Teams frequently involve participants from many different business groups and/ or geographies. In many cases there is often no clear shared vision or approach to a solution. When team members do share a way forward, shorter term issues of prioritizing, planning, scoping and the division of responsibilities often result in conflict and confusion.
Trying to achieve a consensus can be very difficult. The involvement of a skilled external facilitator can frequently help the team to be open to new approaches and to ‘think out of the box’ in order to make progress.
A skilled external facilitator provides an unbiased and independent view – with no vested interest in the final results. This is especially valuable when there are conflicting views on how to make progress in a team or operating unit.