Facilitation Services

 

Are you challenged with keeping your meetings focused and efficient?

 

Do you find yourself experiencing the “Ground Hog Day” phenomena due to lack of shared understanding, ineffective agreements or poor follow-through?

 

Are you frustrated by lack of participation, miscommunication, unproductive conflict, or meetings that seem to be taken “off track?”

 

If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, you are certainly not alone. Every year, organizations waste millions of dollars and valuable time as a result of poorly planned and poorly conducted meetings. What are some options?

 

Basic Facilitation

 

Research shows that 95% of problems with meetings are process problems. In basic facilitation a neutral facilitator manages the process and the group's communication so the group can stay focused on content.

 

Annie J. Caulkins brings years of experience and expertise to her facilitation practice in order to help groups achieve extraordinary results. Through careful pre-planning, process design, and meeting management, Annie will help you keep your meetings focused and productive. In addition, Annie will help your group manage conflict and miscommunication productively in order to build a shared understanding and achieve agreements to which all members are committed.

 

Developmental Facilitation

 

If your group would like to build its capacity to work effectively together and rely less on a third-party facilitation to achieve your goals, Developmental Facilitation may be option you are looking for. Using the approach outlined in Roger Schwarz’ bestseller, The Skilled Facilitator, Annie’s goal, is to transfer capability to the client group so it can independently manage tough issues, build trust, and achieve high-quality results that members will be committed to and support.

 

To learn more about these options please contact me so that we can together figure out the best approach for your organization.