Facilitation for Groups and Strategic Relationships
There are times to focus more intensively on your team, organization or group. Sessions that are facilitated by a skilled, sensitive professional, will ensure that necessary processes will support the needed outcomes that are needed. The following areas outline where facilitation is most often used.
Strategic Planning
When you need a clearer, more strategic vision to guide your organization.
Team Building
When you have a newly formed team that needs to get up to speed quickly. Or when you have a high potential team that is lagging or not fulfilling it's potential.
Cross Group Collaboration
When diverse groups, with different agendas and needs, are required to come together for joint success.
Process Consulting
When a non-business issue is bogging down effective work-flow or blocking a business outcome.
Conflict Resolution
When conflict has surfaced and needs to be mediated. Or when conflict has NOT surfaced and is bubbling out in subversive ways.
System Re-Evaluation
When a system such as the reward/recognition structure, or organizational support for work-life effectiveness needs re-evaluation. Or when the impact of a change initiative needs to be assessed.
Creative Thinking Sessions
When a group needs to sit and think in constructive, productive and creative ways for business purposes.
"Barbara can quickly visualize where we are, our interpersonal dynamic, our current stage of OD and recommends specific actions for the staff to raise that level. Turning these ideas into action makes a concrete difference in the operation of our company.
President, Environmental Science Consulting Firm
Next Steps
The first step is to clarify the underpinnings of what is going on in your organization. This leads to deeper understanding of the political climate, interpersonal tensions and organizational dynamics of your team. Additional interviews with key players are often useful as well.
The next step is a tailored recommendation to bring about the results you require. Often, a combination of training, coaching and facilitated meetings can bring the greatest change.
For example, after a facilitated team event, it can be very effective to follow-up by conducting a brief individual coaching for each participant. This is an efficient way to encourage individual responsibility for team challenges.
to discuss what would work best for your organization.
