Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # GoInnovation We help people be more human in life and work. ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://go-innovation.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Blog](https://go-innovation.com/blog/) - [How to Get the Most Out of Zoom](https://go-innovation.com/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-zoom/) - Tired and frustrated by video conference calls? There’s a name for that: Zoom fatigue. Video calls are uniquely stressful, even when they’re enjoyable. We’re in front of people, but not really with people, and our brains struggle to appropriately receive and send social signals. Not all of us are as quick to adapt and learn - [Work-Life Balance is a Myth. Here's What's Better](https://go-innovation.com/work-life-balance-is-a-myth-heres-whats-better/) - Balance is an inadequate metaphor. Harmony is a more helpful mental model--this post explains why and how to use it. By now, you've probably read a dozen articles saying some version of the following: Balance isn't a good metaphor for how work relates to life; harmony is much better. (Jeff Bezos said so!) Harmony sounds - [How to Transform Your Meetings Through Dynamic Dialogue](https://go-innovation.com/how-to-transform-your-meetings-through-dynamic-dialogue/) - Dialogue might be the key to unlocking the best meetings you've ever had Our team has collectively attended thousands of meetings, conferences, video conferences, conference calls, and trainings, in dozens of countries and related to a wide variety of roles, projects, and industries. Almost all of these have had one thing in common: The organizers - [Free Webinar: Tools for Growth in Uncertain Times](https://go-innovation.com/free-webinar-tools-for-growth-in-uncertain-times/) - How have you experienced the past several months? Covid-19. George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor. Protests. Political polarization. Economic recession. It can feel like everything is out of control. In our work with leaders and teams, a few tools frequently rise to the top as helpful for leading yourself and others in the midst of - [How Listening Can Change the World](https://go-innovation.com/how-listening-can-change-the-world/) - Listen to this article: Over the weekend I attended a protest rally and community listening session in our small Southern town, part of the recent wave of demonstrations that have swept the United States in the wake of George Floyd's death at the hands of police officer Derek Chauvin. It was encouraging to see a - [What are Leadership Essentials?](https://go-innovation.com/what-are-leadership-essentials/) - Co-founder and facilitator Rory Tyer explains what Leadership Essentials are. GOinnovation facilitators use Essentials, Experiences, and Explorers - along with coaching and assessments - to create custom leadership development solutions that address a wide range of needs, including change management, communication skills, professional development, conflict resolution, first-time manager skills, general soft skills growth, and much - [One Simple Tool to Communicate More Effectively Anywhere](https://go-innovation.com/one-simple-tool-to-communicate-more-effectively-anywhere/) - Effective communication needs to take into account how adults learn. In this video, Steadman Harrison (CEO & co-founder of GOinnovation) works with a Leadership Clinic cohort to help them be more effective communicators using something called 4MAT Design. 4MAT Design can help you communicate more effectively, lead better meetings, and give clearer presentations. All adult - [Leadership in the Age of Deepfakes](https://go-innovation.com/leadership-in-an-age-of-deepfakes/) - If you haven't seen it, you've got to watch this clip of actor Bill Hader doing impressions of Tom Cruise and (briefly) Seth Rogan. It's not really about the impressions, though. If you watch closely, Hader's face actually transforms into Tom Cruise's face while he speaks. It's surreal, a little disturbing–and just the tip of - [Five Signs You Need That Feedback](https://go-innovation.com/five-signs-you-need-that-feedback/) - Here’s a leadership paradox. If you pivot every time someone says something specific and critical, you'll be exhausted, and you won't be exercising the unique responsibilities of your role. One of those unique responsibilities is actually deciding which feedback makes it through your filter. This means it's very important that leaders get those filtering mechanisms - [Free Webinar: 3 Tools to Thrive in Leading Remote Teams and Meetings](https://go-innovation.com/remote/) - **This event has passed. To access the recording, click here.** Leading remotely is the new normal. Regardless of how long this current season of uncertainty lasts, leaders must learn how to lead geographically dispersed teams. This means planning and executing everything from a distance: meetings, check-ins, relationship building, project accountability, planning, performance reviews, and so much - [GOinnovation and Water4](https://go-innovation.com/goinnovation-and-water4/) - Two GOinnovation facilitators recently had the privilege to design a two-day Leadership Essentials process for Water4, a non-profit based in Oklahoma City whose mission is to eradicate the global water crisis. One team member gave us some particularly encouraging feedback, so we asked him if we could capture it and share it here, where we've - [Good Design is Simpler than you Think](https://go-innovation.com/good-design-is-simpler-than-you-think-2/) - Someone has defined innovation this way: "Fail fast, fail forward, and don't fail the same way twice." We always add: "And write everything down." Field Notes makes quality pocket notebooks that several team members regularly use to keep track of to-dos and good ideas. A recent release highlights the work of Dieter Rams, a globally - [Free Climber Alex Honnold and the Power of Mindset](https://go-innovation.com/free-climber-alex-honnold-and-the-power-of-mindset/) - There's a key leadership lesson buried in this amazing story. Alex Honnold now holds the world record for the most dangerous free solo climb ever completed. National Geographic calls it "the greatest feat of pure rock climbing in the history of the sport." 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