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Skilled Facilitator Fieldbook Tips, Tools, and Tested Methods for Consultants, Facilitators, Managers, Trainers, and Coaches

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ISBN-10: 0787964948

ISBN-13: 9780787964948

Edition: 2005

Authors: Roger Schwarz, Peg Carlson, Anne Davidson, Sue McKinney

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"The Skilled Facilitator Fieldbook is based on the same proven principles outlined in Schwarz’ s groundbreaking book. "The Skilled Facilitator "Fieldbook is the next-step resource that offers consultants, facilitators, managers, leaders, trainers, and coaches the tools, exercises, models, and stories that will help them develop sound responses to a wide range of challenging situations. The book spans the full scope of the successful "Skilled Facilitator approach and includes information on how to get started and guidance for integrating the approach within existing organizational structures and processes.
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Book details

List price: $69.50
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/27/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 576
Size: 8.00" wide x 9.20" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.288

Editors, Authors, and Contributors
Introduction
Understanding the Skilled Facilitator Approach
The Skilled Facilitator Approach
The Group Effectiveness Model
Using Facilitative Skills in Different Roles
Understanding What Guides Your Behavior
Ground Rules for Effective Groups
The Diagnosis-Intervention Cycle
Thinking and Acting Systemically
Contracting with Groups
Starting Out
Jointly Designing the Purpose and Process for a Conversation
Process Designs
Basic Facilitation: What Can Be Accomplished? What Cannot?
Do the Math: Creating a Realistic Agenda
Beginning Meetings: Introductions and Guidelines for Working Together
Introducing the Ground Rules and Principles in Your Own Words
Using the Group Effectiveness Model
Helping Group Members Focus on Interests Rather Than Positions
Developing Shared Vision and Values
Helping Groups Clarify Roles and Expectations
Using the Skilled Facilitator Approach to Strengthen Work Groups and Teams
Using the Ground Rules in E-Mail
Deepening Your Practice
Ways to Practice the Ground Rules
Some Tips for Diagnosing at the Speed of Conversation
Opening Lines
Reducing the Skilled Facilitator Jargon
Now What Do I Do? Using Improv to Improve Your Facilitation
Ground Rules Without the Mutual Learning Model Are Like Houses Without Foundations
Writing and Analyzing a Left-Hand Column Case
Facing Challenges
Holding Risky Conversations
Exploring Your Contributions to Problems
Moving Toward Difficulty
Responding to Silence and Interruptions and Enabling Members to Talk to Each Other
Raising Issues In or Out of the Group
Seeking Your Path
Finding Your Voice
Being a Mutual Learner in a Unilaterally Controlling World
Introducing the Skilled Facilitator Approach at Work: Pitfalls and Successes
Bringing It All Back Home, or Open Mouth, Insert Foot
A Carp in the Land of Koi
Leading and Changing Organizations
Daily Challenges of a Facilitative Leader
Learning to Live Our Philosophy
Helping a Team Understand the System They Created
"I Can't Use This Approach Unless My Boss Does"
How to Stop Contributing to Your Boss's and Your Own Ineffectiveness
Developmental Facilitation
Guidelines for Theory-in-Use Interventions
Introducing the Core Values and Ground Rules
From Learning to Lead to Leading to Learn
Reflections of a Somewhat Facilitative Leader
Integrating the Skilled Facilitator Approach with Organization