Back on the boards
We all have breaks in our facilitation practice and I’ve found recently it takes some effort to get the wheels in motion again when we return to working with groups.
Meet our Community - Lee Archer
After a long period working in the public service and community sector, I’ve been consulting for the last few years. I’m lucky to have work come to me, and I’ll often do shortish employment contracts along the way. The ability to combine self-directed consultancy work alongside structured traditional employment works like magic for me – I love to pick and choose the work that I like, combined with the rigour of traditional workplaces. Lucky me! I mostly work in disability policy and elder abuse, but I’ll give anything a go.
Good foundations build strong houses
When we’re discussing providing facilitation services with new clients there can sometimes be push back about the time we devote to setting up the activity, to establishing the group.
How to deal with side-tracking in your group (without shaming!)
Show leadership without shaming side-trackers to keep your meeting focused
History of facilitation in Australia
An overview of the many influences that have contributed to what we know as the craft of facilitation today.
3 things you need to build a satisfying supervision relationship
Here's how to support your staff so they're clear on their priorities and motivated to do their best. It's a simple but powerful reflective practice ...
Side conversations: The gift they give facilitators
Address the vexing problem of side conversations in groups without shaming ...That's a mental shift that YOU have to make first as a facilitator. Here's how:
Hateful comments: Defensive or Curious?
You could read a million books, but they will all be flotsam and jetsam in the wake of the state that we're automatically transformed into when accosted by a hateful attack.