Selecting a Facilitator?

Choose the Right One for Your

Leadership Program

You’ve settled on the leadership program that will be right for your
leaders. Congratulations! Now it’s on to the next steps, ensuring that
you add to the success of your program with a great facilitator. LOOK FOR A FACILITATOR
WHO BRINGS SKILLS AND
Picking the facilitator for your leadership program is an important
QUALITIES SUCH AS:
choice. You want to make sure you are comfortable with who you’re
working with and be certain they are the right match for your organi-
zation, program, and learners. Since today’s learners are more inter-
ested in experiences for learning, the right facilitator can really take Engaging
your program to the next level. A standout facilitator will provide a Dynamic
compelling experience for learners, making the program even more
successful. Credible
From our experience, there are several characteristics that effective Open to and encouraging
facilitators typically embody. Of course, each person brings his or her of discussion
own unique strengths and style too.
A clear communicator
In one of our facilitator training workshops, we ask the participants to
Interactive
share what they believe makes a great facilitator and once we develop
the list, we reiterate that nobody is all of these all of the time. The key Respectful
is to bring your authentic self to the room and use the skills needed
based on the unique needs of the group. Knowledgeable
Approachable
It’s also important that a facilitator is the right fit for your audience.
Helpful
For some groups, that may include experience with or knowledge of
your industry or the functional area of the group, strong executive Positive
presence and business acumen – especially when working with senior Enthusiastic
executives, or deep subject matter expertise in the content area.
When you’ve selected a great facilitator, they are able to truly add to Authentic
the learner experience with their style, values, and examples.
Structured yet flexible and
While you evaluate facilitators, make sure to get a feel for their style adaptable
and approach to help you recognize who may be the best fit for your
company and culture. It is his or her values, facilitation style, and Energizing
backgrounds that make each one unique – and that’s how you’ll know High emotional intelligence
when you have selected the best one for your program.
An active listener
Creates a safe atmosphere
for learners
THINGS TO CONSIDER:

Would industry knowledge or specific functional expertise be

important for your participants?
What style would best suit your company and culture?
Would a certain facilitation approach be desirable?
What background experience might the facilitator need?
Are there any values that would resonate with your organizaton?
ABOUT FLASHPOINT
We’re curious. We’re energetic. And above all, we care about our
clients, their business, and the work we do. WHAT DOES OUR NAME MEAN?
FlashPoint is a leadership consulting firm specializing in
leadership development, team effectiveness, and coaching. FLASH
Providing create and measurable solutions, we work alongside our
CREATIVITY, AGILITY, ENERGY
clients to make sure they have achieved their business goals, their
leaders are highly engaged, and their teams are more effective.
POINT
FlashPoint provides the top research-based leadership programs, ALIGNMENT, EXPERIENCE,
as well as customized consulting to support your organization’s METRICS-DRIVEN
leaders.

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TEAM EFFECTIVENESS COACHING

PRACTICE AREAS

• Leadership development • Custom team programs • Executive, high potential and

strategy and programs
• Conferences & workshops
• Learning reinforcement
• Competencies development
• Assessments
FLAGSHIP PROGRAMS
• Retreats and training
• New leader assimilation
• Assessments
emerging leader coaching
• Outsourced coaching partner
• Team and group coaching
• Coaching skills development
• Assessments

Recognize potential Improve collaboration Provide personalized

development
IMPACT

Grow your leaders’ capabilities Build healthy and productive

teams Accelerate leader growth
Build tomorrow’s leaders
Establish alignment with Maximize contributions
today overall strategy

Visit our website, www.flashpointleadership.com, or reach out for more information. We want to ensure that your leaders
are engaged, your teams are effective, and you achieve your business goals. As a boutique firm and Women-Owned Small
Business, we can be nimble in an ever-changing landscape and work with you to achieve real and lasting results.

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