Michael Wilkinson is one of the most renowned facilitators in the U.S., author of many books and the founder of Leadership Strategies, the market leader in facilitator training.  

In this episode, he shares his insights on:  

✅ The essentials of an effective project kickoff meeting  

✅ A powerful method for decision-making  

✅ A hilarious story about a tricky situation he just couldn’t solve  

Don’t miss this episode packed with expert advice and real-world facilitation wisdom!  

In this conversation, we talk about the eight essentials of a project team. Just as a reminder:

1. Purpose: the mission or reason of being
2. Success: the results of the outcome expected
3. Scope: what's in and whats out? The time by when the deliverable is completed; additional limitations or conditions
4.  Resources: the people on the team, time and funds
5. Charge: the person or groups from whom the team receives its charge and to whom it is accountable
6. Solution process: the method used to produce the deliverable
7. Leadership process: the method to make decisions, assign tasks, establish policies, address issues, etc.
8. Teamwork: the level of trust, communication, participation, and accountability 

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