A condition where employees take ownership of their jobs so that they take personal interest in improving the performance of the organization. A person who helps a group free itself from internal obstacles and difficulties so that it may more efficiently and effectively pursue the achievement of its desired outcome for a given meeting. Responsibilities include enforcing ground rules, keeping the meeting focused on the topic and moving along, tactfully preventing anyone from dominating or being overlooked, and bringing discussions to a close. Although one person should have the formal responsibility of being the primary facilitator for a particular session, facilitation must be shared by everyone in attendance. A list of rules agreed to by all participants specifying how participants are to behave.
Ground rules improve meeting effectiveness by helping participants stay on task.
The capacity to set direction, values, and expectations for a group or organization. A brief statement of why an organization, work group, or team exists. This should explain who you are, what you do, for whom, and why. A mission provides the basis for developing goals, plans, and tactics that bridge the present to a preferred future. Finally, a mission provides the basis for making decisions, solving problems, and managing in a way that constantly advances the current situation toward a desired state.