Last week I introduced some of the roles and responsibilities of an effective facilitator. Then we began exploring skills and activities that are required. There are five more skills worth discussing. PROPER TIMEKEEPING I can’t emphasize this enough. Keeping tabs...
Getty Images Organizations that have managed to survive economic slumps know that the secret to staying afloat lies with their people. Neither size, rights to groundbreaking technology, nor access to funding are predictors of success. An organization’s most valuable...
When I was invited to facilitate a group responsible for giving input to the President’s Council on aging in the 1990’s, one of the activities presented at the intergenerational conference was interesting. It told me a lot when it comes to...
Facilitating is hard. If you are contemplating becoming an effective facilitator, there are a few things to think about. And that’s putting it lightly. Think of all the meetings you’ve had where you felt nothing got done. Or those group huddles where people argued...
Millions around the world have shifted to full-time remote learning and work. It’s a challenge, because humans are hardwired for face to face interaction. This produced numerous group structure issues and solutions during a lockdown. For example, iIn a survey...