Facilitators’ Community

Managers are often called upon to facilitate; they facilitate their own groups and are often called upon to facilitate meetings of their colleagues. Tell us about the challenges, approaches and successes you’ve had facilitating as a manager.

I found an interesting discussion on The Enlightened Manager blog dealing with whether executives require special facilitation. What’s your view?

Teachers facilitate groups in many settings: the classroom, staff meetings, in-service training, etc. What works for you? What problems have you encountered? Share your learnings and techniques and pose questions for your colleagues.

Here’s a link to the University of British Columbia’s Teaching and Academic growth website; an excellent resource!

Working with groups is a challenging and very effective way for your clients/patients to learn from and help each other. Tell us about your challenges, concerns, lessons learned and approaches in dealing with group in a therapeutic setting.

Lawyers facilitate as a normal part of dealing with clients and resolving/negotiating issues. Tell us about your challenges, successes techniques and approaches. Pose questions for others to answer.