THE FACILITATION MODEL

There are several questions central to and for the field of Coaching regarding facilitation. And to the degree that you can effectively answer them, to that extent you will be able to distinguish what is true coaching facilitation and what is not.

• How do you, as a Meta-Coach, need to think about the art of facilitation as you work with individuals and teams?

• What does Coaching Facilitation involve and how does it differ from other forms of facilitation?

• How do you facilitate the coaching processes?

For years (from 2002 to 2007) I struggled to get my head around this subject. Then in 2007 I came up with a Facilitation Model for Meta-Coaching and, surprise of surprise (!), I based it on the Meaning–Performance Axes of Neuro-Semantics. Today the Facilitation Model is the first model presented in the Coaching Mastery Training Manual and there also you will find a description of the model in terms of its theory, variables, guidelines, and patterns. There also you will find the list of the unique processes that we facilitation in Meta-Coaching. As a Meta- Coach, what do you facilitate? Here are the key processes:

1) Communication: precision, clarity.