Inclusive Meeting Facilitation Skills

🌟 Course Title: Mastering Meeting Facilitation for Diverse Teams 🚀

Course Headline: Inclusive Facilitation Techniques to Make Efficient Decisions that Harness the Collective Wisdom of Your Team (DEI)

Course Description:

In today's interconnected world, the success of companies relies heavily on their ability to harness the collective wisdom of diverse teams. 🌱 The quality of decisions your company makes is a direct reflection of how well these teams collaborate and communicate. Recognizing this, leaders and managers are increasingly called upon to facilitate meetings in a way that ensures every voice is heard, every perspective is valued, and every decision made is the product of collective intelligence.

This course will equip you with the practical skills, tactics, and tools necessary to be an inclusive and efficient facilitator. You'll navigate through tough situations with confidence, following a clear roadmap for what to do before, during, and after meetings. With tailored templates, checklists, and reference materials at your disposal, you'll complement these resources with hands-on exercises and quizzes designed to reinforce your learning journey.

Course Outline:

Understanding Key Facilitation Concepts:

• The Role of a Facilitator 🎩
• Group Formation Dynamics 🌐
• Psychological Safety in Teams 🤝
• A Facilitator's Mindset 🤔
• Responsibilities of a Facilitator ✅

Before the Meeting:

• Ensuring the Right People Are There 👥
• Time Management and Scheduling ⏰
• Defining Purpose & Desired Outcomes 🎯
• Roles & Responsibilities Clarification 🧩
• Setting and Sending Clear Agendas 📝
• Prepping Others for Success 🚀
• Advanced Information Distribution 💌

During the Meeting:

• Establishing Group Structure and Processes 🏗️
• Facilitating Issues for Discussion & Decision Making 🗣️
• Cultivating Participatory Consultation Mindset 🤲‍♂️
• Dialogue Skills 🗣️
• Effective Body Language 👥
• Problem Solving Tools 🛠️

Deciding:

• Achieving Consensus 🤝
• Reaching Agreement with Consent ✍️

Documenting:

• Taking Comprehensive Minutes 📊
• Reporting Out Effectively 📢

After the Meeting:

• Follow-up Techniques 🔄
• Giving and Receiving Constructive Feedback 🗣️👂

Facilitating Tough Situations:

• Addressing Power Imbalances ⚖️
• Dealing with Microaggressions 🤯
• Managing Dominating Personalities 💪
• Handling Withholding or Passive Aggression 🙅‍♂️
• Navigating High Emotion and Conflict 🔥

Course Instructor: Layli Miller-Muro 🏆

Layli Miller-Muro, the CEO of a highly diverse organization for 20 years, has been recognized for her exceptional management practices and inclusive decision-making processes. Under her leadership, the organization received the Washington Post Award for Management Excellence. She has been honored as one of Goldman Sachs's Top 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs and named by Newsweek Magazine among the 150 Most Fearless Women in the World. As an author and lecturer, Layli has profound expertise in helping purpose-driven corporations and leaders operationalize their values.

Join us to transform your facilitation skills and elevate your team's collaborative potential! 🌟