Introduction to Facilitation Skills

Abstract

Carl and Fred discussing the broad set of skills that are needed to be an effective team leader.

Key Points

Join Carl and Fred as they discuss the finer points of team leadership, including running meetings, leading reliability projects, and facilitating FMEAs.

Topics include:

What are key facilitation skills?
Which facilitation skills transfer to remote environment
How can you enhance your team leadership skills?
Start simple: how to run a good meeting
Organizing for good meetings
Meetings need to be safe for ideas to germinate and grow
Meeting norms
High-level personnel at a meeting can stifle creativity
Teams need clear objectives
Observable and measurable criteria to rate meeting effectiveness
Attendees want to achieve good results at meetings
How to create space for people who tend to be quiet
Most common skill people have trouble with is Controlling Discussion
How to handle someone who dominates meetings
Extroverts vs introverts, and how to balance their contributions
Limit meeting size
Meeting “norms” of behavior
Set expectations for contributions from all participants
Use of “Parking Lot” to keep meeting on track
Use Chat window in virtual meetings

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