MGR consulting, Inc.

Course Description 

“Our classes will give you the skills to work with a group of people to produce better results.” 

The future requires a collaborative skill-set. I’ve been reading about automation, technology, robotics, AI, big data, etc., and I find these emerging trends interesting and useful, but what does this mean for future jobs?  Read more...

Until FoCuSeD™, facilitation techniques have been either about "process" or "people" skills. FoCuSeD™ contains a unique concept for developing structured agendas with an understanding of the two parallel developments occurring, "the workshop/meeting process and the emotional group cycle", that must be holistically planned to achieve collaborative useful solutions - the ultimate structured facilitation technique. It is not sufficient to select an agenda and then insert exercises in different steps and hope that it works. Read more...

This class is self paced learning covering skills that supplement your job skills and gives you effective leadership, business, and interpersonal skills that build your confidence and enhance your ability to be successful - collectively, they cover the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) Core Facilitator Competencies and what students need to learn to achieve them, enabling those people who wish to purpose their IAF Certified™ Professional Facilitator (CPF) designation. See IAF Certified™ Professional Faciltator | Overview.

Students receive a PDF book - FoCuSeD™ Introductory Facilitation Skills  - designed for reference that you can use throughout your career along with  a digital class Certificate of Completion and a badge that you can share.

This class teaches the skills necessary to facilitate a workshop / meeting and sets the foundation for your group facilitation skills. It covers:

• What is facilitation and when is it used.
• What do facilitators do?
• “How to” present yourself effectively.
• “How to” actively listen.
• “How to” ask effective questions.
• “How to” improve your communication.
• Neutrality - staying focused on the process.

See class Objectives – online course description