Team Facilitation

We work with teams in a variety of ways – from short “jump start” interventions to long term facilitation of major project implementations. We assist you:

• Clarify your team’s objectives
• Assess the team’s readiness for success
• Identify what’s working and what’s not working
• Recommend and implement the most cost effective intervention that will help you achieve your objectives.

We work with your teams while they are in action on their most important work. Our service can be in support of your facilitators, both behind the scenes and during team meetings. We also actively facilitate your team meetings when that is appropriate to your objectives. In either case we bring a substantial set of tools to support your team’s success, learning, and best use of time. Some of these tools include:

• Conflict Resolution – to resolve existing issues and develop trust
• Partnership Agreements – to strengthen commitment to collaborative relationships
• Dialogue and Discussion – to deepen the group’s ability to listen, develop a shared understanding of issues and challenge one another respectfully
• Decision Making Tools – to clarify who has the “D” or identify when the team is best served by the consensus model, or a solo decision maker model with or without input
• Ladder of Consensus – to expedite your team’s ability to powerfully align around a decision without unnecessary discussion
• Influence Tools – to help your team discover the best practice in moving others to action when they do not have the authority to do so
• Accountability Tools – to expedite your team’s ability to make clear agreements and develop a culture of responsibility, trust, and mutual respect

Providing your team with additional expertise to support their success is a critical building block to your organizational performance and developing your people’s capabilities.