With a PhD in Behavioral Economics and a Master's in Sociology, Myriam Hadnes combines academic knowledge with practical experience in group collaboration and facilitation. She is the host of the "workshops work" podcast, where she engages in weekly conversations with global facilitation experts. She has also built NeverDoneBefore (NDB), a global online community of facilitators who share a common goal: to spark fresh trends in group collaboration. With her business workshops.work, Myriam follows the vision to create an ecosystem for facilitators, helping them to leverage the impact of their work through community, collaboration, and co-creation.

Mentioned on the Show:

• Connect with Myriam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/myriam-hadnes/
• Listen to Myriam’s podcast: https://workshops.work/podcast/
• Workshops.work website: https://workshops.work/
• Never Done Before facilitator’s community: https://neverdonebefore.org/

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• Connect with O’Brien McMahon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/obrienmcmahon/
• Learn more about O’Brien: https://obrienmcmahon.com/
• O’Brien’s new book—How You Become You—is available now: https://a.co/d/22kZ0sV

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 Timestamps:

(2:47) - Welcoming Myriam.
(3:38) - What is facilitation? What’s the difference between facilitation and hosting?
(7:40) - What are some of the skills that go into navigating the group dynamic to where you want it to go?
(9:14) - Is this similar to what a coach does?
(17:25) - What are the misconceptions of facilitation?
(21:01) - What goes into creating a safe environment for facilitation?
(24:46) - Where’s the line between being relaxed and being careless?
(28:29) - What guidance do you have for those who want to facilitate and also participate?
(32:12) - Do you have examples of the leader bringing in a different facilitator?
(38:42) - How do we know as a facilitator when to orchestrate and when to be spontaneous?
(44:24) - Is there anything we missed that’s foundational to what it means to facilitate?
(48:09) - How can we have to better, deeper conversations faster?
(55:15) - Can you share one or two things from your Never Done Before community that have blown your mind?
(57:47) - Where can people find you and your work?