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This Issue's Special: 30% Discount on Private Masterful Meetings Class!
What if we could show you a way to transform the way everyone in your organization runs meetings?
Receive 30% off any private Masterful Meetings class that is delivered by the end of August 2006! You must mention the May/June Newlsetter in order to receive the discount. Don't miss out on this opportunity! Seats are limited and filling quickly! Call 800-824-2850 and ask a Client Relationship Manager for details.
Upcoming Classes
NEW! Masterful Meetings Executive Briefing
May 25 Atlanta
NEW! Masterful Meetings
Jun 19-20 Atlanta
NEW! Facilitation For Trainers
Jun 26-28 Atlanta
The
Effective Facilitator
4-Day
Jul 31-Aug 3 Atlanta
Streamlined 3-Day
May 15-17 Atlanta
May 23-25 Denver
Jun 5-7 Chicago
NEW! Jun 5-7 Sydney
Jun 19-21 Los Angeles
Jul 10-12 Dallas
Advanced Facilitation*
May 18-19 Atlanta
Facilitating IT Sessions*
Jun 23 Dallas
Facilitator Certification*
Aug 31-Sept 1 Atlanta
The Effective Consultant
May 15-17 Chicago
Jun 12-14 Dallas
Strategic Planning
Aug 14-15 Atlanta
From Management to Leadership
Oct 16-18 Atlanta
Secrets to Facilitating Strategy for Governments & Non Profits
Nov 7-9 Atlanta
See the entire Public Class Schedule
* Prerequisite Required
Click here to register online now for a public class or call us at 1.800.824.2850 about a private on-site class!
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DISC Self Study
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Greetings!
I want you to make sure you are aware of the 2006 Conference of the International Association of Facilitators convening June 15-17, 2006 at Baltimore's Inner Harbor. This is the premier annual global facilitation event, and I encourage you to attend. Here are a few highlights:
- Friday’s Plenary Session is not to be missed! What do five of the top facilitation authors think is the future for facilitation? Listen in on a living room discussion with Ingrid Bens, Sam Kaner, Roger Schwarz, Sandy Schuman and me!
- The Business of Facilitation – What are different methods for running a facilitation business? How do you get started? Do you hire sales people? Should you use contractors? Hear as leaders of different business sizes share their good, bad, and ugly.
- See the latest tools and technology in use by facilitators.
- And if you haven’t taken The Effective Facilitator class yet: the IAF has asked us to offer a special two-day Accelerated Workshop as a pre-conference session June 14-15. This is your chance to get the 300-page workbook and learn the 10 principles of facilitation and over 90 techniques used by top facilitators at a tremendous savings. (Additional fees apply)
Get the sessions you want now while seats are still available! Register on-ine today by visiting www.iaf-world.org and clicking on "Register Here!" under the conference logo.
Here's to all your meetings being masterful meetings!
Best Practice Tip for this Issue: What Consensus Really Means
Many facilitators fail to gain buy-in because they confuse consensus with compromise. Compromise implies that participants have to “give in” and may only support part of a decision. Consensus, on the other hand, means "There are enough elements in the decision that I can live with and support so I can support the decision as a whole."
To learn more about consensus-building techniques, register for The Effective Facilitator course! For more details, call (800) 824-2850.
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| For Facilitators: Affordable Web-based Meetings for Facilitators | | We at Leadership Strategies recently entered into a partnership with Citrix® Online to offer a low-cost alternative for web-based meetings. Here’s an extract of the press release:
Try GoToMeetingTM free for 30 days + $10 off and get 4 free meeting templates from Leadership Strategies! $49 per month for unlimited web-based meetings? Finally, a low-cost alternative for running Web meetings!
Leadership Strategies is pleased to announce its new partnership with Citrix® Online, the makers of GoToMeeting...
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| For Leaders: The Emperor's New Clothes-Providing Negative Feedback | | In the fable of the Emperor’s New Clothes, a couple of con men convinced the king that they had magical cloth, which only the wise could see. The king hires these men to make him the most magnificent suit of clothes, declaring that anyone who cannot see this material was a fool. The king was insulated from negative feedback and paid the ultimate price; complete and absolute public mortification...
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| For Consultants and IT Professionals: Ramping Up Your Sales: CustomerCentric Selling | | | Do you remember:
- How the One-Minute Manager changed people’s minds about what it took to manage?
- And how The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People woke people up to basic strategies for success?
- And how From Good to Great provided unique insights into what helps companies to make the leap to the next level?
Well, when I read CustomerCentric Selling by Michael Bosworth, it completely transformed my thinking about...
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For Strategic Planners: How Do You Engage Stakeholders | | | Success in strategy planning and execution requires input and buy-in from a wide range of internal and external stakeholders. For example, a non-profit organization needs the buy-in of funders and volunteers; an association needs the buy-in of members; a business unit needs the buy- in of its parent company; a federal government agency needs the buy-in of Congress and its partners. All four need...
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| Client Success Story: Southern Civil Engineers, Inc. | | | “I find myself when I have seen a great movie, read a great book or had great experience-having great flashbacks that reinforce the great take away. I am having those now from your facilitation this past week. The group said, ‘This is the best Strategic Planning session ever...
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| The PDI Difference | | | PDI stands for Practical/Dynamic/Interactive. It's what sets Leadership Strategies above the rest. The PDI Difference can be seen in every aspect of what we do.
Practical Methods that Produce Results: We use proven methods and techniques in both our training classes and our facilitated sessions. Each and every session is carefully planned and executed with precision to ensure consistent results that apply to real-life situations - and produce measurable results.
Dynamic Energy that Keeps You Engaged: Our facilitators operate on "Level 3" energy so participants are engaged from beginning to end. No doodling in our sessions! We also use a wide variety of techniques to keep the interest high and be sure everyone contributes their best ideas.
Interactive - Proven Methods for Successful Integration and Application: In our facilitated sessions, our trained facilitators set people up in teams to enhance collaboration and ideas that work from every angle. In our training sessions, it's "practice, practice, practice" so participants learn by doing it themselves, by critiquing others in the class, and receiving immediate feedback from the instructor.
Learn more about The PDI Difference
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| Spotlight: National Facilitator Database | | | Are you looking for a facilitator for an upcoming session, and don't have a clue where to start? Or, maybe you're a facilitator with great skills and experience looking for clients. In either case, we can help. The National Facilitator Database does both. For details, click here.
NFDB.com is managed by Leadership Strategies. If you have any questions or would like to speak with one of our Client Relationship Managers, you can call 800-824-2850. Or, click here to email your questions.
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