Making Workshops Work: Creative collaboration for our time - Softcover

Pullan, Penny

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1910056677 ISBN 13: 9781910056677

Publisher: Practical Inspiration Publishing, 2021

Synopsis

Do you face the challenge of running really effective meetings, facilitated sessions or workshops as part of your role?<br />Would you like to feel more confident when working with challenging groups or senior participants?<br />Do you want to deliver lasting results collaboratively, in virtual, hybrid and in-person environments?<br />Making Workshops Work takes you from an initial idea or brief, through step-by-step preparation, to an engaging, well-run and effective session, resulting in agreed actions and clear follow up. You’ll feel confident, creative and competent as you deliver great results. Everyone will be committed to their actions and afterwards, whether you meet virtually, in-person or mix the two. Penny Pullan is a pioneer of virtual working and one of the world’s leading experts on running effective workshops. Her expertise and candid stories will inspire at every stage, to ensure that you are fully prepared to make the best use of your own and your participants’ valuable time.

Discover:

• A practical step-by-step guide to get the most out of group sessions quickly whether virtual or in-person
• Memorable case studies, stories and examples to highlight what really works and what doesn’t
• Downloadable tools, templates and checklists to reduce your preparation time and enhance your effectiveness
• Reflective questions and exercises to help you develop your own approach, building on what works for you and adapting what doesn’t, so that each workshop is better than the last

Dr Penny Pullan is the author of several books including ‘Virtual Leadership: Practical Strategies for Getting the Best out of Virtual Work and Virtual Teams'(Kogan Page, 2016). She works with people in multinational organizations who are grappling with tricky projects: uncertain, with ambiguous requirements, stakeholders who need to be engaged and virtual teams dispersed around the world. When they work with Penny, clients notice that communication, collaboration, clarity, commitment, connection and confidence grow, and change doesn’t seem quite as tricky as before!

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About the Author

Dr Penny Pullan is the author of several books including 'Virtual Leadership: Practical Strategies for Getting the Best out of Virtual Work and Virtual Teams'(Kogan Page, 2016). She works with people in multinational organizations who are grappling with tricky projects: uncertain, with ambiguous requirements, stakeholders who need to be engaged and virtual teams dispersed around the world. When they work with Penny, clients notice that communication, collaboration, clarity, commitment, connection and confidence grow, and change doesn't seem quite as tricky as before!

From the Back Cover

Do you face the challenge of running really effective meetings, facilitated sessions or workshops as part of your role?

Would you like to feel more confident when working with challenging groups or senior participants?

Do you want to deliver lasting results collaboratively, in virtual, hybrid and in-person environments?

Making Workshops Work takes you from an initial idea or brief, through step-by-step preparation, to an engaging, well-run and effective session, resulting in agreed actions and clear follow up. You'll feel confident, creative and competent as you deliver great results. Everyone will be committed to their actions and afterwards, whether you meet virtually, in-person or mix the two. Penny Pullan is a pioneer of virtual working and one of the world's leading experts on running effective workshops. Her expertise and candid stories will inspire at every stage, to ensure that you are fully prepared to make the best use of your own and your participants' valuable time.

Discover:

• A practical step-by-step guide to get the most out of group sessions quickly whether virtual or in-person
• Memorable case studies, stories and examples to highlight what really works and what doesn't
• Downloadable tools, templates and checklists to reduce your preparation time and enhance your effectiveness
• Reflective questions and exercises to help you develop your own approach, building on what works for you and adapting what doesn't, so that each workshop is better than the last

'The perfect book for our times'
Elizabeth Harrin, Author of Engaging Stakeholders on Projects, UK

'A definite must-read for anyone organizing workshops!'
Shireen Sindi, PhD, Assistant Professor, Karolinska Institute, Sweden

'The ultimate guide for designing and leading the best possible interactions'
Eleanor Winton, Founder of Foresightly Ltd, UK

Edition details

• Publisher: Practical Inspiration Publishing
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1910056677
• ISBN 13: 9781910056677
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 260