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Facilitating and coaching are learned skills that require education, observation, and hands-on experience. Facilitation is the process of helping groups or individuals learn, find a solution, or reach consensus without imposing or dictating an outcome. Coaching is defined as partnering with individuals...

Ingredients for Effective Meetings and Team Communication

Many people have learned to dislike meetings. When a meeting is disorganized, has no agenda, is poorly facilitated, or is disrupted by inappropriate behavior from attendees, individuals can develop an aversion to all meetings. It is the responsibility of the team leader and facilitator to plan ahead...

Taking the Pulse of Your Team

Just like humans, teams need regular checkups to ensure that they are healthy and performing effectively. Regular checkups will catch deviations from normal performance and enable a corrective course of action. This article presents two diagnostic instruments to help the team facilitator or team coach...

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