Chickadee Facilitation
Turning Tension into Momentum
Chickadee Facilitation helps teams navigate polarities and move forward together. Building capacity for courageous, compassionate dialogue turns tension into momentum restoring trust, focus and productivity.
The Cost of Sweeping Conflict Under the Rug
Unresolved workplace conflict drains time, talent, and trust. The average U.S. employee spends nearly three hours a week managing conflict, costing organizations billions each year. For leaders, it’s up to 40% of their time spent on conflict rather than strategy. Beyond the financial toll, unresolved conflict damages morale, retention and innovation.
Where Do We Begin?
Much of what divides us comes from tension between two valid perspectives: task::relationship, spend::save, care for others::care for self. When we cling too tightly to one side, it becomes me vs. you. The truth is that long-term success requires both.
Understanding polarities increases objectivity. Rather than swinging a pendulum between two interdependent pairs, both/and thinking expands the team’s capacity for progress. It is not only possible to get the benefits of both perspectives, it is necessary for success.
Drawing from the work of Barry Johnson, Brian Emerson and Kelly Lewis, Chickadee Facilitation uses concrete tools to drive deep conversations.
Services
• Interactive Workshops on Understanding Polarities, Navigating Tension and Both/And Thinking
• Conflict Transformation
• Organizational Readiness for Change Management
• Facilitation
• Keynote Presentations
• Community Engagement
• Organizational Alignment
• Team Building
• Equity and Belonging Workshops
• Polarity Navigation and Key Polarity Indicator assessments
• Everything DiSC and Five Behaviors assessments
Meg Hegemann
I have worked in leadership development, conflict transformation and culture change for 30 years. I have experience in emergency management, urban ministry, municipal and state government and non-profit organizations of all sizes. This diversity of work has led to relationships with people from all walks of life which inform my perspective and practice.
I am passionate about building community, making space for historically marginalized voices, speaking truth to power, breaking down false dichotomies, and helping teams be the change they wish to see.
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Our Values
Courage – We will lean into hard conversations with transparency, vulnerability, and integrity.
Compassion – We recognize and respect the humanity of all people, caring for people as well as process. We carefully consider the impact of decisions on all stakeholders.
Calm – We commit to decreasing anxiety and de-escalating tension through transparent, clear communication, intentional breathwork, and humor.
Connection – We recognize the human need for belonging in community. In all our work, we seek to build relationships of mutual transformation in which all parties are enriched.
Increased Understanding = Decreased Conflict
Turning Tension Into Momentum for Increased Performance and Employee Satisfaction
Contact us for a free exploration call.