The Art of Facilitation: Mastering Group Leadership
Transform Your Leadership Impact in Just 8 weeks
An immersive program designed specifically for resource industry leaders who want to sharpen their group facilitation craft.
I thoroughly enjoyed the program and not only added "tools" to my toolkit but also identified areas I can improve and challenge myself. The program works for all levels of experience in facilitation."
-Mining Lead Facilitator
Why This Program Matters to Resource Leaders
In today's complex resource sector, the ability to facilitate meaningful group discussion isn't just helpful -- it's essential. When projects span continents, stakeholders have competing interests, and technical teams need to align quickly, masterful facilitation becomes your competitve edge
Who This Program Is For?
Senior Team Leaders and Senior Managers
Seeking to improve facilitation capabilities for more effective team meetings and collaborations
Community & Stakeholder Engagement Professionals
Looking to build safety and trust amongst stakeholder to deliver time-efficient outcomes.
HR Professionals & Trainers
Aiming to enhance training delivery and meeting management skills
Project Leaders
Needing to lead collaborative project meetings and create high performing teams
Meeting Facilitators
Anyone involved in organizing and leading meetings who wants to make them more effective
Resource Sector Specialists
Professionals in mining and renewable energy seeking to improve stakeholder collaborat
What You'll Master
Confidently Facilitate Any Group
Lead meetings and collaborative process with poise and purpose
Create Purpose & Culture
Clarify group purpose and build a safe empowering culture.
Manage Technical Aspects
The skills for successfully leading people through the labyrinth of change
Engage Participants Effectively
Create environment where everyone contributes their best thinking
Powerful Listening, Presence & Inquiry
Listen deeply, hold space, and ask questions that drive progress and create lasting buy-in.
Authentic Facilitation
Develop your unique facilitation style aligned with your strengths
Effective intervention
Practice a range of interventions for different group situations
Energy Management
Recognise and work with different energy levels in your groups
Whole-Person Facilitation
Learn to facilitate self, another, and the entire group in a holistic way.
Handle Challenging Behaviours
Be comfortable with and respond effectively to a range of behaviours.
Our Unique Approach
Whole-Person Facilitation
Learn to facilitate yourself, others, and the group as an integrated system
Real-time Coaching
Practice with expert coaching in the moment when it matters most
Peer Feedback
Gain insights from others on the same journey in a supportive environment
Holistic Leadership
Develop facilitation as part of your broader leadership capacity
Programme Outline
Delivered virtually via live zoom meetings once a week
Investment
Program Fees
Cost includes:
Soft Copy of Workshop Manual
40 hours of experiential training, including weekly 1:1 coaching
Certificate of Attendance
Preparation for the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) Certified Facilitators Accreditation
For Leaders Who Are Ready to Elevate
This isn't basic leadership training. This program is crafted for those who:
Already lead with a facilitative mindset
Recognize the power of collective intelligence
Want to take their group engagement skills from good to exceptional
Need advanced techniques for complex resource industry environments
"The techniques for navigating technical disagreements alone where worth the investment."
-Renewable Energy Project Manager
Limited Spaces Available
Our cohort is intentionally small to ensure personalized attention and meaningful practice opportunities.
Begin Your Facilitation Mastery Journey
Ready to transform how you lead groups and drive results? Reserve your spot in our next cohort starting
Testimonials
I came to this course with no experience in facilitation other than having observed a few council processes and little confidence in my ability to facilitate. Now, only eight weeks later, I volunteered to design and run a 2-hour discussion for parents of my school community and am actively looking for further opportunities to practice these skills. I was able to incorporate many of the techniques we were taught on the Art of Facilitation, including establishing a clear purpose and culture, rituals, unstructured rounds, energisers, thoughtful and curious questions, large and small group discussions, timekeeping, physical surveying, shifting levels and completion. One of the most useful skills I have developed is the ability to self-assess and identify areas where I can improve the process or my facilitation for next time. My intention is to use these skills to design and deliver deliberative democracy processes that provide deeply meaningful experiences to citizens and valuable insights to decision-makers. With this as my purpose, I was offered the opportunity to run a shortened version of a deliberative democracy process for my fellow students during the course, giving me a valuable chance to apply these learnings to my chosen specialty. In addition to the skills I have developed and the network of course-mates that built strong connections through our weekly sessions, this course has given me a much deeper understanding of what a skillful facilitator can bring to deliberation and the wide variety of opportunities that exist to make use of these skills.
