Michael Wilkinson's "Eight Core Practices of Facilitative Leaders" provides a comprehensive guide to facilitative leadership, emphasizing collaboration and engagement. The book outlines eight core practices that empower leaders to foster trust, manage group dynamics, and build consensus. It explores techniques for effective communication, conflict resolution, and strategic thinking. Wilkinson's approach encourages leaders to connect with their teams, understand their needs, and empower them to contribute meaningfully to organizational goals. The book offers practical strategies and real-world examples to help leaders implement these practices effectively.
8 Core Practices of Facilitative Leaders by Michael Wilkinson
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What is a Facilitative Leader?
Facilitative leaders create organizations where engagement is the norm, collaboration is the vehicle, and higher levels of achievement are the result.
Unfortunately, many leaders continue to view their role primarily as one of setting direction, allocating resources, and putting in place rewards, support, and development systems that ensure their people stay focused on achieving that direction.
In the changing workplace, this archaic view of leadership is completely inadequate. More and more, employees are seeking to understand where their organization is going and to influence the paths taken to get there.
This shift in the workplace requires a new set of leadership skills. Leaders must know how to inspire people around a vision, foster trust, manage group interaction, build consensus, resolve conflict, and adapt their approach to the specific needs of each person they lead. They must be able to facilitate rather than dictate. This new direction calls for facilitative leaders.
Praise for 8 Core Practices of Facilitative Leaders
"If you want a great book that takes a facilitative approach to leadership, here it is! The 8 Core Practices of Facilitative Leaders offers practical and insightful strategies any leader can apply immediately. Read this book and learn the best ways to create engagement, buy-in, and alignment in your organization."
--Ken Blanchard, coauthor ofThe New One Minute Manager(R) and Leading at a Higher Level
"Michael credits me with teaching him to value thinking and communication preferences. He has written a practical guide to help you understand the behaviors needed to be highly impactful as a facilitative leader."
--Ann Herrmann-Nehdi, chief thought leader and chair of the board at Herrmann, creators of the HBDI Assessment and Whole Brain Thinking
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