testimonials
"Alison came armed with imagination, practical ideas and support… she was flexible and responsive to our needs… she worked closely with us to plan and design our European strategic planning meeting and during the 2 days kept us focused on solid outcomes, constructively and supportively seeking solutions that would work for us…her style was professional and enthusiastic and her business experience was invaluable."BHVice-President, Global Travel Technology Company
Meeting Facilitation
Having an independent facilitator at your meeting can be stimulating and productive.
Asking different questions and holding the bigger picture of overall objectives can be a hard thing for managers with functional roles to do. Getting someone with an objective perspective and who also moves the agenda forward are just some of the benefits of a meeting facilitator. Opening up honest discussion and moving towards outcomes and action plans is another.
The essential part of meeting facilitation is careful planning with clearly defined objectives and desired outcomes. I normally work with the manager or executive in charge to define the type of intervention required. This allows the executive to participate in the meeting rather than driving it to focus on the content and plan.
A facilitator acts as a catalyst and allows people to open up and say what they want to say. By acting as a hub and a channel for others to communicate through, Alison shows and allows people to see each other’s perspective and to articulate their own point of view without taking sides or arguing. Having a facilitator at meetings is a great way to allow a free flow of information and achieve great results.
BUSINESS STRATEGY facilitation
Sometimes you need to take stock and shake it up a bit. Take a good look at how go about your business and if there could be other ways of doing things. Having a strategy session allows your team to open up and understand how you do things now, what habits are helping or hindering you. If objectives and strategy are clear to everyone in your business, they understand their role in carrying out the plan.
Business strategy looks at areas of future development for you and the company. Finding areas of strength or opportunities as well as what you may need to change or discard. We can explore team dynamics and how to increase and use potential. Objectives, strategy and an action plan are the output from these useful strategy sessions.
Contact me today to find out how I can help you and your business