Training & Development

Group Facilitation

Meetings can be an essential component of a department’s operations, but can also be a poor use of time if not planned and executed well.  Training and Development can provide a trained facilitator to work with a department to plan and facilitate all types of meetings.  Facilitation helps create a safe, neutral environment where people can share their perspectives and ideas.  Your group will be able to problem solve, make decisions, and communicate more effectively.  Facilitators also provide structure to your meetings, ensuring that the time spent is more efficient and productive.  Our skilled facilitators are experts at managing human dynamics and can help your group follow an agenda and avoid circular and tangential discussion, while managing counterproductive interpersonal dynamics.

A facilitator should be engaged when:

• Meetings are not effective
• Team dynamics are difficult to manage
• Discussing emotionally charged or complicated topics

The facilitator will meet with you in advance to best understand your unique needs, and work with you to create a strategic approach.  To schedule a facilitator, contact the Human Resources Training and Development Department.