No More Meetings From Hell: How To Structure And Manage The Facilitation Of Teams - Paperback

by Jack Rahaim (Author)

This breakthrough guide was written by a recognized leader in the field of facilitation; it provides a no-holds-barred look at organizational change and ways to structure and deliver facilitation engagements for success. Topics include a look at why facilitators often fail, techniques for identifying the real client, structuring the engagement and the contract, creating or choosing a bullet proof methodology, examples from Jack Rahaim's practice, the art of facilitation, how to start and manage meetings, how to keep participants engaged and a number of detailed facilitation approaches. The book is written for facilitators, consultants, managers, group leaders, teachers and therapists.

Author Biography

Jack Rahaim is a recognized author, educator and facilitator (his website is linked to the left under the word 'Cart'). Jack has also been a member of the adjunct faculties of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Fitchburg State College and has been a guest lecturer at Stanford University and the Harvard Business School on topics of technology and strategy. Subjects addressed in this breakthrough book: Organizational Inertia and Resistance to Change, The Barriers Facilitators Face, The Importance of Getting This Right in a Flat World, Starting Right: Structuring a Good Engagement, Checklist: How to Identify the Real Client. Designing the Approach, What a Facilitator Needs to Be Successful, Getting Input from Everyone, Pacing & Problem Solving Styles of Groups, Keeping the Participants Onboard, Synthesizing Multiple Small Group Reports, Capturing Information: What to Capture and How, The Nature of Challenges, Jack holds a BS in Management Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from the University of New Haven. His home and office are in New York.