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Facilitation skills training workshop delivered onsite, virtually, or both!

For busy clients who want to pack in a lot of learning into a short amount of time, we also offer a one-day facilitation skills workshop, with an option for a follow-on 90-minute virtual workshop to demonstrate best practices in designing and running effective virtual meetings. The one-to two-day Facilitation: From Good to Great workshop is always available for those who need more in-depth skills for planning and running both face-to-face and virtual meetings. Our full set of facilitation skills programs can be tailored to the needs of each group of organization and participant group.

Guided Insights welcomes more new clients

This fall, a growing national health services provider has engaged Guided Insights once again to deliver our three-part Virtual Leadership Series, part of our Bridging the Distance series, to managers across the country. Each module is designed to address challenges from each unique group of participants, using interactive discussions and exercises. Building trust and social capital across boundaries is a key focus area. We’re also using our blended facilitation approach to design and facilitate a day-long strategy planning workshop for a fast-growing greater Boston IT consulting services firm. At the same time, we are working with a global IT project team from a world-leading oil company and a F50 high-tech company to design and facilitate a series of virtual brainstorming and action planning workshops to help plan for a major new IT initiative. Please contact us to find out how we can help your organization get more done and develop new insights through breakthrough conversations.

Guided Insights in the News

Nevada Learning Series, a leading provider of quick reference guides, began featuring Guided Insights principal Nancy Settle-Murphy in a monthly ezine targeted to Federal Government clients. Executive Brief, an ezine that goes to more than 5,000 business leaders around the world, continues to feature Nancy’s articles through the fall. See “Virtual Meetings – Worst-Case Scenarios for Best Outcomes” as one example. Sign up free. Meanwhile, IT Performance Improvement, a terrific monthly ezine from Auerbach Publications, continues to feature articles from Nancy each month. Subscribe free.

Leading Virtual Teams, Remote Meetings (onsite workshop)

Essential Skills for Leading High-Performing Virtual Teams and Exceptional Virtual Meetings, co-authored by Nancy Settle-Murphy of Guided Insights and Julia Young of Facilitate.com , is being delivered around the globe. This day-long onsite workshop, preceded by a short "best practices" virtual classroom session, is customized for each client. Participants use case studies, simulations, role-plays and discussions to learn and apply skills vital to mastering the virtual workplace. Click here for more info. Or click here to learn more about how Guided Insights can help organizations create the capacity to thrive in the virtual world.

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77 Tips for Planning and Leading Exceptional Virtual Meetings - e-booklet available

Our popular 23-page e-booklet is available for download. It covers many types of virtual meetings, including "hybrid" meetings that include both face-to-face and remote participants and virtual meetings with culturally diverse participants. Please click here for more information and to order.

“Very nice balance of group work, instruction and exercises...this class has improved my perception of what facilitation is, and can be.” - Nonprofit energy consortium participant

“Nancy recommended many new activities for bringing employees and customers closer together.Among them: helping our organization become better at listening to customers and translating business strategy presentations into meaningful messages for our employees. Nancy is an asset to any organization that needs help in achieving greater customer loyalty through better listening and communications.” - President of client organization for a process control equipment manufacturer