Leaders and managers who are responsible for accomplishing task goals through leading other people in work groups or teams should also attend. Trainers who deliver stand-up training in a classroom setting and wish to understand the impact of group dynamics will also benefit from this workshop. Through practice, lecture, observation, and discussion, participants will increase their repertoire of interventions and conceptual grasp of intervention strategies. Participants become part of a small learning group, ranging in size from five to six, and discuss topics that are critical to understanding group dynamics and group facilitation. They learn to recognize the phases of group development, select appropriate models for observing group dynamics, and study the effects of group norms and standards on members behaviors.
Participants learn processes for setting group goals and making decisions effectively.
Explore roles related both to task and group maintenance. Further, this workshop offers participants an unusual opportunity - to receive feedback about what is and isn t effective about their facilitation style and methodology in a supportive atmosphere where all participants learn by doing and by sharing their experiences with each other. These groups make decisions, plan, share information, problem-solve, etc. The effectiveness of such groups is essential to organizational functioning in general, and experience indicates that effective facilitation will lead to superior group functioning. In addition to the topics described above, participants are encouraged to identify subject areas that are of special importance to them.