Posts by Steven

Community, nonprofit, SOAR, Strategic Planning

Insight Solutions recently partnered with a local nonprofit school to design and deliver a strength-based strategic planning event, using the SOAR approach. The SOAR approach, created by Jackie Stavros, is…

Unlock the Genius

May 3, 2019

association management, associations, genius

This content appeared in the May 1, 2019 edition of Success by Association Live May 1, 2019 Unlocking Group Genius in your Association By: Steve Bouchard, President of Insight Solutions…

Words of Wisdom

April 28, 2019

Appreciative Inquiry, Leadership Development, Leadership Training, LEAF

I recently joined over 120 leaders from around the world on the campus of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio to practice and learn a new model of leadership…

What is Network Intelligence?

April 13, 2019

Convening, Groups, High Performance, High Performance Teams, Networking, Retreat, Summit, Teams, Workshop

What is Network Intelligence? The March/April issue of Harvard Business Review features impactful content on “The Future of Leadership Development” and how the training needs of organizations are evolving in…

Do You Lead a Group or Team of any Type?

March 27, 2019

Appreciative Inquiry, FLI, Flourishing Leadership Institute, Leaders, LEAF, Strategic Planning, Teams

Are you responsible for leading groups of people or a team of any type? Do you host meetings, retreats or workshops of any size? What if there was a way…

What Google Discovered about High Performance Teams

March 10, 2019

curiosity, High Performance Teams, listening, Meetings, Psychological Safety, Questions, Teams

We recently wrote about What Makes a Great Team and you may recall that Google commissioned an extensive study, called Project Aristotle, to answer just that question. After studying over…

How Changing our Questions can Create More Powerful Outcomes

February 23, 2019

Imagine, Outcomes, Questions, team work

Change the Question “Quality questions create a quality life.” – Anthony Robbins What kinds of questions are you or others asking around the office? Are they deficit or problem focused?…

Millions of People Living and Working in Space

February 10, 2019

Experiential Learning, Innovation, Innovation Lab, Leadership Development, Space

“Well that’s a bold claim…” I thought, as I heard the statement. But he said it with such a calm demeanor and striking confidence, that it evoked immediate curiosity. “Is…

How to Kick Off Your Next Sales Team Meeting

January 25, 2019

Annual Sales Meeting, Kick Off, Meeting Agenda, Meetings, sales, Sales Team, Team

How did you start your last meeting? Or how was the last meeting you attended kicked off? In all likelihood, someone (perhaps yourself) informed all the attendees why they were…

What Makes a Great Team

January 12, 2019

Great Teams, High Performance Teams, Productivity, Project Aristotle, Psychological Safety, Teams, Teamwork