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Groupwork Centre Blog articles by Jim Buckell

From daunting to deadly – strategic planning in a big group

Posted by Jim Buckell on June 16, 2022 in Facilitation, Management Gems, Working well with others,

How big is too big? Size matters in group work … and so does a thoughtful process. I worked with a group of 30 recently constructing a strategic plan. Ordinarily so many voices in the room collaborating on a planning exercise might have been daunting. Not this time! That’s because the group had put a […]

Meet our Community – Nat McGlone

Posted by Jim Buckell on February 17, 2022 in Facilitation, Management Gems, Working as an independent facilitator, Working well with others,

Nat McGlone Manager of Community Engagement and Public Participation Moreland City Council My name is Nat McGlone and I lead a small team passionate about building trust between community and council to enable better project outcomes and decisions for the community. How being connected with Groupwork Centre has influenced my work … Groupwork facilitation is […]

The power of group agreements

Posted by Jim Buckell on December 13, 2021 in Facilitation, Facilitation resources, Management Gems, Working well with others,

Group agreements are a powerful tool we use to help people work well together. We encourage groups to spend some time formulating agreements and to refer to them regularly as a reminder of the importance of getting along. Items they come up with might be as simple as punctuality or not talking over each other. […]

The top five things that go wrong in meetings and how to fix them

Posted by Jim Buckell on July 26, 2021 in Facilitation, Facilitation resources, Management Gems, Working well with others,

Meetings matter. It’s here we bring people together to make decisions, set directions and find out what’s going on. Alongside their role as an engine room that drives our organisation or team, meetings are also places where we establish and maintain the culture of the group. If that culture is troubled, inevitably tensions surface when […]