Master facilitation skills to ensure meetings drive real decisions and results. Learn proven techniques to surface hidden concerns, manage derailments, set ground rules, build consensus, and close meetings with clear commitments and accountability.
Overview
Syllabus
- Unit 1: Facilitating Rules and Decisions
- Recommending Meeting Guidelines for Team Check-Ins
- Mentoring a New Leader to Set Meeting Ground Rules
- Matching Decision-Making Methods to Critical Team Choices
- Unit 2: Before a Meeting, Tell Your Team That Silence Denotes Agreement
- Encouraging Candid Input from Quiet Team Members
- Designing Meeting Feedback Techniques
- Handling Post-Meeting Challenges to Team Decisions
- Unit 3: Dealing with People Who Derail Meetings
- Coaching a Coworker to Keep Meetings on Track
- Checking Team Readiness Before Moving On
- Navigating Meeting Tangents With Curiosity
- Unit 4: The Right Way to End a Meeting
- Reflecting on Missed Closures in Meetings
- Rewriting a Meeting Transition to Ensure Team Alignment
- Mastering Meeting Closure Under Pressure