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Facilitation
Skilled and flexible facilitators delivering productive outcomes nationally
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Engagement
Engagement specialists with staff, consumers, external stakeholders and wider community
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Strategy
Supporting strategic planning, change management and
team development |
Training
Training and
coaching to develop individuals, teams and organisations |
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In operation since 2004, there are too many clients to count ...
Consummate professionals in all things engagement. Their planning, attention to detail and co-operative manner ensure excellent results. |
Joel is a master at bringing blocks of different shapes, sizes and materials together build a foundation for understanding – and opening new paths to a better future. |
My experience working with Joel triggers a side of me that I don’t often have chance to explore. He creates a space for deep thought, for calmness, for possibilities, which magically allows for understanding potential and exploration of avenues that may have otherwise remained uncovered. His beautiful respect, empathy and non-threatening exploration into the ‘what if’ has helped me fulfil both organisational and professional potential. I’d work with him daily if I could.” |
Their authenticity and person centred approach facilitates a values driven context within which organisations and individuals can reflect and grow. |
Elephants are sensitive too
To name the ‘elephant in the room’ is to point out a topic that is obvious to many, but one that people find scary or unwilling to confront.
We are told that robust debate is what helps new ideas to emerge. The debate approach is encouraged where each side need only point out the flaws in the other side’s arguments. Certainly this is the message our parliamentary system and media model. Read more |
Foundations in Facilitation
For the past 30+ years I have been working with groups of all shapes and sizes and there are a few golden rules for those looking to stretch their facilitation skills. Facilitation is an absolute privilege that requires care and consideration when stepping into the role. You get to be a fly on the wall in some incredibly and at times intimate discussions and with that comes a responsibility to take that role both seriously and lightly because you often need both! Here are some foundations in facilitation that sit at the core of the facilitators work to consider;
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Compared to What? (A question of self-care)
Having a bird’s eye view across sectors, regions, disciplines and levels of management in my work is amazing. Over the years I have grown to appreciate the passion, commitment and dedication that people show regardless of which sector they work in. It turns out that no sector has a monopoly on passion or commitment. It is also evident that no sector has managed to crack the ever-elusive goal of work life balance. In fact, it is becoming clear that despite all this passion, people’s energy reserves are running at an all-time low. As such and without being an alarmist, this blog is diverting from the accepted approach of talking about what we do and is going to look at how we do it.
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I have been fortunate enough to recently make another trip to the UN in Bangkok. As with my previous trip it is amazing to see people from around the world, working towards cracking some of the tough issues we all face as a global community.
I also noted with interest that the challenges people working with the UN face are no different to others I work with. From organisations to countries the same dynamic is at play … what defines us, divides us. Read more |