Who Should Attend
Anyone who wants or needs to facilitate more effective meetings for themselves or others, i.e. team leaders, managers, OD consultants, HR professionals, project leaders
Benefits & Outcomes
Learn how to:
- Prepare for a meeting with quality
- Think strategically about agenda design
- Run a meeting based on a framework that leads to action
- Plan for and run meetings remotely
- Help a group learn to facilitate itself
- Deal with difficulties in group dynamics and individual behavior
Program Curriculum
Pre-Work: Prior to attending this program, each attendee participates in a phone consultation to determine facilitation skill level and target audience focus. Participants will be asked to bring an example of a real meeting they will facilitate, if possible.
Core Curriculum: As a participant, you will focus on planning a challenging meeting that involves stakeholders with conflicting interests. You will determine the agenda for the meeting and anticipate roadblocks and how to deal with them. You will also identify the individual behaviors and group dynamics you find challenging, and practice your facilitation skills to enable groups achieve their objectives. Walk away with proven tools and techniques that you can put into practice the day you go home.