Meeting Facilitation

Effective meetings in today's environment that require a group to address complex, often multi-disciplinary tasks need more than the traditional chairman armed with Roberts Rules of Order. The term facilitator has emerged to reflect this new role of making the task of the group more "facile", or easier. Competent facilitation is both a science involving techniques, methods and skills and an art developed through the experience of balancing multiple personalities through unpredictable responses, reactions and revelations as they tackle the task before them. A good facilitator assures that group participation is effective, not chaotic, and that the scope of a group's effort is consistent with its authority to act. A well facilitated gathering elicits commitment from those involved, contributes to team building and encourages initiative, innovation and responsibility.

Zervigon International, Ltd., designs, facilitates and documents project "Kick Off" meetings, partnering sessions, planning retreats, strategic planning sessions, problem solving teams, task forces, think tanks, focus groups, action planning, public workshops, public review meetings, and other group undertakings. The staff has developed a reputation for building consensus among persons and groups that were considered to be in irreconcilable positions.

Customized Training

Zervigon International, Ltd., which is a Project Management Institute Registered Educational Provider, creates and delivers training programs in many areas within organizations including train the trainer, team building, project management, effective meetings, management development and customer relations. Training scope and schedule is designed in consultation with the client to ensure maximum effectiveness.