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We architect the sessions that produce a plan people own — and follow.
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Mergers, leadership dysfunction, change mandates — we’ve been in that room.
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Build a plan your team will actually execute — using the Drivers Model.
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Meetings that waste everyone’s time
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Masterful Meetings
Stop losing hours to meetings that go nowhere. Build a system that actually works.
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Built for PMs who run multiple sessions a month and need results every time.
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Keep remote and in-room participants equally engaged. Half-day, high impact.
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Meeting skills and DISC — self-paced, start today, apply tomorrow.
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Our flagship 4-day course for anyone who leads meetings, retreats, or strategy sessions. 95% call it the best training they’ve ever taken.
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Already certified? Push further — DISC, advanced questioning, and facilitating on the fly.
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For internal and external consultants who need to manage clients and drive results.
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Design training that sticks — for L&D pros, SMEs, and anyone who trains groups.
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Emerging leaders and new managers — a facilitative approach to leading people.
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Fully tailored curriculum — we work with you from concept to delivery.
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Gaining Agreement on the Words
By Michael Wilkinson Managing Director, Leadership Strategies If you facilitate strategic planning sessions, then you know how difficult it can be to get a group ...
Why the Certified Master Facilitator (CMF) Certification Elevates the Facilitation Profession
As the world of facilitation continues to evolve, the Certified Master Facilitator (CMF) program stands out as a gold standard for advanced facilitation skills and ...
Are You Making This Facilitation Faux Pas?
By Michael Wilkinson, CMF Managing Director, Leadership Strategies, Inc. Author, The Secrets of Facilitation andThe Secrets to Masterful Meetings It’s painful to see. But ...
THE Facilitation Secret
By Michael Wilkinson, CMF Managing Director, Leadership Strategies, Inc. Author, The Secrets of Facilitation andThe Secrets to Masterful Meetings It’s not just luck that helps ...
Maintaining Strong Leadership Through Tough Times
By Michael Wilkinson, CMF Managing Director, Leadership Strategies How does the role of leaders change in a down economy? I want to relate an ...
Achieving Results and the Power of Accountability
By Michael Wilkinson Certified Master Facilitator Managing Director, Leadership Strategies, Inc. Author, The Secrets of Facilitation andThe Secrets to Masterful Meetings How often have ...
Keys to Writing Powerful Recommendations
By Michael Wilkinson Whether you are an internal or external consultant, a manager or an individual contributor, most of us have ideas that we would ...
Death by SWOT Analysis
By Michael Wilkinson, CMF Managing Director, Leadership Strategies, Inc. Author, The Secrets of Facilitation andThe Secrets to Masterful Meetings So, you are in the midst ...
Buying Styles – Simple Lessons in Selling the Way Your Customer Buys
By Michael Wilkinson Managing Director, Leadership Strategies What are the things that sales people do that turn you off? Do you hate it when they ...
The Principles of SMART Facilitation (TM) – An Overview
(Adapted from The Secrets of Facilitation) By Michael Wilkinson, Managing Director, Leadership Strategies, Inc. In my first book, The Secrets of Facilitation, I described the ...
Thinking About Starting Your Own Business?
A Change Strategy for Budding Entrepreneurs By Michael Wilkinson, Managing Director, Leadership Strategies, Inc. "I've been thinking about taking the leap and starting my own ...
Innovation…
By Salim Hemdani Innovation is the buzz word in today's marketplace. Everyone wants to innovate and ideate on new concepts or incremental ones. Pressure from ...
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