Managers as Facilitators: A Practical Guide to Getting the Work Done in a Changing Workplace [Paperback]

Richard G Weaver (Author), John D Farrell (Author)

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ISBN-10: 157675054X | ISBN-13: 978-1576750544 | Publication Date: January 1, 1997

The old "direct and control" model of management no longer applies in today's business environment. To be effective, managers must capitalize on group dynamics and build effective work processes. The authors present a new model of facilitation that focuses on getting work clone -- the key element to success.

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Questions for Discussion:

1. Why do you think leaders and managers need to learn the role of facilitator?

2. How is the role of facilitator distinguished from the roles of leader and manager?

3. Why is task the central element of the facilitation?

4. How might you use yourself as an instrument to help your group? What would that really look like or feel like?

5. Consider a work group to which you belong. How might you assess the level of interdependence present in the group? What could you do to help the group increase the level of interdependence?

6. What might you do to help a group make a good decision?

7. What boundaries have you encountered recently in one of your work groups? For each boundary you name, describe: a. what you could do to help people clarify the boundary; and b. whether the boundary should be maintained or pushed.

8. Consider a change at work you and others have experienced. Did you adapt to the change more quickly, about the same, or more slowly than others? Why do you think you made this choice?

* What practical suggestions in the book have helped you deal with some of your more pressing issues?

Suggestions for Further Reading: * Bell, Chip R., Managers As Mentors * Blanchard, Ken; Carlos, John; and Randolph, Alan; Empowerment Takes More Than a Minute * Lundin, William and Kathleen, The Healing Manager * McLagan, Patricia, and Krembs, Peter, On The Level: Performance Communication that Works Courtesy of Berrett-Koehler Publishers

BERRETT-KOEHLER STUDY GUIDE --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 248 pages
• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers (January 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157675054X
• ISBN-13: 978-1576750544
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,052,162 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent practical guide to the art of facilitating, November 26, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Managers as Facilitators: A Practical Guide to Getting Work Done in a Changing Workplace (Hardcover)

This book is an excellent practical guide for assisting managers in accomplishing work through their people. As the manager's role becomes more of a facilitative one, this book can help individuals learn useful skills they can pull off the pages and put immediately into practice. The abundant tables and figures clearly illustrate the principles. The Quick Fix guide at the end of the book offers pragmatic solutions to common problems at work. I recommend this book to all my clients!! Dennis S. Reina, Ph.D. Principal, Chagnon & Reina Associates, Inc. Organizational Development Consultants [e-mail]

5.0 out of 5 stars It gave me EVERYTHING I needed to facilitate!, April 24, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Managers as Facilitators: A Practical Guide to Getting the Work Done in a Changing Workplace (Paperback)

This book held my hand, walked me through what I needed...I KNEW I had to somehow "get" my team to work together, but HOW? Weaver and Farrell gave me a model as well as I loved the "quick fix" section, which I went to right away. There they knew just what are the common areas that keep people from being effective on a team and most importantly what in the world to do about them

Read this book. It is the best on facilitation that I have seen.