PRODUCTIVE GROUPS:

Groups convene to generate ideas, to give support, to solve problems, and to make decisions. All too often, however, groups can be inefficient and ineffective as they go about these tasks. What a waste of human resources! This program teaches group skills in an enjoyable yet powerful way

The program assumes that individual participants come from groups that are committed to their goals. The focus, therefore, is not on motivation but on behaviors of members as they try to pursue their goals. Through participation in this program, individuals quickly become aware of their unproductive behaviors and are guided to more productive ways of being group members and leaders.

Training Objectives

Participants will have the following opportunities:

To develop communication skills that can help a group to move forward;

To learn techniques to facilitate a group through a task;

To examine ways to prevent and to resolve disagreements and conflicts;

To apply strategies for building group consensus; and

To become keener observers of group process.