I've been in the thick of preparing to facilitate a 4 day residential leadership program next week. It's an important task because we all know the pain that can occur when there hasn't been any preparation. Participants can see straight through it!
People often ask me how I seem to be able to turn things around quickly, facilitate sessions with very little notice, etc. so in the spirit of sharing, I've put together a one page example of how I prepare to facilitate any kind of session. Regardless of whether it's a learning program, team building day, strategy/planning session, even sales pitch, this model is basis for most of my prep.
Thanks must go to Bernice McCarthy for bringing us the 4Mat model. It is by far the tool I utilise the most. Perhaps not specifically the way Bernice intended on all occasions but it absolutely allows me to focus my thinking and ensure that I align the "What's in it for me?" for participants to the content of the session.
Check out this generic example I put together for how I would prepare for a session on time management. I hope it's useful and am keen to know what techniques others use to prepare effectively!
Nobody wants to be the chef that doesn't cook dinner, or the mechanic that drives a bomb, so tomorrow I start working on my individual development plan with a 10% activity (see link for 70:20:10 definition)!
I'll be jumping into the participant seat to complete my MBTI accreditation. I've worked with a number of personality/preference tools over the years, and feel like this one is the most widely understood, reviewed, and broadly applicable tool in my circles.
For my own development, after being exposed to the tool for nearly a decade now, I know that being accredited to administer it will provide a great anchor back to the personal interest I have in strengths based development and appreciative inquiry.
So like all good participants that want to get the most out of any learning opportunity, I've completed my pre-work and look forward to gaining lots of useful insights over the next 4 days with the gang at CPP Asia Pacific.
I'll be interested to find out off others, what other psychometric tools could complement MBTI in my arsenal...
