article thumbnail

10 Essential Facilitation Skills for Meeting Leaders

Great Leadership By Dan

While this may feel easy and efficient, it’s often a waste of people’s time and does not tap into the creative potential of the team. For a leader to facilitate a meeting (instead of running it), they need to be first be willing to let go of their power and be open to outcomes. Agenda planning. Asking questions. Marquardt.

Skills 215
article thumbnail

Facilitation is Your Work, Use Your Judgment

Mike Cardus

This must be the work of program managers …your work is facilitation and should be focused on the facilitators you manage. Too often experiential program managers lose sight of their direct staff and focus on the participants in the program. 2007) Tips & tools: The Art of Experiential Group Facilitation.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Don't Neglect Your Power to Bring People Together

Harvard Business Review

To explain, let me share a quick example, in two acts: In Act One, the manager of a corporate engineering group was tasked with reducing the cost of common materials used by a number of different product teams. Added to the difficulty of organizing the meeting is the fear that key participants will refuse to attend.

article thumbnail

How to Manage a Narcissist

Harvard Business Review

George, a senior executive of a large internet provider, was a participant in one of my leadership development programs. Although a very talented individual, he was seen as a nuisance within the group. It was quite clear to the other participants that George viewed most people as far below his standards. So what can managers do?