Facilitation

A facilitator is someone who helps a group of people understand their common objectives and assists the group in planning and achieving their objectives without taking a particular position in the discussion. Facilitators focus on the process as opposed to the content of a meeting. Groups throughout Michigan and the United States are working to solve the most pressing problems we face today and trained facilitators can help those groups come to a consensus on their best ideas. Michigan State University Extension provides facilitative leadership  programs.  Extension staff are available to assist groups in developing or engaging in a facilitated discussion process.

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• Facilitative Leadership workshop held in March a ‘powerful’ success

  May 23, 2013 | Ann Chastain | Effective use of easy-to-learn skills, tools and techniques help boost productivity help people meet critical outcome-oriented objectives.

• What is conflict?

  May 23, 2013 | Ann Chastain | To effectively deal with conflict the actual threats affecting the situation must be identified and systematically addressed by all involved.

• How to become a better presenter: Part 2

  May 4, 2013 | Mark Hitchcock | Being a better presenter is easier than you think.

• How to become a better presenter: Part 1

  May 4, 2013 | Mark Hitchcock | Send your audience away with a positive impression, not a sense of survival.

• Building a board—Part 2

  April 26, 2013 | Andy Northrop | Strengthening boards lead to more effective meetings.

• Parliamentary procedure: What is a motion to rescind?

  April 16, 2013 | Julie Pioch | Board members sometimes realize the need to change their mind regarding an issue before them. One method of revisiting a past decision is the motion to rescind.

• Parliamentary procedure: What is a motion to reconsider?

  April 16, 2013 | Julie Pioch | Board members sometimes feel the need to change their mind regarding an issue before them. One method of revisiting a past decision is the motion to reconsider.

• Parliamentary procedure: How do you handle a motion?

  April 16, 2013 | Julie Pioch | A good first step to ensure effective meetings is to know how to properly handle a motion.

• Parliamentary procedure: What is a parliamentary authority?

  April 16, 2013 | Julie Pioch | Using Robert’s Rules of Order to help build an official parliamentary authority allows groups to run effective meetings and members to feel like a valuable part of the process.

• Great Lakes Leadership Academy might be for you

  April 4, 2013 | Bethany Prykucki | Linda McLyman instructor for GLLA and author of the book Wise Leadership answers questions about leadership.

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