Facilitative Leadership (New York City)

Lead in a way that inspires, invites participation, and builds commitment

Many of us in the social sector are struggling with how to handle the complexity that we face in our work. Effective leadership in these times is not about striving to control what is uncontrollable; rather, it is about creating the conditions for groups, teams, organizations, and communities to effectively and creatively cope with threats and leverage opportunities for greater social impact. Facilitative Leadership® is grounded in the belief that today’s leaders must inspire and create conditions that enable others to be their best in the pursuit of shared goals. This includes making it easy for others to offer their unique perspectives and talents, speak up when they have problems, take initiative, make appropriate decisions, work with others, and share responsibility for the health of the team, organization, or community.

As a participant in this two-day Facilitative Leadership® workshop, you will learn practical skills, including how to:

• Inspire shared visions to guide collective work.
• Measure success outcomes across multiple dimensions.
• Seek maximum and contextually appropriate stakeholder engagement in decision-making.
• Facilitate conversations to help people with diverse perspectives reach agreement.
• Design meetings and other convenings that bring out the best in people and guide them toward desired outcomes.
• Coach others, grounded in attentive listening as well as thoughtful advocacy.

This opportunity is ideal for non-profit executives, program directors, community-based leaders, foundation officers, and change agents of all kinds.