Do you induce, seduce, deduce, reduce, or educe?

Posted by on Apr 14, 2014 in Blog | 3 comments The gift of a puppy finally educed a response from the shy boy. Educe.  A new word for me.  How about you? I heard it at a small group event this weekend. Educe means to lead out, bring out, or draw out. Like coaching a wise group facilitator studies how to educe the story, answer, plan, or solution from the  group individually and corporately. Someone in our group asked excitedly if educe comes...
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Another Lecture?

Posted by on Oct 22, 2013 in Blog | 1 comment As a professional speaker I can give a lecture. But success in this area can get in the way. The best teaching occurs when I ask good questions and facilitate discussion. Telling people what to do may seem faster but I suspect the slower communication of dialogue and discussion are faster in the long run. If you are trying to work together the power is often in the middle of everyone’s...
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The Work of Attention

Posted by on Dec 9, 2010 in Blog | Comments Off on The Work of Attention “The principle form that the work of love takes is attention.  When we love another we give them our attention, we attend to that person’s growth.  When we love ourselves we attend to our own growth.”   — M. Scott Peck, M.D.  The Road Less Traveled  Of course, stalkers, predators, opportunists, extortionists and narcissists are attentive too.  The catch is they are  not...
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