Professional Development

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Displaying items by tag: Greg Shamie

Monday, 01 August 2016 12:32

Meeting Them Where They Are

Social workers use the phrase, "Be where the client is." It's meant to teach how to initially engage the client by meeting them where they are, versus telling them how and where to be.

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5 Key Ingredients to Effective Facilitation

As Director of Staff Development at the Leadership Program, I spend a lot of time both preparing and implementing training or coaching others on effective facilitation. There is no recipe or shortcut that instantaneously makes you an expert facilitator.

Published in Professional Development