I used to sit through painfully unproductive meetings. These meetings ended late, rarely completed anything, and wasted the precious time of overworked professionals.

Then I discovered the cause.

Every meeting we attend is infested with rabbits.

How many of us have ever withheld the real reason for a significant decision because we did not want to burn bridges? Or because we lost hope that the organization would act on legitimate concerns about a supervisor?

“What does a good facilitator think and do?”  I would love to hear from other professionals where you would rank these ideas or what might be missing from my list.

With everyone gone, this left a burning question for those left behind. "Now, who is in charge?"…

"Just don't burn the place down while we are gone."