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RHD's Future Search Network hosts advanced meeting management seminar
10/29/2011 9:11:00 AM
RHD’s Future Search Network, winner of the
2011 Outstanding Global Work Award, presented by OD Network, will host an advanced meeting management seminar at RHD’s corporate offices Dec. 4-6.
“Don’t Just Do Something, Stand There!" is based on the new book by Future Search Nework founders Marvin Weisbord and Sandra Janoff that links systems change with personal growth. This seminar is for experienced leaders and consultants who run task-focused meetings.
The advanced facilitation workshop presents a philosophy, theory and method for transforming diverse work groups of all kinds. This seminar, integrating system change and personal growth theories is for experienced leaders who want to increase their capacity to help large, diverse groups stay task-focused and accomplish ambitious goals. Future search experience is not necessary for this workshop. This workshop runs one afternoon, one full day and one morning.
“We introduce ten principles derived from 20 years of leading meetings in many of the world’s cultures,” Weisbord said. “We show you how to shift your focus away from peoples’ behavior and create conditions under which people do their best without being told. Our seminar has drawn enthusiastic responses from hundreds of colleagues in Australia, England, Germany, South Africa, Sweden, and the U.S.
“We teach a simple theory, philosophy, and methods equally applicable to society, organizations, groups and ourselves. We show how you can work on structure, which is controllable, rather than behavior, attitudes and motivation, which are not.”
Facilitators and Managers: Learn a philosophy, theory and methods for energizing meetings of any length, in any culture, no matter how diverse the participants. Join Future Search Network in a unique workshop that integrates systems change and personal growth. Enlarge your capacity to help meetings stay task-focused, make key decisions, and solve knotty problems. Stimulating instruction, dialogue, and practice exercises equip you with new principles and techniques.
"I took home so many lessons from this workshop - new techniques, fresh understanding, practice at managing challenging situations,” said Dr. Verna Blewett, of the University of Adelaide in Australia. “The lessons are immediately applicable, taken in through a stimulating mix of theory, practice and observation of others; not only Sandra and Marvin, but also the other participants. The group was diverse in skill and experience and they added to the value of the event through their contributions. I know my ability to work ‘hands-off’ will be significantly enhanced by this workshop, especially in my practice in organizations."
Workshop agenda includes:
Differentiation and Integration: A Core Concept of System Development
Managing Boundaries and Roles
Functional Sub-Groups: Understanding the Informal System
Managing Polarities in Self and System
Containing Anxiety and Owning Authority
Skill Practice
