{"product_id":"facilitation-techniques-for-consultants-indispensable-tools-to-engage-clients-improve-meetings-and-build-collaborative-teams-9780997097009","title":"Facilitation Techniques for Consultants: Indispensable tools to engage clients, improve meetings and build collaborative teams","description":"\u003cp\u003eConsultants spend years developing their expertise in their respective fields, but most never learn to how to facilitate. This is a major skill gap when you consider just how much time expert consultants spend in client meetings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book aims to close that skill gap by describing the essential facilitation techniques that all expert consultants need to know. This book: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003edescribes the core practices and tools used by facilitators\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eoffers guidelines about effective questioning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eprovides a bank of the key questions that consultants typically ask\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eexplains five different methods for helping groups make decisions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eprovides instructions for using seven key conflict resolution tools\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eoutlines practical ways to ensure that every meeting is truly effective\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn addition, this book outlines the essential conversations that all expert consultants need to be able to facilitate. Having a clear step-by-step process takes the stress out of large group meetings and makes them look orderly and well planned.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach of the essential conversations described features instructions for structuring the dialogue and arriving at decisions that everyone can live with. These structured conversations include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscovery \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Environmental Scanning \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Project Kickoff\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eVision and Mission \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWork Planning, Roles and Responsibilities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRisk Assessment \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStakeholder Analysis \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCommunication Planning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStatus Update Meeting \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreative Thinking \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMid-point Check\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSystematic Problem Solving \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConstructive Controversy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSurvey Feedback \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInterpersonal Issue Resolution\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOvercoming Resistance \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProject Retrospective \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProject Adjournment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBens, Ingrid:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Ingrid Bens is a Certified Professional Facilitator with over 25 years experience as a freelance consultant in both the private and the public sectors. She is the author of several best selling books on facilitation and the only validated certification test for facilitators.","brand":"Facilitation Tutor, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50566397591826,"sku":"9780997097009","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0b609464-22b3-41d0-8c27-f03d2d19de29.jpg?v=1731897709","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/facilitation-techniques-for-consultants-indispensable-tools-to-engage-clients-improve-meetings-and-build-collaborative-teams-9780997097009","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}