The Facilitator Excellence Handbook (Pfeiffer Essential Resources for Training and HR Professionals) [Paperback]

Fran Rees (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 16, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0787970700 | ISBN-13: 978-0787970703 | Edition: 2

This is the thoroughly revised and updated edition of the best-selling The Facilitator Excellence Handbook. Written for both new and experienced facilitators, the second edition of The Facilitator Excellence Handbook offers a comprehensive guide for understanding the full range of skills, processes, and knowledge needed to become an effective facilitator.  The book addresses a variety of facilitation opportunities, challenges, and problems and also contains

• A variety of verbal and nonverbal facilitation techniques
• Step-by-step facilitation processes and tools
• Information on how to facilitate conflict resolution in groups and how to facilitate difficult situations
• Instructions for designing and leading group work
• Examples of how various levels of facilitator competency are called for in different types of groups
• Techniques for facilitating meetings, teams, virtual teams, and organization-wide projects
• Discussions on the art of facilitating and what makes a great facilitator

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The Facilitator Excellence Handbook

Second edition

This is the thoroughly revised and updated edition of the best-selling The Facilitator Excellence Handbook. Written for both new and experienced facilitators, the second edition of The Facilitator Excellence Handbook offers a comprehensive guide for understanding the full range of skills, processes, and knowledge needed to become an effective facilitator. The book addresses a variety of facilitation opportunities, challenges, and problems and also contains

• A variety of verbal and nonverbal facilitation techniques
• Step-by-step facilitation processes and tools
• Information on how to facilitate conflict resolution in groups and how to facilitate difficult situations
• Instructions for designing and leading group work
• Examples of how various levels of facilitator competency are called for in different types of groups
• Techniques for facilitating meetings, teams, virtual teams, and organization-wide projects
• Discussions on the art of facilitating and what makes a great facilitator

The CD-ROM that accompanies this book includes a fully reproducible version of the Facilitator Skills Profile, which provides insight into a facilitator's key development areas.

About the Author

Fran Rees is an experienced manager, consultant, and trainer in both the public and private sectors. She is the owner and principal consultant of Rees & Associates, a Phoenix-based training and consulting firm. She is the author of several books including How to Lead Work Teams: Facilitation Skills (Second Edition), Teamwork from Start to Finish, and 25 Activities for Developing Team Leaders, all from Pfeiffer.

Product Details

• Paperback: 420 pages
• Publisher: Pfeiffer; 2 edition (June 16, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787970700
• ISBN-13: 978-0787970703
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.9 x 9.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #754,214 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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