Facilitation for Managers training
Managers learn to run short team meetings that end with a decision and a clear picture of who does what: build the agenda from a key question, switch between the roles of expert, manager and facilitator, involve everyone and close the meeting with a "What — Who — When" plan.
Trainer license — one facilitator, who can also run it for their own clients. Company license — all trainers and managers in your company. Details
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A training you can run without the author
2 days, minute by minute
A trainer guide with what to say, exercise instructions, debrief questions and difficult situations.
18 exercises
Role plays, cases and cards — with print-ready handouts.
Tests with answer keys
A pre- and post-test to see what participants have learned.
An author with corporate experience
Stan Shaposhnikov: programs for PrivatBank, DTEK, Interpipe.
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Who this training is for
- Team and department managers, team leads
- Project managers
- Professionals who regularly run work meetings
- Internal trainers, L&D and HR
- Independent trainers
Problems it solves
- Meetings drag on and end without a decision
- Three people talk, the rest stay silent
- The manager speaks first — and the team just agrees
- After the meeting nobody knows who does what
- AI meeting summaries go out without being checked
What participants will be able to do
Decide whether a meeting is needed and calculate what it costs the team
Know their facilitation style and switch consciously between the roles of expert, manager and facilitator
Build an agenda from a key question and open a meeting so that the group engages from the first minutes
Run a 15-minute team stand-up
Ask opening and responding questions and involve everyone, not only the most active people
Use techniques for generating ideas, analyzing a problem and making a decision
Close a meeting with a "What — Who — When" plan and handle difficult situations in meetings
Use AI assistants to prepare and summarize meetings and check what they produce
Training program: Facilitation for Managers
Two days, 10:00–18:00 · lunch and two breaks each day
| Day 1. Prepare and open the meeting | |
|---|---|
| 10:00–10:30 | Opening, introductions "Best and worst meeting", pre-test |
| 10:30–11:15 | What meetings cost and whether this meeting is needed |
| 11:30–12:30 | Three facilitation styles: self-assessment |
| 13:30–14:30 | Three roles of a manager in a meeting: expert, manager, facilitator |
| 14:30–15:15 | The team's meeting rhythm, goals and preparation |
| 15:30–16:30 | An agenda in four steps |
| 16:30–17:15 | Opening a meeting: the first five minutes and the parking lot |
| 17:15–18:00 | A 15-minute stand-up. Day summary |
| Day 2. Lead the discussion to a decision | |
|---|---|
| 10:00–10:20 | Warm-up "My meeting this week" |
| 10:20–11:15 | The decision diamond. Facilitator questions: opening and responding |
| 11:30–12:30 | Involving everyone: 1-2-4-All, silent brainstorming, dot voting |
| 13:30–14:15 | Analyzing a problem: the Kipling method, force field, "Carousel" |
| 14:15–15:15 | Making a decision and closing the meeting: "What — Who — When", retro |
| 15:30–16:15 | Difficult situations in meetings |
| 16:15–16:55 | AI in meetings: preparation, summaries and ground rules |
| 16:55–17:35 | Final practice "I run the meeting" |
| 17:35–18:00 | 30-day plan, post-test, feedback form, closing |
What's included: slides, trainer guide, workbook
Slide deck
61 slides with presenter notes (PowerPoint)
Trainer guide
32 pages: a minute-by-minute script for both days with what to say, debriefs and difficult situations
Participant workbook
14 pages: meeting costs, the "Three facilitation styles" self-assessment, agenda template, facilitator questions, 30-day plan
Exercises and cases
18 exercises with keys; "Meeting or email?" cards, 12 meeting topics, 10 difficult participants, an "AI summary" card, a checklist
Tests and forms
Pre-/post-test, answer key, summary sheet, feedback form
Read me first
Preparation plan, printing list and safety rules for the group
License
Run it as often as you like, adapt it, add your own logo
License. Run the training as many times as you like, edit the materials and add your own logo. You may not resell the files or share them with third parties. License terms
Exercises from this kit
Meeting or Email?
Learn to decide, before sending the invitation, whether a meeting is needed, who to invite and how much time to give it.
Facilitation for ManagersThree Chairs
Feel the difference between a manager's three roles in a meeting and practice switching between them.
Facilitation for Managers1-2-4-All
Get ideas from every meeting participant, not only from the most active ones.
Need it tailored to your company?
We will rewrite the cases around your situations, apply your brand style and prepare your trainers.
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