player.Links:Watch the video recording of this episode on YouTube.People Playbook.Connect to Tony:On LinkedIn.Support the show:Make a one-off donation and contribute to the ongoing costs of running the podcast.Share your thoughts about our conversation!Support the show✨✨✨Subscribe to our newsletter to receive a free 1-page summary of each upcoming episode directly to your inbox, or explore our eBooks featuring 50-episode compilations for even more facilitation insights. Find out more:https://workshops.work/podcast✨✨✨Did you know? You can search all episodes by keyword to find exactly what you need via our Buzzsprout page!
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