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Michael Wilkinson

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Engagement Strategies: Rotating Flipchart Review

Facilitators often use breakout groups to increase involvement and get more done in a short…

Leadership Skills

The 5 P’s of Preparation

Good Tuesday afternoon to you! It’s been awhile since I’ve had the pleasure of writing…

Leadership Skills

The Secret of the Starting Question

The Secret of the Starting Question The ability of the group to respond to a…

Leadership Skills

Anatomy of the Drivers Model

The table below summarizes the definition of each component of the Drivers Model. Vision A…

Business Planning

7 Essential Tasks for a Strategic Planning Facilitator

As the strategy leader, you have seven activities to which I recommend you pay close…

Business Planning

What are the Responsibilities of a Facilitator?

In the case study that started this chapter, we indicated that there are a number…

Leadership Skills

How is Facilitating Different from Leading?

A major difference between leading and facilitating is that a leader often tells; a facilitator…

Leadership Skills

The Drivers Model: The Secret to Facilitating Strategy

Leadership Strategies has developed the Drivers Model, a method for taking a strategic approach to…

Business Planning

Why Use a Facilitator?

For many, meetings are viewed as a dreaded evil to be avoided at all costs:…

Leadership Skills

Why You Need a Plan: 5 Good Reasons

Developing strategy takes time and resources. It requires the time and commitment of some of…

Business Planning

Welcome to the Facilitation Blog!

I’m Michael Wilkinson and I’m the host of this blog. You can read more about…

Leadership Skills

Strategic Planning Primer

When developing strategy, managers are often called upon to interview executives and other managers on…

Business Planning