LEARNING OBJECTIVE
Facilitation is the effective management of meetings to keep them focussed and on track. Facilitation skills focus on guiding discussions to reach high quality decisions. It is not about controlling the group decision making. This workshop provides you with the tested and refined materials and ideas developed over 20 years of active facilitation.

DESIGNED FOR
This workshop will benefit anyone who needs to facilitate a meeting or discussion, whether chair of a board, in a role guiding a team meeting or workshop or working with a team at different stages of development.

LEARNING CONTENT

• Defining your role
• Ground rules
• Types of Thinking
• Handling controversial issues
• Communication skills
• Facilitation techniques
• Providing effective feedback
• Managing divergent perspectives
• Dealing with difficult dynamics
• Building sustainable agreements

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Understand the difference between facilitation, chairing and training.
• Learn about the 4 facilitator skill levels.
• Know about the different types of thinking and when they should be used in meetings.
• Learn 12 easy ways to intervene and get back on track

DURATION
Two days

FACILITATOR
Rhys Watson from Auckland
Rhys has a practical history of running successful projects over the last couple of decades. Integral as a part of these successes is interacting with and working with a wide range of stakeholders on the journey to provide agreed outcomes that are integrated into everyday business and activities. Rhys provides a high-quality learning experience based on practical approaches which is engaging and interactive.
He is the director of a training and consulting business providing successful outcomes for a wide range of organisations and has actively volunteered in board roles and industry bodies.

MANAGEMENT CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT VOUCHER FUND
This workshop is registered with the Management Capability Development Voucher Fund programme.

Small businesses may qualify for vouchers to help pay for services such as training workshops, courses and coaching that build the management capabilities of their owners, operators and key managers. Vouchers may be provided to a business where the Growth Advisors have identified a need for management training as part of an action plan to support the business owner to grow and innovate their business.

For more information on the Management Capability Development Fund or to find your local Growth Advisor go to www.regionalbusinesspartners.co.nz