Facilitating Conversations
Conversations about complex topics such as organizational culture, change, values, and diversity, are occurring with greater frequency, particularly in social impact organizations. Ensuring these conversations are open, constructive, and effective is essential for organizational health and sustained positive outcomes. We help to create the conditions that enable such conversations for our clients.
We facilitating conversations between individuals, team members, teams, and whole systems by partnering with our clients in the following ways:
Establishing clear and aligned goals for each conversation.
Creating agreed upon norms, structures, and processes that result in thoughtful and effective interactions among participants.
Tracking and assessing progress, decisions, and course changes throughout the engagement.
Providing skills and models that enhance constructive and meaningful dialogue.
Facilitating so participants can have equal voices in the conversations while being present to their colleagues’ contributions.
“Dorel has helped me to navigate critical risks and opportunities during a period of high growth for our organization, and has been a thought partner at moments when it feels 'lonely at the top'. She excels at asking insightful questions to help you follow your best instincts, and I can now hear her voice in my head nudging me towards being a braver better leader at key moments.”
— MLR, National Climate Organization