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Facilitation
Boards, leadership and management teams often need to retreat, take
stock, resolve problems and renew their sense of purpose, direction and
level of operation. The best way to focus is to get away from the daily
routine and pressures of the office, and to have an outside, objective
facilitator help the group bring clarity and renewed energy to their
shared goals and commitments.
Focused conversation can help a team collect, analyze, interpret and
synthesize ideas, which lead to informed decision making. The
facilitator’s job is to ensure full participation and minimize conflict,
while assisting the team focus their future direction.
A
facilitator’s job is to help you focus on the right questions, to insure
that you get the right answers.
At TMA
we help you find the right answers and opportunities.
Method Utilized:
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Discussion
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Provides for meaningful dialogue with all stakeholders.
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Broadens participants perspectives
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To
inspire individual participants to "stretch intellectually"
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Results in clear ideas and conclusions
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In
some cases, use of a "Sticky Board" provides visual presentation ideas
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Allows entire group to participate
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To
encourage spirited dialogue and debate among participants about relevant
issues and possibilities
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Builds team and trust support
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Infuses the team with a sense of responsibility
How the Method Works:
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Uses a specific
sequence of questions established by group leader and facilitator
● Directs
the thinking of the group involved toward making a decision
● Takes
participants on a four level journey of awareness
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Objective: Getting the facts
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Reflective: Determining emotions, feelings, and associations
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Interpretive: Values, meaning, and purpose
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Decisional: Future resolves
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Encourages follow-up action after the retreat
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Build
practical team consensus
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