The skilled facilitator : a comprehensive resource for consultants, facilitators, managers, trainers, and coaches /
Roger Schwarz.
- 2nd ed.
- San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2002
- xxi, 407 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- The Jossey-Bass business & management series .
- Jossey-Bass business & management series. .
"New and revised."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 385-389) and index.
Skilled facilitator approach -- What makes work groups effective? -- Facilitator and other facilitative roles -- Understanding the theories that guide our actions -- Ground rules for effective groups -- Diagnosing behaviors that enhance or hinder group effectiveness -- Deciding whether, how, and why to intervene -- How to intervene -- Using the ground rules to intervene -- Using the skilled facilitator approach with other processes -- Beginning and ending meetings -- Dealing with emotions -- Contracting: deciding whether and how to work together -- Working with another facilitator -- Serving as facilitator in your own organization -- Facilitative leader. Pt. 1. How facilitation helps groups -- Pt. 2. Diagnosing behavior in groups -- Pt. 3. Intervening in groups -- Pt. 4. Agreeing to work together -- Pt. 5. Using facilitative skills in your own organization --
0787947237 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2002007934
GBA2-53929
Communication in management. Communication in personnel management. Group facilitation. Teams in the workplace. Conflict management. Group Processes--Popular works. Leadership--Popular works. Personnel management--Popular works. Cooperative Behavior--Popular works. Dissent and Disputes--Popular works. Group Structure--Popular works. Communication--Popular works.