How can you build trust and openness in facilitation sessions?

Trust and openness can be cultivated in facilitation sessions through various approaches. Consider the following strategies: - Clearly communicate expectations: From the outset, establish clear expectations regarding the session's purpose, objectives, and participation guidelines. This will help participants feel at ease and comprehend the session's goals. - Foster a safe and supportive environment - Build rapport - Practice active listening

You demonstrate over time as being a person who can hold the confidence of people. You show maturity, you don’t office gossip and you never repeat anything, that’s not yours to tell. One of the biggest mistakes bosses make is being over familiar, with employees. Know this it may work initially but it ALWAYS ends up at some point in contempt. So be disciplined; it’s an office not a pub. Your words match your actions; consistency is a magnet; stay true to what you believe in, preach and live by your boundaries. In other words you demonstrate Integrity, authenticity, respect and boundaries consistently.

This is very true. Setting expectation prior to the beginning of the session attrects the attention of all the participants. Tge same, participants should also set their expectations. At the end of the day, there will be a need for evaluation to see if the expectations have been met.

Setting clear expectations helps participants understand the purpose and structure of the facilitation, fostering trust through transparency.

You be a safe person in the first place. You show maturity, you don’t office gossip and you never repeat anything, that’s not yours to tell. One of the biggest mistakes bosses make is being over familiar, with employees. Know this it may work initially but it ALWAYS ends up at some point in contempt. So be disciplined; it’s an office not a pub. Your words match your actions; consistency is a magnet; stay true to what you believe in, preach and live by your boundaries. In other words you demonstrate Integrity, authenticity, respect and boundaries consistently.

Creating a safe space involves establishing an environment where individuals feel comfortable expressing themselves without fear of judgment, encouraging openness.

Demonstrating empathy and curiosity shows participants that you value their perspectives, building trust by actively engaging with their thoughts and feelings during the facilitation.

This is off topic but I’ve live a life saying “Always Follow Up”. The example of where this is so critical is running a sales floor, I never allowed it, but how many sales floors lose money by not following up after a sale on an ongoing consistent basis. The devil is in the details of anything you do; if your effort is half cut, you get sloppy results. So build relationships that last, treat every person as valuable. If you have that mindset you have self respect and your actions will automatically follow through. You will never be a perfect boss, but you can be a great boss by setting that intention every day;

I’d ask a simple question: Are you an admirable leader? If we are facilitating, instructing, leading and guiding others….You want them to willingly follow you. Instilling a desire, to want to do, what they are being told to do, because they admire you, makes sense. It makes life a lot easier if as a boss, you have all your ducks in a row, as a person. Otherwise you will spend your life expending a lot of energy getting people to do things. Get them to want to……for you, because they admire you. So how do you become an admirable boss? j

eye ?? contact inclusion and the setting of the good examples and being empath is a human quality few people pocess get the human issues right and the rest will be more than easy as a result listen carefully and always meet that person on the level and for the most part actions ?? speak louder than the werds albeit the tongue ?? is mightier than the sword be considerate and finally tomorrow is another day all you need do now is wake ?? up with a better attitude ?? ta rahhhhh xx hope that makes sense ya'll ?? ??