The Skilled Facilitator Fieldbook: Tips, Tools, And Tested Methods For Consultants, Facilitators, Managers, Trainers, And Coaches

by Anne Davidson, Anne Davidson, Peg Carlson

The Skilled Facilitator Fieldbook is based on the sameproven principles outlined in Schwarz?s groundbreaking book. TheSkilled Facilitator Fieldbook is the next-step resourcethat offers consultants, facilitators, managers, leaders, trainers,coaches, and anyone that works within the field of facilitation,the tools, exercises, models, and stories that will help themdevelop sound responses to a wide range of challenging situations.The book spans the full scope of the successful SkilledFacilitator approach and includes information on how to getstarted and guidance for integrating the approach within existingorganizational structures and processes.

Genres: Business, Leadership, Management, Communication

546 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2005

Reviews

[Janet · Rating 5 out of 5]

I attended Roger Schwarz's Facilitative Leadership class in Durham and received the book at the end of the course. Roger's positive example is at the heart of the methods he teaches in overcoming our propensity to use "single loop learning" versus "doublt loop learning" (preferred method). I learn easily by books, however, this way of communicating requires rewiring our brains and still a year into the learning, I am still working on my own rewiring. I suspect that this learning curve is easily 5+ years, however, the professional and personal payoff is authentic, trust based relationships.

Central to this work is the Skilled Facilitator approach, a systematic, values-based approach to group facilitation; at its core is the idea that the way we act and the consequences we create begin with the way we think. Chapter one delineates the 10 key features of TSF approach. It is used to help groups and entire organizations address issues and make significant change, as well as in coaching, training, and conducting HRD/OD initiatives of all types.

This ambitious resource is bursting with 62 contributions clustered into seven parts:
1) Understanding the Skilled Facilitator Approach-main focus: summarizes the approach and describes its major principles and features (8 chapters)
2) Starting Out-main focus: using TSF in a variety of basic ways (12 chapters)
3) Deepening Your Practice-main focus: refining intervention and diagnosis skills, and increasing personal awareness (7 chapters)
4) Facing Challenges-main focus: dealing with the most difficult situations (5 chapters)
5) Seeking Your Path-main focus: integrating the TSF approach in practice and life (5 chapters)
6) Leading and Changing Organizations-main focus: creating major change in leadership and organizational functioning (15 chapters)
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7) Integrating the Skilled Facilitator Approach in Your Worklife (and Non-Worklife)-main focus: shows how to integrate TSF with other approaches and roles (coach, trainer, consultant, leader, parent) (10 chapters)

[Mathias Gaunitz · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really like to attend one of the trainings. I had use of this book from the first chspter!