Professional Development Training
See below for Current Public Workshops
Training Tailored to Your Group
Consider hiring us to train your group in the principles and practices of good group decisions.
We seek to understand your learning objectives in advance and prepare a training agenda uniquely tailored to the desires of the group. We encourage active participation and draw out your stories from which to learn.
Learning together as a decision making group helps not only with the issues at hand, but with new issues as they arise. We specialize in training based on your specific needs and like to work with your real life issues. If you’re going to invest in training, why not solve some of your actual problems at the same time?
We provide useful handouts for all training workshops.
You might hire us to come to you and deliver a workshop on:
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Cooperative Communications
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Meeting Facilitation Techniques
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click here to view a stock, 3-hour agenda
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click here to view a stock, 3-hour agenda
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click here to view a stock, 3-hour agenda
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click here to view a stock, 3-hour agenda
Throughout all our workshops we demonstrate practices that contribute to Good Group Decisions such as good listening, thoughtful reflection, open-mindedness, naming the sense of the group, etc. Please call to discuss what group process issues you are experiencing and we will be happy to share some suggestions. We can also provide a cost estimate for whatever you have in mind.
Public Workshops
| Title | Instructor | Format | Dates | Location |
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Conflict: How to Prevent It, Manage It, and Make Lemonade With It (see below) |
Craig Freshley |
1 Morning 3 Hours |
Feb. 24, 2010 |
Lewiston, Maine |
| The Wisdom of Group Decisions - a workshop for the 15th Annual Maine Human Resources Convention | Craig Freshley | 1.5 hours | May 12, 2010 | Rockport, Maine |
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Facilitative Leadership (see below) |
Craig Freshley | 1 Morning 3 Hours |
May 26, 2010 |
Bangor, Maine |
Conflict: How to Prevent It, Manage It, and Make Lemonade With It
A Maine Association of Nonprofits SkillBuilder
February 24, 2010, 9am-12pm, SeniorsPlus, Lewiston, Maine
Any creative endeavor brings conflict. The trick is to manage conflict in healthy ways so that as the old adage says, ‘when life brings you lemons, make lemonade.’ In this interactive and fun workshop, we will learn theory and practice techniques. We will tell and hear stories. We will learn about when to add the secret ingredient: sugar.
This SkillBuilder will include:-
An overview of the three main causes of disagreement and how to prevent, manage, and resolve each
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How to resolve conflicts using a simple, 6-step model
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Practical tips and handouts to share with colleagues and use over time.
Advance registration is required. Click here for details.
Facilitative Leadership
A Maine Association of Nonprofits SkillBuilder
May 26, 2010, 9am-12pm, Bangor Public Library, Bangor, Maine
Would you like to be the kind of leader who compels participation rather than demands it? Who pulls rather than pushes? Who draws out the best in everyone? Join us to learn about this inclusive, collaborative, empowering, and highly effective leadership style. No matter your job title, anyone can be a facilitative leader!
Who Should Attend: People who believe in the power of inclusive, collaborative decision-making and want to learn the fundamentals of how to do it
This SkillBuilder will include:
What distinguishes facilitative leaders from traditional leaders
Practical tools, techniques, handouts, and other “take-aways”
Interaction and contributions from all participants (of course!)
Advance registration will be required. Click here for information about the SillBuilders program.
Check out our Meeting Facilitation and Team Building services.
Check out Other Assistance to learn about how we can help with:
Strategic planning
New organization start up
Mergers and collaborations
Mediation
Secretariat services
Research and report preparation