Ten reasons why you should be using a Professional outside Facilitator
1. Save you time and money.
Completion of your meeting and achievement of your desire outcomes in a timely manner saves you money. The outside facilitator will be committed to making sure the meeting finishes on time with the support or "buy in" of the participants. A statement of agreement will be reached and the next step and "now what" will be well defined.
2. Increased probability of a successful outcome.
A professional facilitator has the experience of facilitating hundreds of meetings and s/he brings this "tool box" of experience for your benefit.
3. Outside-the-box thinking.
The outside facilitator brings across industry vision and will ask valuable questions to tease out ideas that that may not come easy to insiders.
4. Ensure a level playing field.
If the owner, CEO, or another senior manager runs the meeting, the team members attending the meeting may believe there is an unannounced pre-determined plan and there is some clever manoeuvring going on. This can cause resentment and hinder the genuine participation and input from the attendees. And then you could end up with no team buy-in and weak implementation.
5. No negative personal agendas.
If an insider facilitates the meeting, their ability to objectively lead discussion will be adversely affected if and when the discussion focuses on their area of responsibility.
6. The owner, CEO or other senior manager can participate.
It is extremely difficult, if not impossible for the CEO or other insider, to effectively facilitate because the other people will still react to the CEO or inside person as their superior. When you use an outside facilitator, everyone can be fully engaged and participate in the meeting, help producing stronger, more strategic outcomes with a higher probability of successful implementation.
7. Unbiased objectivity.
An outside facilitator is not biased and can be objective and assist you to achieve the desired outcome of your meeting.
8. Raising issues that need to be raised.
An outside facilitator will raise issues that the insider may try to avoid and will bring the benefit of a dispassionate perspective and can more effectively diffuse arguments and channel intense moments into problem solving moments.
9. Increased probability of a successful outcome.
An outside professional facilitator brings the experience from going through many of these types of meetings and brings that experience to bear for your benefit.
10. A CPF is a trained professional.
A professional facilitator is expert at creating a safe, non-threatening environment for open discussion and helping participants fully participate in the decision-making.
Completion of your meeting and achievement of your desire outcomes in a timely manner saves you money. The outside facilitator will be committed to making sure the meeting finishes on time with the support or "buy in" of the participants. A statement of agreement will be reached and the next step and "now what" will be well defined.
2. Increased probability of a successful outcome.
A professional facilitator has the experience of facilitating hundreds of meetings and s/he brings this "tool box" of experience for your benefit.
3. Outside-the-box thinking.
The outside facilitator brings across industry vision and will ask valuable questions to tease out ideas that that may not come easy to insiders.
4. Ensure a level playing field.
If the owner, CEO, or another senior manager runs the meeting, the team members attending the meeting may believe there is an unannounced pre-determined plan and there is some clever manoeuvring going on. This can cause resentment and hinder the genuine participation and input from the attendees. And then you could end up with no team buy-in and weak implementation.
5. No negative personal agendas.
If an insider facilitates the meeting, their ability to objectively lead discussion will be adversely affected if and when the discussion focuses on their area of responsibility.
6. The owner, CEO or other senior manager can participate.
It is extremely difficult, if not impossible for the CEO or other insider, to effectively facilitate because the other people will still react to the CEO or inside person as their superior. When you use an outside facilitator, everyone can be fully engaged and participate in the meeting, help producing stronger, more strategic outcomes with a higher probability of successful implementation.
7. Unbiased objectivity.
An outside facilitator is not biased and can be objective and assist you to achieve the desired outcome of your meeting.
8. Raising issues that need to be raised.
An outside facilitator will raise issues that the insider may try to avoid and will bring the benefit of a dispassionate perspective and can more effectively diffuse arguments and channel intense moments into problem solving moments.
9. Increased probability of a successful outcome.
An outside professional facilitator brings the experience from going through many of these types of meetings and brings that experience to bear for your benefit.
10. A CPF is a trained professional.
A professional facilitator is expert at creating a safe, non-threatening environment for open discussion and helping participants fully participate in the decision-making.