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The Soul of A Facilitator
By Michael Wilkinson, CMF Managing Director, Leadership Strategies, Inc. Adapted from The Secrets of Facilitation What does it take to be an excellent facilitator? Great ...
The What, The Why, The How
By Michael Wilkinson, CMF Managing Director, Leadership Strategies, Inc. A few months ago I had the opportunity to facilitate a training session for 120 HR ...
Training Verses Facilitation
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Understanding the Fundamental Secret of Facilitation
By Michael Wilkinson, CMF Managing Director, Leadership Strategies, Inc. (Adapted from The Secrets of Facilitation) Professional facilitators know a powerful secret. What makes it a ...
Unisys Case Study
1. Case Study: Avoiding the Executive Feeding Frenzy! The CEO of one of the major computer mainframe manufacturers called a meeting of his eight direct ...
What Makes a Great Trainer?
By Michael Wilkinson, CMF Managing Director, Leadership Strategies, Inc. What is it that makes great trainers great? What is it that they do that separates ...
When You are a Participant AND the Facilitator
By Michael Wilkinson, CMF Managing Director, Leadership Strategies, Inc. “I wanted to thank you for your book, The Secrets of Facilitation. I have read many business books ...
Why I Support the Certified Master Facilitator Program
By Michael Wilkinson, CMF Managing Director, Leadership Strategies, Inc. I am an ardent supporter of the Certified Master Facilitator program as a vehicle for raising ...
An Unusual Approach to SWOT Analysis
By Michael Wilkinson, CMF Managing Director, Leadership Strategies, Inc. Strengths – Weaknesses – Opportunities – Threats So, you are in the midst of ...
Developing a Mission Statement- A Case Study
By Michael Wilkinson, CMF Managing Director, Leadership Strategies, Inc. A core component of an organization’s strategy is a clear and concise mission statement. While ...
Developing a Mission Statement
By Michael Wilkinson, CMF Managing Director, Leadership Strategies, Inc. Adapted from our two-day course, Strategic Planning for Governments and Non-Profit Most of us have ...
Four Key Steps to Develop Your Mission Statement
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