what are the benefits of facilitation?

Taking the time to develop your business strategy is one of your best investments. Your strategy helps the team or organisation set and understand the direction and the priorities. This allows clearer decision making and capacity for agile responses to changes. Clear strategy and goals allows for better communication with stronger team engagement and alignment. When it is time to set or review your goals, using a facilitator is a great way to let you participate, explore challenges safely and problem solve to make the critical strategic decisions for the future.

facilitation steps

Management Briefing

• Agree goals and clear deliverables

• Identify critical issues

• Explore potential barriers

Meeting / Workshop design

• Plan for gathering information

• Engagement senior managers as needed / agreed

• Review and agree event agenda and structure

Role of Facilitator

• Guide participants through process

• Engage and motivate participants keeping momentum through event

• Create safe and open environment to share ideas and find common ground

• Provide opportunity for all participants to effectively engage

• Keep participants on task and in timeframe

• Identify event outcomes with participants agreeing actions  

Review and Evaluation

• Have the event goals been met?

• Are participants clear on outcomes and next steps?

• Do participants feel they have had the opportunity to be heard and contribute?