Richard Weaver, President of New Possibilities

Richard provides a rich variety of services to organizations and the people who work in them. He specializes in the human side of organizations especially in the management of change and effective use of conflict. (more)

John Farrell, President of John Farrell, LCC

John provides guidance to leaders and managers, helping them solve their toughest organizational problems.  He specializes in leadership development, organization development and design, and facilitation of important group meetings, strategic planning retreats and major organizational events. (more)

Crisis at Santa's Workshop: Using Facilitation to Get More Done in Less Time

Getting people to work together effectively is the single most powerful way to strengthen any organization. The just published Crisis at Santa's Workshop uses an imaginative and delightful fable to outline the use of facilitation to reach this goal. (more)

Managers as Facilitators: A Practical Guide to Getting Work Done in a Changing Workplace

This thoughtful, easy to read approach to faciliation guides the reader through the elements of effective facilitation. These include clarifying the work that needs to be done, improving group dynamics, building effective work processes, using ones self as an instrument, creating change, and managing boundaries. The book ends with a Quick Fix section. (more)

The Practical Guide to Facilitation: A Self-Study Resource

This self-study workbook builds on the model of facilitation presented in Managers as Facilitators. The guide leads the leader through a series of exercies, some to be completed alone and others to try out in actual faciliation settings. A facilitation assessment tool is included. (more)