Navigating what work we do, with who and how we facilitate a group or organisation is the important work of contracting – the central “C’ competency in our FACETS® model.  In our world, the word ‘contract’ is used in a relational rather than a legalistic sense but both relate to responsibilities, expectations, scene-setting and the development of a mutually understood framework conducive to a positive outcome.

In this short session, we will examine how we work ethically and equitably with group participants, sponsors, clients and co-facilitators including agreements related to outcomes, ways of working, fees, boundaries and renegotiation.

As a facilitation skill-set, whether you work as an in-house or external facilitator, good contracting skills overlap with culture setting and consulting and in most groups, achieving a common understanding of the work is half the assignment.