OUT IN FRONT^TM:
THE WAY OF THE FACILITATIVE LEADER^TM

Mark Butz  

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What roles do you play in interaction with others? Facilitator? Leader?  What is the difference?  
 
Out in Front™  is a program, an approach, a set of learning experiences, to recognise and celebrate these key statements:

• Effective leaders are facilitators; effective facilitators are leaders 

• Being an effective leader and facilitator is not just about doing or having 

• You can be a leader and facilitator without having an official title or assigned authority 

• You can be a leader without sitting in the big chair at the head of the table or in the big office  

• You can be a facilitator without standing up in the front of the room  

   
'Out in Front'
 
This reference to being 'out in front' is not about your geographic position in a room or an event, or about your relative financial or hierarchical status, or about who has the most experience, knowledge and skills.  
 
It is much more about your character, and your standing, with others and with yourself.  
 
 
'The Facilitative Leader'
 
In our way of thinking, your effectiveness does not come from competing, and being 'out in front' of others.  
It comes from connecting, and being 'out in front' with others.
 
It comes from a character of authenticity, integrity, respect and trust.
 
It comes from what this character means:

• for meaningful connections and effective communication with others
• for the influence you have with others, and that you invite others to have with you
• for the learning you offer others, and the learning you earn from others 
• for the contribution you make with and for others, your positive and enduring legacy. 

 This is how leadership performance looks when people really matter to us.
 
 
'The Way'
 
We offer no set prescriptions, trite answers, or dogma.
 
Our program is focused on helping you to find your singular path.
 
We offer you access to skill sets, practical understandings and support along your path.
 
So 'The Way' is really Your Own Way. 
And what you find along the path, and at the end of it, is what only you could have made.
 
This is how the leadership journey looks when we are true to ourselves.

WHAT WE OFFER
 
 
A new way of being and doing, for a new level of personal and professional effectiveness
 
Out in Front™ offers diverse ways for you to engage with the complementary skills development and personal development required to embrace a new way of being and working...every day.
  
 
Practical Skill Sets and Understandings  
 
Our value: We don't just download content; you need to experience meaning 
 

Relating, Influencing and Negotiating   From simple to complex situations From personal to organisational   For meaningful connections, expanded possibilities and enduring relationships		Facilitating and Leading in Groups     From one-on-one to large groups From small teams to whole organisations   For bringing out the best in people through dynamic human interaction		Finding Your Voice, Hearing Others   Having your say, being heard Really hearing others Giving and receiving multidirectional feedback   For effective and persuasive presentation and respectful relationships
Embracing Diversity, Uncertainty and Change     Calling on difference for strength and value Working with change from personal to societal levels     For principled leadership and performance in a complex world		Staying on Track     Knowing and showing where you are headed, how well you are doing, what difference you make   For improved performance and accountability		Bringing The Real You to All You Do   Accessing and harnessing your multidimensional self, your values and passions Walking the talk   For personal activation, effectiveness, integrity and authenticity
Learning to Learn     Building culture and capacity through social learning Cultivating communities of practice and interest   For enhanced group energy, responsiveness and evolution		Breaking New Ground       Connecting with your inspirational edge Failing forward Unblocking performance   For serious creativity and innovation		Adapting, Surviving and Thriving   Accessing and harnessing your inner resources Being on the front foot (for the long haul)    For adaptability and resilience through testing times
		Being a Facilitative Leader    The 'Being' dimension of Facilitative Leadership Being comprehensive, affirmative, ethical, courageous For personal effectiveness,  integrity and authenticity at the cutting edge of change

 

Wholehearted Engagement
 
Our value: We don't just set out a path for you; we help you to accept responsibility for shaping your own journey
 

Training Programs   All proficiency levels     Format and detailed content customised to client needs

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Coaching & Mentoring; Executive Development      Personal or team   Timing and duration to suit client needs

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Stewardship      Development journeys based on learning contracts and agreed support relationships

 
 
Authentic Leadership
 
Our value:  We back up what we say with consistency and integrity 

• Sound Knowledge Base - products and services based in high level understanding and practical  experience of leadership, management and performance development  
• Practical Skills and Experience - trainers, coaches and mentors backed by solid experience as facilitators and adult educators, in cross-sectoral and cross-cultural contexts  

   
Download a brochure on this program pdf

See also Training in facilitation, communication, leadership, influencing and negotiating offered by Mark Butz of Futures by Design™ and Learnscapes™.  
Clients of our training are eligible to receive discounts on facilitation services from Futures by Design™.

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