Skilled Facilitator A Comprehensive Resource for Consultants, Facilitators, Managers, Trainers, and Coaches

Name: Skilled Facilitator A Comprehensive Resource for Consultants, Facilitators, Managers, Trainers, and Coaches
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ISBN: 9780787947231

ISBN-10: 0787947237

ISBN-13: 9780787947231

Edition: 2nd 2002 (Revised)

Authors: Roger M. Schwarz

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When it was published in 1994, Roger Schwarz2s The Skilled Facilitator earned widespread critical acclaim and became a landmark in the field. The book is a classic work for consultants, facilitators, managers, leaders, trainers, and coaches--anyone whose role is to facilitate and guide groups toward realizing their creative and problem-solving potential. This thoroughly revised edition provides the essential materials for anyone that works within the field of facilitation and includes simple but effective ground rules for group interaction. Filled with illustrative examples, the book contains proven techniques for starting meetings on the right foot and ending them positively and…

Book details

List price: $40.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/22/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 432
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.75" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.980
Language: English



Preface to the Revised Edition


Acknowledgments


The Author



How Facilitation Helps Groups



The Skilled Facilitator Approach



What Makes Work Groups Effective?



The Facilitator and Other Facilitative Roles



Diagnosing Behavior in Groups



Understanding the Theories That Guide Our Actions



Ground Rules for Effective Groups



Diagnosing Behaviors That Enhance or Hinder Group Effectiveness



Intervening in Groups



Deciding Whether, How, and Why to Intervene



How to Intervene



Using the Ground Rules to Intervene



Using the Skilled Facilitator Approach with Other Processes



Beginning and Ending Meetings



Dealing with Emotions



Agreeing to Work Together



Contracting: Deciding Whether and How to Work Together



Working with Another Facilitator



Using Facilitative Skills in Your Own Organization



Serving as Facilitator in Your Own Organization



The Facilitative Leader



Current and Previous Ground Rules



Sample Planning Meeting Letter



Guidelines for Developing an Effective Contract



Sample Agreement for Basic Facilitation



Sample Agreement for Developmental Facilitation



Guidelines for Using Experiential Exercises and Self-Knowledge Instruments



Questions for Cofacilitators



Guidelines for Contracting with Your Manager


References


Index