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MG Rush - Your Home for Facilitation Training |
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We train facilitators. We specialize in structured facilitation; the type used in most important workshops, team meetings, and retreats. Our facilitation technique is ideal for team meetings, project management, strategic planning, and quality initiatives. Our training is applicable to business, technical, government, and community environments.
We've been training facilitators since 1985. We are the originator of the FAST workshop facilitation technique. Our facilitation techniques were developed after extensive research into alternative facilitated workshop techniques and after many hours leading sessions.
Our FAST technique is in use at hundreds of organizations, including the largest and most successful worldwide. We are a pioneer and the recognized leader in facilitation for information gathering, ideation, planning, analysis, dispute resolution, collaboration, and decision-making. With our training, you'll improve your confidence, leadership, efficiency, and effectiveness with groups, workshops, projects, and teams. |
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Qualify for PMI PDUs and IIBA CDUs |
 Students of our FAST Class qualify for PMI PDUs and IIBA CDUs.
Our FAST Professional Facilitation (Session Leader) Workshop course prepares team and project leaders, analysts, managers, and executives to make the most of critical projects and decisions.
Our class is also a terrific way to maintain your certification. Students who successfully complete our (#450) FAST class qualify for 40 CDUs (IIBA) and 40 PDUs (PMI).
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The FAST Class - Professional-level Facilitation Training |
 Our most popular class is our 5-day FAST Professional Facilitation Workshop course.
The course is intensive, well-rounded, and targeted for today's fast paced, process-driven organizational change environments.
Typical participants are business analysts, strategic planners, consultants, sales and marketing leaders, executives -- and others that need to lead teams in group workshops for maximum effectiveness in a minimum of time.
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Facilitation for Project Managers |
 One of our newest classes is a 3-day class for project managers.
We have had great demand for a short, intensive, and focused class to help project managers guide workgroups. While not intended for professional facilitators, this class provides basic workgroup management skills for those that regularly interact with or lead groups.
This course is ideal for project managers with SDLC and/or PDLC responsibilities and those managing across the PMLC and/or multiple projects. Tight timetables? This is the perfect tool to manage certain steps in your PM duties. |
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Facilitation for Quality Projects |
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Our newest class is a 3-day class for Quality Projects & Initiatives (QPI). It is intended for project leaders, sponsors, and frequent team members.
This class is designed specifically for a variety of quality environments ranging from Six Sigma® to TQIM to CMM to Lean, and is appropriate for all levels of quality leadership (Green, Black, and Master Black Belts, e.g.).
Do any of these apply to you or your project managers?
 Want better group performance
Daunted by "problem people"
Uncomfortable in front of a group
Desire to be a good example
Want a quality team experience
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TIP - How To Start Meetings On Time |
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This is one TIP from our collection of practical tips, tools, and techniques. Our tips are gathered from our experience, training classes, and alumni contributions.
How to Start Meetings on Time
Include "Arrival" On The Agenda
Put an ARRIVAL time on the agenda. For the START of a session at 8:00 AM, include ARRIVAL on the agenda at 7:50 AM.
The time between Arrival and Start is similar to the "networking" or "registration" period before an evening meeting. It is also similar to "Cocktails" before a "Dinner."
Provide An Incentive
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TIP - Remembering - Associations |
The Association Method
The "association method" is a useful approach to remembering a series of items, situation, or sequence of activities/operations, particularly if their a specific order is important.
I used this to remember pronouns in secondary school . . . by creating a "mental story" of "scenes" to associate each (and every) preposition required by my teacher.
Suppose you need to "prepare for" an impromptu meeting with a senior executive, and for which a note card would be inappropriate. Then you might consider using the association method to construct a "story of images" that directly link the sequence of images, in sequence, to topics or questions that you want to discuss with the executive.
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