How to succeed at virtual facilitation

With Andrew Odgers
17th July, 9.30am – 1.00pm

This short, practical course is designed to give you the knowledge and experience necessary to fulfil the role of virtual facilitator successfully.

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Webinar: Virtual Team Building

  Thursday 2nd July 2.15pm – 3.00pm Register here. Whilst many of us are working remotely, we’re also looking forward to when some … More

Turning challenge into opportunity – working in the virtual world

June 2020 newsletter Resources and courses to help you build skills to grow and thrive while working remotely. Read on. More

How to succeed at virtual facilitation – your questions answered

Register now Following on from our webinar on How to Succeed at Virtual Facilitation, we will be running a live, interactive session during … More

New skills for the virtual world

As we all come to terms with the new way of working, and settle into a life of remote teams and team working, … More

New course – How to Succeed at Virtual Facilitation

Join us on 1st of May for our brand new course How to Succeed at Virtual Facilitation. Led by senior associate Andrew Odgers, … More

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These are the latest extracts from our blog, a rich commentary on the world of action learning and its applications in the real world. You can explore this in full by following this link: Our blog

How to succeed at virtual facilitation – your questions answered

Julie Kenyon writes...

Register now Following on from our webinar on How to Succeed at Virtual Facilitation, we will be running a live, interactive session during … More

Coaching in Crisis

Nick Wright writes...

In times of perceived crisis, the lines between coaching and therapy can sometimes feel more blurred than usual. This is because the kind … More

Delberth Hemley – My life with action learning

guest bloggers writes...

“To be honest, action learning was a magnificent revelation, I have used it in many settings and I’m sure people I’ve worked with … More

Live webinar 16th March 2.30 – 3.15pm GMT – Best Practice in Facilitation – Your Questions Answered

Sonja Antell writes...

Last November, Ruth Cook hosted a webinar called Best Practice in Facilitation. It was extremely popular, and included a Q&A session during which … More

When in Doubt, Pause, Reflect, Act

Nick Wright writes...

‘Don’t just do something. Stand there.’ (White Rabbit – Alice in Wonderland) It was 1 hour before the workshop was due to start … More

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Forthcoming Courses

Action learning facilitator training for individuals

A 3 day course in action learning facilitation. Learn about the theory of how action learning works, and practice taking part in and facilitating your own action learning set. ILM endorsed. More

6 - 8 July 2020  Delivered virtually Fully Booked
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14 - 16 September 2020  Delivered virtually Fully Booked
Places sometimes become available, click here to join the waiting list.
6 - 8 October 2020  Delivered virtually Booking now  N° of places available: 4
3 - 5 November 2020  Delivered virtually Booking now  N° of places available: 3

Virtual facilitation skills

This short, practical course is designed to give you the knowledge and experience necessary to fulfil the role of virtual facilitator successfully. More

17th July, 9.30am - 1.00pm  Virtual Booking Now  N° of places available: 8

Condensed course – In-house action learning facilitation training for leaders

This short course will give leaders and managers the skills they need to build connections between colleagues who work in different locations. It helps them engage in a powerful form of learning together, in a way that they have not been able to before. They will be better equipped to motivate, support and encourage teams whilst keeping them productive and focused on work targets. More

Dates for delivery are available at short notice, please enquire

Best Practice in Facilitation

A virtual workshop that will take you through the skills needed to be a great facilitator. Working in groups, you will have the opportunity to take part in practice sessions, using the new tools and techniques that we discuss, to practice new behaviours and embed core competencies. More

24th September 2020  Delivered virtually Booking now  N° of places available: 5

ILM endorsed professional development day

A day for candidates completing the ILM endorsed Professional Development Programme in Action Learning Facilitation or the new ILM recognised Endorsed Programme. Reflect on your learning, share … More

16th July 2020  Bermondsey Street Booking Now  N° of places available: 3
10th September 2020  Bermondsey Street Booking Now  N° of places available: 4

Doing more with action learning

A rich learning experience and one day practical workshop with Sonja Antell. Spend the day with other action learning facilitators exploring the myriad of applications for action learning, understand when and where to use it and leave with practical ideas for your own practice. More

TBA

Virtual action learning facilitator training for experienced facilitators (CPD)

A course for trained action learning facilitators to learn how to deliver action learning virtually to distance learners. Expand your practice to attract clients from further afield. More

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Action learning facilitator training, delivered virtually

Learn all the skills required of an action learning facilitator without the need to travel to our London Venue. This distance learning course will take you through the theory of action learning, and you’ll practice taking part in and facilitating your own action learning set. More

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Webinar: Virtual Team Building

  Thursday 2nd July 2.15pm – 3.00pm Register here. Whilst many of us are working remotely, we’re also looking forward to when some … More

How to succeed at virtual facilitation – your questions answered

Register now Following on from our webinar on How to Succeed at Virtual Facilitation, we will be running a live, interactive session during … More

Webinar: How to succeed at virtual facilitation – listen again

Due to popular demand we are repeating our webinar on How to Succeed at Virtual Facilitation It will take place on Wednesday 29th … More

New course – How to Succeed at Virtual Facilitation

Join us on 1st of May for our brand new course How to Succeed at Virtual Facilitation. Led by senior associate Andrew Odgers, … More

Webinar: How to succeed at virtual facilitation

Last month we hosted a popular webinar on Best Practice in Facilitation. We are following on with this new webinar to help you … More

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Delivering projects – co-operative teams work better

If you’re in charge of delivering a project, how do you ensure everyone involved is working together, in co-operation with one another, with … More

Sowing the seeds with action learning

Sowing seeds – from a single action learning programme to a Pan-European movement

By Alessandra Gariboldi Head of Research and Development at Fitzcarraldo, Italy 4 years ago, I took part in an international programme called ADESTE. … More

Leading the energy sector’s transformation toward a more sustainable society

Challenge To support senior managers on a talent development programme as they prepare for director roles in an organisation going through significant change … More

How A2Dominion Group transformed management capabilities

Working in the social sector brings with it its own challenges and pressures. Anything that can help managers perform better, feel more confident … More

Action learning team buiding in the engineering sector

Using action learning to deliver projects and build a team – Sandvik Coromant

Sandvik Coromant UK (part of a Swedish based global engineering company of real standing in their market) commissioned ALA to deliver a programme of project based action learning sets to help build on the success of a major new sales route as well as improve cohesion within the national sales team. More

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Action learning - a versatile and deeply effective learning and development process. Our video explains more.

What is action learning?

What is action learning?

Action learning is the process of bringing thinking and action into harmony. Learning is a continuous process and is best achieved with an open, probing mind, an ability to listen, question and explore ideas.

What happens in an action learning set? Through reflection, we gain a deeper understanding of the issues we face. This enables us to manage change more effectively, and meet the challenges we face in the workplace. It’s this ethos that is at the centre of our work.

Through working in action learning sets, we bring together diverse peers or people from within the same organisation to work through issues, share ideas and challenge perceptions in a trusting, supportive environment

Results are tangible and long lasting.

Helped me to sit back, assess, self critique and have confidence in my action planning within a team environment

Benefits

Every organisation has its unique issues and challenges so the benefits you glean from action learning are largely defined by what specific matters you bring to the process. You can expect to experience many positive changes including:

  • Acquiring long lasting problem solving skills
  • Promoting leadership skills
  • Being challenged by the team
  • Learning best practice
  • Evolving fresh ideas
  • Forming effective plans for immediate implementation
  • Achieving desired results in a constructive way

Courses

We have a selection of courses, from in-house customised action learning courses to virtual action learning for bringing people together from remote locations. We also run action learning facilitator training courses for organisations wishing to embed the facility of action learning within their organisation, or for individual L&D consultants looking to add another skill to their credentials. More details can be found on our courses page.

Why choose Action Learning Associates?

Why choose Action Learning Associates?

We are the UK’s leading provider of action learning and action learning facilitator training.

Our wealth of knowledge and experience comes from a highly talented and dedicated team of action learning practitioners whose work spans many different types of organisations and industry sectors both here in the UK and abroad.

Clients choose to work with us because they receive personal, professional, reflective peer group coaching that is tailored to their very specific needs. We work with senior level executives in leading UK and international corporations as well as charities, not for profit organisations, educational establishments, local authorities and the NHS.

Take a look at some of our clients’ comments about their own experiences of Action Learning Associates.

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