How to Be a Facilitator 

About the Workshop:

What are the benefits of being a strong facilitator? How can it improve your workplace environment?

Participants in this workshop will learn...

• Tools, techniques and background information to aid Facilitation
• The distinction between facilitator and trainer and the importance of clarifying your role
• Tips for dealing with difficult personalities and with conflict
• Helping with meeting flow and facilitation when you are a participant rather than the leader or facilitator

About the Presenter:

Jane Klieve
President, Klieve Group,LLC

Jane has more than 25 years of leadership development and human resource management experience. Her company, Klieve Group, LLC, specializes in leadership development, group facilitation, Board governance, and transition management.  Clients include nonprofit, corporate and religious organizations in the bi-state region and beyond.  She has served as a key consultant with the Network for Strong Communities (formerly Nonprofit Services Center) for the last ten years.

Jane brings a 360perspective to her work as a nonprofit governance consultant. She has served on the boards of many organizations and state commissions and has served as president or an officer many times.  In addition, she has served as the executive director of a nonprofit.  This first person experience is complimented by professional training.  Jane has completed programs in Advanced Board Consulting, Assessment of Governing Boards and in the Governance as Leadership model through BoardSource.

Jane served an Adjunct Professor in the Nonprofit Management & Leadership Program at University of Missouri St. Louis for 10 years, teaching one of the core courses in the program:  Staff Management Issues in Nonprofits.

Jane has a B.A. in Psychology from Northwestern University and an M.A. in Human Resource Management/Business Administration from the University of Iowa.