Facilitation Skills Articles

Meeting Killers: Eight Ways to Kill A Meeting and Your Reputation

Below are eight habits we call meeting killers that every facilitator, or meeting leader, must avoid. Neglect to prepare your participants in advance. Meeting Killers: Have you ever been in a...

The Primer on Facilitation Certification – Associations Through Universities

With facilitation today there is no common, shared body of knowledge. In part, because facilitation is a fuzzy word and widely applied, there is no single definition -- making Facilitation...

Reasons for Workshop Success: Witnessed by an MG Rush Alumna

Even the best facilitators in the world will fail miserably if they don’t show up prepared. Anyone can succeed with enough forethought, as shared with us by an MGRUSH Alumna. “Workshop success! I’m...

Five Compelling Business Reasons To Use Structured Facilitation Sessions

The most important action you take every day is to make choices--to decide. Your productivity amplifies when your decisions are optimal. Therefore, choose wisely when to work alone, speak with...

Facilitative Leadership – How Novice Facilitators Can Succeed Quickly

Feb 7, 2019 | Communication Skills, Facilitation Skills, Leadership Skills, Managing Conflict, Meeting Support

Using the principles of facilitative leadership, novice facilitators will succeed when they draw a line of sight from...

How to Facilitate Multiple Generations — All the Time

Jan 8, 2019 | Facilitation Skills, Leadership Skills, Managing Conflict, Meeting Support

Staying relevant and compelling when you facilitate multiple generations presents significant challenges. Problems...

12 Critical Facilitation Do’s and Don’ts to Lead Successful Meetings and Workshops

Nov 6, 2018 | Communication Skills, Facilitation Skills, Leadership Skills, Managing Conflict, Meeting Support, Meeting Tools

Our readers and students have clamored for a quick-reference checklist of the most important facilitation Do’s and...

15 Quick Tips to Help You Become a More Successful Facilitative Leader

Facilitation Skills

Here are 15 quick tips to help you become a more successful facilitative leader. “The wisdom of the crowd” effect has...

Fix Meeting Challenges that Remove Energy from Meetings

Managing Conflict

Amazingly, talented people who care can come together and yet fail demonstrably in a ‘meeting.’ Meetings fail because...

Empower Your Meeting Participants to Become Better Listeners

Communication Skills

The effective facilitator helps meeting participants become better listeners. Dr. Ralph Nichols, “Father of the Field...

Facilitating Crucial Conversations and the Dialogue Model

Communication Skills

Numerous alumni have asked if we have read Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High, and so we...

Information is Physical — a brief review of James Gleick’s “The Information”

Communication Skills

Information is physical. “To do anything requires energy. To specify what is done requires information.” -Seth Lloyd...

Remaining Neutral — Take Only Photographs, Leave Only Bubbles

Facilitation Skills

Remaining neutral describes the single most important trait of an effective facilitator. As a YMCA-certified SCUBA...

Rhetorical Precision and Clear Communications — Stress Substance Over Style

Communication Skills

Rhetorical precision suggests that words reflect meaning, much like illustrations, symbols, and numbers. Challenging...

Mastering Active Listening: 4 Essential Steps and 10 Tips for Interactive Communication

Communication Skills, Managing Conflict

Active listening is a crucial skill for effective facilitation, coaching, and servant leadership. Highly skilled...

Both Facilitator and Meeting Designer: Role of Session Leader

Facilitation Skills

The Role of Session Leader You have a multitude of tasks to perform during the workshop. The success of the...

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