Meeting Facilitation is the act of guiding the meeting process and ensuring all participants are involved and engaged, while enabling the group to reach the goals established and outcomes desired for the meeting.

 

Effective meeting facilitation for Leadership Teams, Board gatherings, Senior Staff meetings and/or All Company events can be the distinguishing factor for a high functioning Board, Leadership Team or entire organization.  At Mason & Rice, we believe that a carefully facilitated meeting can set a clear direction for the team, while also ensuring that actions are captured and a forward plan is set. From skilled planning and organization to a published agenda with desired outcomes framed and communicated, Mason & Rice is adept at facilitating meetings of all sizes, with results that are realized, communicated and understood clearly by the participants. 

 

After years of leading large organizations with complex agendas, Valerie Mason Cunningham and Emily Rice Reynolds offer experience with ensuring that inclusive leadership is the tone set from the start of the meeting. Driving an agenda with set time parameters is a key factor in moving through the meeting with the requirements needed to make decisions, share information, gain consensus, take actions, and allow for dialogue from all participants.  This process also allows for gathering of input from the participants and keeps the flow of the meeting moving toward a conclusion that is  innovative, forward thinking and consistent with  the mission of the group and the potential achievement of the meeting goals.