Meeting Facilitators

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=150 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="17b009b0egerdp.jpg"> <div> <B>    </B><B> |  </B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>  </B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=180 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> “Alignment gets the heart of a critical element of organizational leadership, namely focus.” </div> <bR> <div>  Louis E Lataif, Dean, Boston University School of Management</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>T</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>HE</B></FONT><B> SOS G</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>ROUP</B></FONT></div> <div> Strategic Operational Solutions</div> <div> Phone: 713-249-9569</div> </td> <td valign="top" height=330 width="100%" style=" border-top: 6px solid #FFFFFF; border-left: 6px solid #FFFFFF;" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="winning_strategies.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Winning Strategies">home</A>   I <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#777777" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT><A HREF="business_advisor.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Business Advisor">Business Advisor</A>   |   <A HREF="executive_coaching.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Executive Coaching">Executive Coaching</A>   |   <A HREF="strategic_planning.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Strategic Planning">Strategic Planning</A>   |   <A HREF="change_management_and_analys.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Change Management and Analysis">Change Management and Analysis</A>   |   <A HREF="self_analysis_tool.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Self Analysis Tool">Self Analysis Tool</A>   |   <A HREF="fail_safe_leadership.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="FailSafe Leadership">Fail-Safe Leadership</A>   |   <A HREF="collaboration_team_alignme.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Collaboration Team Alignment">Collaboration - Team Alignment</A>   |   Meeting Facilitators   |   <A HREF="process_improvement.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Process Improvement">Process Improvement</A>   |   <A HREF="business_project_developmen.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Project and Business Development">Project and Business Development</A>   |   <A HREF="mergers_acquisitions.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mergers Acquisitions">Mergers & Acquisitions</A></div> <bR> <div> <I>Meeting Facilitators</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Your Facilitator & Planning Services</B></I></div> <div> THE SOS GROUP<FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#555555" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT>offers professional facilitator services for corporate meetings, conferences or organizational development.  Our facilitators have the background, skills, tools and knowledge to help advance the objectives of the meeting to assure success. Through our Affiliates we can also provide planning and resouces for the event; Hotel, Facilities, Planning, Entertainment, Logistics, more...</div> <div> Your facilitator works with you and your team to help establish the objects and then map the process. The Facilitator then guides the group toward a destination. Facilitation makes it easier to get to an agreed destination.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="1e080550.jpg" border=0 width="128" height="85" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="0">How can the facilitator help?</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc55555500.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">He is responsibility for the journey, rather than the destination. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc55555500.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">He is responsible for managing a process of information exchange. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc55555500.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">He serves as the director and tracker of the group's discussions, deliberations, and process. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc55555500.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">He is a process guide, someone who makes a process easier. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc55555500.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">He is the servant of the group, not its leader, and he works to ensure that the group accomplishes its goals. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc55555500.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">He offers process suggestions and enforces ground rules agreed to by the group. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc55555500.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">He keeps discussions on track, protects group members from attack, and ensures that all members participate.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc55555500.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">He focuses on how well people work together</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc55555500.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">He leads the group in drawing out answers, building vision and developing plans that motivate everybody to achieve agreed upon goals</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc55555500.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">He helps a group free itself from internal obstacles or difficulties so that it may more efficiently and effectively pursue the achievement of its desired outcomes for a given meeting.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc55555500.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">He is the impartial manager for meetings designed to enable participants to focus on substantive issues and goals.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700dc55555500.png" HEIGHT="15" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">He is a master in the art of leading people through processes toward agreed objectives in a manner that encourages participation, ownership and creativity from all involved.</div> <bR> <div> We have the tools, skills and processes to help support you and your team meet your planned meeting objects. <A HREF="the_network_and_services_what_our_customers_say.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Network and Services">See our client reference list.</A></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>As us how our Facilitation can improve meeting results</U></B><B>. </B> You have nothing to loose, you might make a friend, new business contact or learn something new. <A HREF="contact_us.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us">Give us a call.</A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>