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IN THIS ISSUE:
The Three P's of Facilitation
Tips for S.U.C.C.E.S.S.
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Written by The AIM Team
 | With organizational change efforts commonplace, it's true that the greater the need for significant transformation, the wider the scope of functions affected. Savvy companies grasp that the key to the ‘art and science’ of facilitation is threefold: (1) participation is important, (2) teams generally perform better than individuals, and (3) process affects outcome.
At its core, facilitation is about helping to make easy or easier, and, to facilitate is to free from difficulties or obstacles or to carry out a set of functions or activities to help a group achieve its objectives. As professional facilitators we need to ask: - What are these "functions" or "activities"? - How does one make group dynamics "easy or easier"? - What are effective practices to help a group achieve its objectives? Facilitation involves the Three P's: Purpose, Process and People. An organization focuses on a Purpose, achieves it with an appropriate Process, and accomplishes it through People. |
Purpose ... WHAT is the outcome / result? Planning area and creating appropriate human interactions that enable a group to take action.
Process ... HOW is something done? The way in which decisions are made to attain the goal. It is the informal organization – the norms by which work gets done and how interactions are structured. People ... WHO gets involved? The ‘glue’ that holds the other two P’s together to generate and sustain effective communication in support of meaningful activity. What is the role of the facilitator in this mix? Above all, to ensure a productive outcome, based on the purpose. Just as a skilled conductor balances the various components of an orchestra, an effective facilitator balances the Three P’s, thereby creating a desired outcome – Possibilities, the Fourth P. This is where the group becomes motivated, commits to objectives, and takes on accountability for attaining these objectives. Written by Yael Zofi
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Use Recognition. Reward other people for what they do well. Take time to let others know that you appreciate them. Recognize yourself for own achievements.
Challenge yourself and others. Don’t give up. Don’t procrastinate or be a perfectionist. Always strive to complete your activities and projects and to do so within your deadlines.
Create Winners. Give people the resources they need to accomplish their goals, activities, and projects. Create an atmosphere for people to excel.
Enthuse yourself and others. Approach life with vigor and excitement. Sure, you will have setbacks, but consistently maintain a demeanor of enthusiasm. It may rub off on others. Mickey Rooney said: Enthusiasm is like manure. If it sits in a big pile it stinks. If you spread it around, something might grow."
Stay close to people you work with. Become their support system. Be their freind. Provide them with guidance and really listen to them when they are trying to provide you with information and direction. If you do they will likely help you too. Be a bridge builder.
Strive for quality work. Accept nothing less. Sometimes people misinterpret productivity as doing more with less. Productivity is really doing the high-payoff activities consistently and with high quality. Consider this phrase: "Quality in everything we are and everything we do."