Facilitation

Optimise your skills, knowledge and potential

Are you looking to engage a large group for meaningful outcomes?

Is improving the performance of teams, meetings and solving problems an issue for you?

Regardless of whether you are a CEO, executive leader, community leader, new manager, event organiser or part of a work or project team the chances are you have been frustrated by ineffective meetings, planning events and group discussion. From two people to thousands of participants group conversation, input and decision making is a real challenge. Problems include:

• Unproductive meetings;
• A few people do all the talking and most watch;
• The process fails to include people and tap into their knowledge;
• You talk about same issues over and over;
• People avoid the tough but important issues;
• Groups struggle to make decisions;
• Making poor decisions and then revisiting them over and over;
• Participants are unsure how to use questions effectively;
• Large and small groups are dysfunctional; and,
• Leaders are technically competent if not brilliant but are not skilled as facilitators.

When these problems are present a range of negative outcomes occur such as:

• Poor decision making and performance;
• Frustration and lack of commitment;
• False commitment;
• Cynicism;
• Mistakes and errors as people don’t speak up;
• Relationships suffer;
• Leaders and participants waste time;
• People avoid participation;
• Business performance is far worse than it could be; and,
• The organisation suffers from a combination of conflict and avoidance.

The alternative can have a major impact on your organisation and the people involved as with effective facilitation of small and large group meetings and events you can enjoy:

• Inclusive decision making;
• Focus on strategy, thinking and deciding as required;
• Efficient use of time and people;
• Commitment to decision making and “team”;
• Less mistakes, errors and rework;
• Tap into people’s knowledge; and,
• Better business performance.

To make the most of the best of facilitation follow the following seven steps:

1. Identify problems and desired outcomes;
2. Consider facilitation options;
3. Explore process and contract with facilitator;
4. Design the process, prepare and invite participation;
5. Clarify outcomes;
6. Conduct facilitation activity; and,
7. Follow up and review.

Take action now to generate better outcomes and improve your performance by making use of my facilitation services which include using my advanced facilitation skills at your next event or to develop the facilitation skills of your organisation. Services include:

• Facilitation to enable you to do what really matters;
• Capture the Learning to evaluate, grow and enhance performance,
• Coaching and mentoring to enhance capability for success;
• Strategic Advice tailored to meet your needs;
• Strategic Participation to contribute to your success;
• Vision That Matters to connect with people’s hearts, minds and talents;
• Consulting for the results you want;
• Learning and change reviews for better performance and results;
• Feedback and Review Facilitation to learn, improve and succeed;
• Facilitation for leaders development program to develop your facilitation skills;
• Newsletter to keep you informed and up to date with the latest ideas.

Andrew O'Brien - Desired Futures
Level 1, 181 Bay Street, Brighton, Victoria, Australia, 3186
Phone +61 3 9607 - 8548
Fax + 61 3 8679 - 0542
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