Authenticity Circles Facilitator's Guide

Step-by-Step Guide to Facilitating Coaching and Training Circles Each group facilitator should have one guide. The guide provides step-by-step guidelines to learn facilitation, train group members, facilitate group sessions, and deal with any challenge that could arise. Topics include: Overview of personal and professional coaching, and peer coaching groups Roles of facilitator and group member Skills preferred (and not preferred) in facilitators Learning facilitation Working with the program developer (the developer might be an organization or a professional consultant) Enrolling group members Training group members to share core coaching skills Preparing to facilitate (materials and self-management) How to facilitate ongoing sessions How to ensure high-quality sessions How to capture learning How to avoid major pitfalls in facilitation Considerations for personal and professional coaches used to one-on-one coaching Facilitating intact teams (when all group members are from the same organization) Multicultural facilitation On-line facilitation Answers to many frequently asked questions Useful forms and free resources Includes Facilitation Reference Sheet   Author: McNamara, Carter Copyright: 2001 Publisher: Authenticity Consulting, LLC