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Help clients make efficient use of their meeting time by serving as a facilitator
If your clients get little accomplished during meetings because of unproductive arguments and miscommunication, they need a facilitator. Are you up to the task? Read what it takes to prepare for a facilitation and how to make the best use of meeting time.I think it can be said that most...
Tags: Team management, Rick Freedman, disagreement, facilitator, team, facilitation
Technical articles 2000-12-12
Facilitation produces results for clients
A facilitator makes it easier for teams to reach decisions and create action plans by structuring team activities and guiding discussions. Columnist Rick Freedman explains why consultants should put facilitation skills to work for their clients.During my last month of consulting activities, I’ve spent more time on one specific type...
Tags: Team management, Rick Freedman, team, facilitator, action plan, facilitation
Technical articles 2000-10-30
Facilitation produces results for IT consulting clients
Rick Freedman explains why facilitation is a skill every consultant should develop. He also describes how facilitators can help a client team set meeting goals and objectives and understand organizational issues. by Rick Freedman
Tags: Information Technology, Facilitation, Consulting, Rick Freedman, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
Blog posts 2009-11-09
CCRN Exam 1.1 (Mobile)
Nice Application on the Critical Care Nursing Exam The CCRN Practice Exam consists of 150 multiple-choice questions, 125 of which are scored and 25 that are experimental, that covers information related to the following areas: Cardiovascular (32%) Endocrine (4%) Gastrointestinal (6%) Hematology and Immunology (3%) Multisystem (8%) Neurology (5%) Pulmonary...
Tags: Mobile, Facilitation, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software
Software downloads 2010-01-07
Floricane Floricane 1.0 (Mobile)
Get the latest news and information from Floricane, a Richmond-based strategic planning and creative facilitation consulting firm.This App was built through AppMakr. Visit our website at www.AppMakr.com for more information
Tags: Mobile, Facilitation, Strategic Planning, Web Site Development, Outsourcing, Strategy, Web Technology, Management, Internet, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
Software downloads 2010-01-19
Help clients make efficient use of meeting time
If your clients get little accomplished during meetings because of unproductive arguments and miscommunication, they need a facilitator. by Rick Freedman
Tags: Team, Facilitation, Team Management, Human Capital Management, Productivity, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Rick Freedman
Blog posts 2010-01-15
Use conflict to power solutions during a client facilitation
Here are IT consulting tips on how to successfully manage conflict during a client facilitation, as well as how to use conflict to fuel positive results for the group. by Rick Freedman
Tags: Team, Facilitation, Session, Team Management, Human Capital Management, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Rick Freedman
Blog posts 2010-01-28

Additional Resources

Decision Support: Meeting-facilitation software boosts executive training
Looks at how the instructors at the National Defense University NDU use Meetingworks to conduct constructive on-line meetings with high-level executives not used to this type of meeting environmentEstablishing effective training for senior-level executives is no easy task at any organization. First of all, their knowledge base is already quite...
Tags: Tools & Techniques, Suzanne Thornberry, software, decision support, National Defense University, Meetingworks
Technical articles 2002-05-06
Developing Facilitation Skills
Facilitation allows a group of people to reach an outcome for which they will take responsibility and to which they will be fully committed. The facilitator acts as a catalyst, creating the conditions for productive behavioral chemistry to take place. These facilitation best practices will help you improve this skillset.
Tags: Facilitation
Download resources 2006-06-01
Master the facilitation skills you need to lead an effective software development iteration retrospective
As a software developer, you are already an expert at what you know--software development--but you can still improve your team's methodology to allow you to continually learn from your software development experience throughout the life of a project. In this sample chapter from Agile Retrospectives: Making Good...
Tags: Software, Pragmatic Bookshelf, Software Development, Development Tools, Tools & Techniques, Software/Web Development, Management
Book chapters 2007-01-17
Facilitation produces results for IT consulting clients
It takes a special kind of personOne who can set their ego aside.Are you saying I'm special?????;-) ]:) ?:| So last century ....I'm kind of surprised at this post... not because what it says isn't true but because I hardly ever see anyone ask for facilitation skills any more.Am I...
Tags: IT Consulting
Discussion threads 2009-11-09
Use conflict to power solutions during a client facilitation
Be very cautious!!If you're a project manager, actually... especially if you are a project manager and you're the one facilitating the session, you must also be extremely careful!! Why? Because any retaliation may wind up being directed at you! As a project manager, there's always a target...
Tags: facilitation
Discussion threads 2010-02-01
Resources for facilitating training
Whether you call yourself a trainer or a facilitator, this site provides valuable information to enhance your productivity.All trainers find themselves in the role of facilitator—some more than others. In fact, some organizations use the terms “trainer” and “facilitator” interchangeably. If you or those in your organization are called on...
Tags: Team management, Kevin Eikenberry, training, facilitator, subsection, Facilitator
Technical articles 2000-02-29
Find help for trainers and consultants at TheFacilitator.com
While it's certainly not perfect, The Facilitator.com Web site does offer some good ideas and solid resources for trainers, making it well worth a visit.In my last review, I introduced you to a fine site on facilitation, (FacilitationFactory.com). Because many training professionals also facilitate groups for purposes other than purely...
Tags: Corporate communications, Kevin Eikenberry, Happenings, newsletter, training
Technical articles 2000-03-06
Facilitate a meeting to define what success looks like for your project
Although most projects start enthusiastically, optimism fades quickly unless an analysis and design team gets traction and learns where it is going. Working from a project charter, the team's next step is defining typically, "What does success look like?" These high-level requirements help clarify the project's vision and give the...
Tags: Project, Team, Requirement, Team Member, Team Management, Management, Joe Goss
Blog posts 2007-09-25
Follow these rules to successfully facilitate your clients' meetings
A good facilitator can keep a client's meeting focused on the task at hand and ward off conflicts among attendees. Columnist Rick Freedman offers tips for leading a facilitated meeting that will yield positive results.For any IT consultant who wants to migrate up the “value chain” and be perceived as...
Tags: Team management, Rick Freedman, facilitator, team
Technical articles 2001-01-15
Use conflict to power team solutions
Facilitators must manage conflict within the team to keep it on track. In this Consultant Master Class, Rick Freedman gives his tips on how to not only successfully manage conflict but also how you can use conflict to fuel positive results for the group.Facilitated meetings often address the most contentious,...
Tags: Team management, Rick Freedman, team, facilitator, facilitated session
Technical articles 2001-02-13
Members share more tips for wired meetings
As TechRepublic members explain, meeting facilitation software not only saves meeting time but also sparks productivity and valued feedback. Find out how several enterprises are putting meeting software to work today.To some, using software to foster meetings seems impersonal. After all, why place a computer interface between people in the...
Tags: Tools & Techniques, Suzanne Thornberry, GroupSystems, Ed Feige, software
Technical articles 2002-06-17
Bring out the best in employees through empowerment
Over the past several decades, the traditional superior-subordinate model for management has given way to more democratic approaches, where decision-making is shared. A core concept for most of these new approaches to management is empowerment.How can new IT managers use employee empowerment to improve team performance and enhance their own...
Tags: Employee Empowerment, empowerment, Steven A. Watson, team, team member
Technical articles 2003-09-09
RentACoder: eBay for contractors?
What do you get when you cross help-wanted ads with an online auction site? RentACoder is a new contract development Web site providing services that take some of the hassles out of contract work.Those who pursue contract development opportunities usually face three main problems: finding reputable clients; the occasional miscommunicated—or...
Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Web site development, Lamont Adams, eBay Inc., RentACoder, job
Technical articles 2002-10-04
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