PARTNERSHIP SERIES - GRACE UNDER PRESSURE: Dealing With Unexpected Moments In Your Facilitation

~ with Abby Yanow, Executive Coach and OD Consultant

**This program is organized by our partners in the Pacific Northwest ODN Chapter! Join our partners, alongside the Minnesota, Oregon, and Triangle OD Networks for an opportunity for learning and cross-regional connections.

What do you do when you’re facilitating a meeting and the client or the group springs something unexpected on you? Has your client ever changed the agenda in mid-course? How do you handle that?

So many of us have had this experience – it’s part of being a facilitator! We need to hone our skills to be prepared – to not freak out, to stay centered and to respond with poise.

In this unique program, we will hear a few scenarios from the presenters, up to the “cliffhanging” moment. Then, we’ll break into groups and discuss what we would do in their shoes, and how our background and experience influence our choice of interventions. Then we’ll hear what really happened and what the presenters learned from the situation – as well as what lessons we can take away from their experience. Thank goodness it was them and not us! ;)

Learning Objectives for this Session:

1. Learn from other consultants and facilitators how to deal with unexpected changes
2. Gain insight into your reflexive reactions and surface your assumptions about “appropriate” reactions
3. Learn from each other some strategies for staying present in the midst of confusion.