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.
In every conflict lies unborn transformation
When people recognise the need for a way out of their conflict, a facilitator can be their pathfinder, using methods that quickly get to the heart of issues.
How to deal with side-tracking in your group (without shaming!)
Show leadership without shaming side-trackers to keep your meeting focused
How to deal with time pressure in your meeting
Get the feeling you'll need to race through everything to cover the agenda? Show leadership with this simple action.
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 ...
Hearable Messages
Too often people default to being overly gentle and indirect when giving critical feedback. Then if that doesn't work, they can flip over into being bossy. We suggest you try giving a hearable message instead with these key steps.
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: