You made the original Facilitation at a Glance pocket guide an international best seller. That’s why the second edition is a must purchase for anyone involved in a collaborative management process. Author Ingrid Bens has added facilitation tips, tools and techniques essential to successful 21st century leaders at all levels of your organization.
Who should buy it?
Anyone leading a team or participating on one
Task force and committee chairs
Project managers
Department managers
Human Resource professionals
Business consultants
Course instructors
Issues arbitrators
What are the benefits?
Eliminate time wasted by major discussions of minor issues
Clarify and agree to roles and responsibilities of team members
Realize the successes of collaboration
Be recognized as an effective leader and manager
Achieve meaningful results faster
New features...
A Facilitation Cue Card, highlighting core facilitation skills
Facilitation in the Classroom, strategies for use at the start, middle and end of learning activities
Techniques for facilitating teleconferences and web meetings
Enhanced process checks to keep challenging conversations flowing
An updated Group Assessment Survey, useful when analyzing traits of working groups
Expanded section on Conflict Resolution and dealing with resistance
Tips for responding to non-verbal cues
Facilitation strategies for managers
Wandering Flipcharts, a technique added to the chapter on process tools
A meeting design template, including a list of key meeting components
The improved flow and layout of this edition of Facilitation at a Glance makes it even more user-friendly than the original
About the Author: Ingrid Bens (see full biography) is a consultant and trainer with a Master’s Degree in Adult Education and over 25 years experience. Her expertise is in the area of Organization Development, where she has designed and led numerous large-scale, strategic change efforts in a broad range of Fortune 500 companies, in government departments and in non-profit organizations. Ms. Bens is recognized as a leading expert on facilitation skills.