Meet Douglas Ferguson, the President of Voltage Control, a facilitation academy that helps leaders and teams develop the skills they need to facilitate transformative meetings, drive collaboration, and inspire innovation. He is also the host of the podcast 'Control the Room.' Early in his career, Douglas became a leader and realized that effective leadership involves understanding what team members need to be engaged, perform well, and enjoy their work. His passion for this mission led him to establish Voltage Control. He has helped transform leaders, innovators, and creatives from Nike, U.S. SOCOM, Google, the Air Force, Gap, Tesla, MSU, Church & Dwight, Apple, Adobe, Dropbox, Fidelity, Vrbo, Liberty Mutual, Humana, and SAIC. In this episode, you'll discover: 👉🏻 Douglas's background and his dedication to helping teams thrive. 👉🏻 How his personal journey led him to embrace facilitation, 👉🏻 The way Voltage Control combines various facilitation styles and approaches. 👉🏻 The increasing recognition among companies about the value of facilitators. 👉🏻 How complex the challenge of meetings is and how to help companies to build new habits