Effective Groups v3

Journey to Effective Groups FORMING- on fantasy island STORMING- navigating stormy seas NORMING- settling & building culture Purpose “If you want to build a ship, don't herd people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work; but, rather, teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea”. PERFORMING- succeeding through high performance 'This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognised by yourself as a mighty one. The being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy’ George Bernard Shaw Conflict Tasks & Roles Power, Leadership & Decision-Making Communication burnout overwhelm paralysis despair Effective Meetings Running Projects Effective Meeting Minutes Sustaining Involvement References Ground Rules http://www.dragondreaming.info/ Resource: On Conflict & Consensus.pdf www.consensus.net/ www.rhizomenetwork.wordpress.com/ http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/J8WMGMM Suggested Answers from Activity to Create Enjoyable Meeting Agenda Resources from Seeds for Change 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 For those of you interested in developing more facilitation skills, here's a list of Facilitator Competencies from the International Association of Facilitators http://www.iaf-world.org/index.aspx THE END! Thank you for making it this far! Nick Osborne nick@response-ability.org.uk www.response-ability.org.uk & grumbles