The Art & Science of Facilitation

How to Lead Effective Collaboration with Agile Teams

De: Marsha Acker

Narrado por: Marsha Acker

Have you ever been with a team that was spinning in circles and felt unsure how to help? Have you ever been in the room with a high-conflict group and wanted to flee?

If you are responsible for leading teams of any size toward better outcomes, then chances are you have stepped into the role of facilitator at some point. But what does it mean to be a facilitator? While sticky notes, dot voting, and gathering people around a whiteboard are all helpful activities, they can only take us so far.

Introducing the Five Guiding Principles of the Agile Coach Facilitation Stance, this book is your guide to moving your team forward, even when things get tough. You will learn to lead your team toward effective collaboration by inviting different points of view (even when it creates conflict), remaining unbiased in high-stakes meetings, understanding what the group needs, and navigating difficult interpersonal dynamics.

The Art of Facilitation is for anyone who is ready to lead with self-awareness and group insight—who is ready to help their teams work more efficiently and effectively in a truly collaborative environment.

Marsha Acker is a professional facilitator and executive coach with 25 years of experience supporting leaders as they tackle complex challenges and lead change in their organizations. The founder and CEO of TeamCatapult, she uses systems thinking, structural dynamics, dialogue, and agility to help teams collaborate and align with clarity, purpose, and vision.

©2021 TeamCatapult Publishing (P)2023 TeamCatapult Publishing

Practical the bool is!

Is a doble click on facilitation, deeper conversation on facilitation - if you know basics of facilitation and would like to go deeper this is the book for you.

helpful stories

good stories and examples. not as detailed as I would have hoped. narrator is great and has good excitement.

I love how clear and applicable this book is

This book completely changes the paradigm of facilitation. Most facilitation techniques are founded on manipulation. But this offers a fresh perspective of honoring the group's wisdom and collaboration. Instead of lofty ideas, this offers efficient ways to shift group dynamics. I also love the use of examples and the reader's voice.

After many years of facilitating, I've realized that facilitation is at the core of everything we do. As soon as I started implementing some of these methods, my team started to contribute more in meetings.