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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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Stuart Smith

Stuart Smith is a Senior Manager with Leadership Strategies, Inc. He is a results-focused professional and has facilitated over 500 meetings, workshops, planning sessions, retreats and strategic planning events.

Stuart’s talent areas include:

  • Retreat, workshop and meeting facilitation
  • Strategic planning and managing organizational change
  • Quality program leadership and management.  He is trained as a Six Sigma Black Belt & Champion

Stuart began his career facilitating small-group leadership programs in the US Army and now focuses his facilitation practice on helping people and organizations improve their ability to plan and execute business improvement strategy and deal with change. He has facilitated the development and execution of strategic plans for federal government agencies, international associations, Fortune 1000 corporations, small business and non-profits. 

He also has solid experience helping organizations both install and realize the benefits of new Customer Relationship Management and Enterprise Resource Planning technology systems.

Stuart has an in-depth understanding of Systems and Quality Theory and how people work most effectively in organizations.

He has an extensive training background and holds a Master of Education from Seattle University.  

Stuart’s professional certifications include:

  1. Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF), International Association of Facilitators
  2. Certified Change Management Practitioner, Conner and Associates
  3. Certified Quality Manager (CQM) and Senior Manager, American Society for Quality
  4. Certified Professional of Human Resources (PHR), Society for Human Resource Management

Stuart is also working towards his Certified Master Facilitator (CMF) designation; the CMF is held by less than fifteen professional facilitators world-wide.