Facilitation Skills for Leaders and Managers

In your role as a manager or leader you’ll most likely need to use facilitation skills in a variety of contexts. For example:

• facilitating discussion between colleagues or on specific topics in team meetings, project meetings or other formal/informal meetings
• facilitating discussion with your team(s) on specific developments or change activities, helping to create psychological safety within the team
• facilitating team development events, both online and face-to-face, which may include discussion of a variety of topics such as strategy, ways of working, planning, skills development, communication or team culture.

How we facilitate discussion in these contexts is key, supporting people to work together effectively. Effective facilitation can unleash group wisdom, ensure meetings and discussions are effective, help colleagues to collaborate successfully and ensure everyone feels involved in the decision making process.

This session is highly practical. We’ll discuss the role of the facilitator, modes of facilitation, good practice and overcoming challenges, then provide a safe space for you to practice your facilitations skills in small groups and receive constructive feedback from participants. The session is designed for staff who facilitate meetings or events.