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Secrets of Facilitation reveals the principles and techniques effective facilitators use to produce amazing results through groups. The author identifies 60 secrets that separate great facilitators from good ones. He then puts you right in the room through his case studies and numerous sample dialogues, so you can see and experience the techniques in action!

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Ten Pitfalls of Strategic Planning

How many times has your organization embarked on a strategic planning process, only to build a plan that ends up on the shelf? If your organization is like many others, it's because they have failed to avoid the major pitfalls of strategic planning. Here's our list of ten major pitfalls to avoid to ensure a successful strategic planning effort.

Not planning.
Not including key people in the planning effort.
Planning before undertaking a situation assessment.
Developing a Mission Statement first.
Confusing goals and objectives.
Measuring activity instead of results.
Jumping straight to strategies after developing objectives.
Not developing detailed action plans for strategies.
Not gaining buy-in before implementing the plan.
Not monitoring the plan.

To learn more about these pitfalls and how to avoid them, consider our Strategic Planning training class or Springboard Online!, our online course.

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"I'm sure that over the next 2 to 3 years there will be many hurdles in working toward an organization whoe behaviors are aligned with its values, but I don't believe we could have had a better base from which to build than that which you helped create."

Chris Warrell, Global HR, Bovis Lend Lease