Facilitative Leadership

The Art of Facilitative Leadership: Maximizing Others’ Contributions By Jeffrey Cufaude In The Systems Thinker (Dec 2004/Jan2005) published by Pegasus Communications.

Cufaude notes the “essence of Facilitative Leadership” in six major themes:

• They make connections and help others make meaning.

• Provide direction without controlling it.

• Help balance by managing content and process.

• Invite disclosure and feedback to help surface unacknowledged or invisible beliefs, thoughts and patterns.

• Focus on building the capacity of individuals and groups to accomplish more on their own, now and in the future.

• Operate from a position of restraint.

Cufaude also provides the content for “The Art of Facilitation: How to Enhance Results and Maximize Others' Contributions”, a training course offered through The Center For Association Leadership.