How To Run Facilitated Workshops: A Pragmatic Guide To Successful Meetings
Are your meetings a waste of time? Get productive. We've all had those moments of wondering about the point of meetings. People wander off topic, take over, tune out... Perhaps you have run some workshops, but want some ideas about how to deal with specific situations. In today's fast moving business environment, you need to make the most of people's time, energy and knowledge. This book is aimed at people in organisations who have limited time and budget to achieve their objectives; who need to be inclusive and consultative, yet efficient. It provides pragmatic advice of immediate use to both novice and experienced facilitator. It can be read end to end, or dipped into, depending on your need. The book is packed full of advice and techniques to help you prepare for, run and follow up on facilitated workshops. Not only is the process described, but there is advice for dealing with problems along the way, notably managing behaviour that can kill productivity and collaboration. There is a focus on planning the workshop and setting out the agenda. A set of sample agendas covering a wide range of project scenarios is included. With the advice in this book, gleaned from twenty years of experience in industry and consulting, you can pre-empt problems and be well on the way to saving time and achieving usable outcomes that will accelerate your projects.
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How To Run Facilitated Workshops: A Pragmatic Guide To Successful Meetings
Are your meetings a waste of time? Get productive. We've all had those moments of wondering about the point of meetings. People wander off topic, take over, tune out... Perhaps you have run some workshops, but want some ideas about how to deal with specific situations. In today's fast moving business environment, you need to make the most of people's time, energy and knowledge. This book is aimed at people in organisations who have limited time and budget to achieve their objectives; who need to be inclusive and consultative, yet efficient. It provides pragmatic advice of immediate use to both novice and experienced facilitator. It can be read end to end, or dipped into, depending on your need. The book is packed full of advice and techniques to help you prepare for, run and follow up on facilitated workshops. Not only is the process described, but there is advice for dealing with problems along the way, notably managing behaviour that can kill productivity and collaboration. There is a focus on planning the workshop and setting out the agenda. A set of sample agendas covering a wide range of project scenarios is included. With the advice in this book, gleaned from twenty years of experience in industry and consulting, you can pre-empt problems and be well on the way to saving time and achieving usable outcomes that will accelerate your projects.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780473379858 |
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| Publisher: | Kevin Barron |
| Publication date: | 12/11/2016 |
| Pages: | 206 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.44(d) |
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