Effective Meeting Facilitation - The Management Edge : The Management Edge | Dramatically Increasing Performance and Productivity

We provide neutral, professional facilitation services for meetings of all kinds, large and small, cohesive groups or disparate contentious groups. The role of the facilitator is to help the group get its work done, regardless of any interpersonal issues or group dysfunctions.

Effective facilitation is a set of essential skills that are only successful if utilized within the context of a broader understanding of group dynamics and the ability to keep one’s own agenda entirely separate from the group’s. The multitude of skills include:

Meeting process management
Clarifying communication
Creating agreement on “Rules of Engagement” – Ground Rules
Group process / group dynamics
Conflict management / resolution
Group problem solving and decision making
Building consensus
Foster Open participation
Managing discussions and air time
Agenda building
Coaching team and individuals
Brainstorming
Knowledge of structured exercises & “ice breakers” to use appropriately
Ability to keep discussions focused within time constraints
Ensure recording of decisions, actions, and responsibilities for action items

The ability to stay neutral and stay focused on group dynamics rather than the content being discussed are the two most essential abilities of a professional facilitator.

The facilitator uses research-based models, tools, activities and materials to manage the interpersonal and structural issues, making sure these are under control, so the team can relax and utilize their logic and technical skills to do the work they came together to accomplish.

A facilitator from The Management Edge® is a highly trained and experienced professional whose work will accelerate the speed of a group’s work, enhance its quality and decrease the tension they experience in getting the work done.