My Commitment to You

I am committed to collaborating with my clients in ways reflective of the best practices of professional facilitators, coaches, and consultants.  I make a point to maintain a diverse kit of tools and methods to call upon when collaboratively designing a course of action for a group.  Some of these include the Institute of Cultural Affair's Technology of Participation, Appreciative Inquiry, Open Space, Liberating Structures, Integrative Coaching as well as a number of other tools and methods.  I also believe that whatever work I do for my clients should result in greater capacity for the group, organization, and/or individuals.  The International Association of Facilitators (IAF) has identified the following core facilitator competencies that I use as a guide in my own continuing professional development:  

• Create Collaborative Client Relationships
• Create and Sustain a Participatory Environment
• Plan Appropriate Group Processes
• Guide Group to Appropriate and Useful Outcomes
• Build and Maintain Professional Knowledge
• Model Positive Professional Attitude