Cynthia Waisner

Meeting Facilitator-Do I Need One?

The decision of whether to use a facilitator for your next group meeting, workshop, retreat, or conference should be based on several factors: your leadership beliefs; the group’s history of effectiveness and interaction; the importance/value of the meet... Read >

What Facilitators Do

As keeper of the process, it is the facilitator's job to ensure that a group is fully engaged and working effectively toward a defined outcome. In fulfilling this role, it is critical that the facilitator function as a neutral party, even if he or she is... Read >

What is Facilitation?

If you have ever been responsible for ensuring that a group achieves an outcome -- a decision, a goal, a plan, or resolution of an issue or conflict -- then chances are you have already encountered the facilitative role. In essence, the facilitator is th... Read >