The 3 most important reasons to use an External Facilitator for Planning & Strategy Meetings
Independence – no real or perceived axe to grind.
Managing personalities – keeping to the point and cutting off red herrings before they become sharks and making sure everyone has an equal voice.
Engagement – guiding conversations to unlock additional value that may otherwise stay hidden.
When the outcome is critical, you need a facilitator with a broad skillset and years of experience
The 3 most important reasons to use an
External Facilitator for Planning & Strategy Meetings
Independence – no real or perceived axe to grind.
Managing personalities – keeping to the point and cutting off red herrings before they become sharks and making sure everyone has an equal voice.
Engagement – guiding conversations to unlock additional value that may otherwise stay hidden.
When the outcome is critical, you need a facilitator with a broad skillset and years of experience
- 3GN – Good intent – Guided by his 3GN philosophy (Greatest Good for the Greatest Number) David is always aware of “doing the right thing, at the right time, in the right way” as the core of the facilitation or meeting. This brings out the wisdom, knowledge, and experience of all the people in the room to get to the optimum outcome you require. He does not have any preconceived idea of outcomes, as it’s your retreat, not his.
- Experienced facilitator – David is used to dealing with difficult people and situations and isn’t afraid to tackle the elephants in the room. All the merged skillsets listed above solidify why David should be your go-to facilitator when the outcome is critical
As well as process knowledge, anticipating how to manage the energy is done intuitively, just as it is when chairing a challenging meeting. The energy may be invisible, but you can sense it. It’s important at a planning retreat to manage it so that it’s high sometimes, and when it goes low, it may be that it needs to stay low before it goes up again.
To ensure your retreat is successful, it’s best to work out the logistics as early as possible, so that David can help you design the event. The venue, room size and layout can absolutely make or break an event.
The people that employ David to facilitate their events are corporate organisations, not for profits, businesses, professional practices like lawyers, accountants and engineers.
Professional, impartial facilitator for:-
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Strategic planning workshops & retreats
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Ideation meetings
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Problem solving meetings
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Staff development retreats
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Executive off-site meetings
You are the experts at the content and issues. I am the expert at drawing it out in a meaningful way.
I have no axe to grind and so I don’t lead in any particular direction – you decide that.
If you would like to discuss how David Julian Price can facilitate your event to get you the results you need,
call on 0418 888 018 or email [email protected]
