A leader outlines three stages for developing new facilitators: attend as a participant, co-facilitate with an experienced leader, then lead solo while getting feedback after. The key is holding back criticism during the live session so the new facilitator owns their decisions. Building this pipeline requires operational skills too, like managing hotels and transportation for multi-day events.
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So the first part is they have to experience it as a member. And it's, it's like that, a few pieces in this. So, so I think it's 3 pieces. One is they attend. Second, you co. Third, they go alone. But what was really good about the succession plan for this is that the third time when he was alone, he actually co-facilitated with somebody else. I was a member. So I could also provide feedback. not during the session. Bite your tongue. You know, it's like, oh, let's do that differently. No, no, no, no. It runs. And there were a few things in there that I wouldn't have done. But, you know, keep it— biting my tongue and going like, this is theirs. They got to figure this out. And then providing that feedback afterwards was really good. So I look at that as a 3-stage piece of being able to do that. And then I had the luxury of being a member. And then we just went to Delphi, Greece, where we got to each ask the Delphi Oracle a question of a lifetime, which was just awesome for people to ask that question. And I was a co-facilitator for that one as well. And so, but we're looking for to build other co-facilitators. So part of that is, as a facilitator for these things too, it's not just doing the 4-day event. But it's also the logistics. So, you know, you gotta be able to, they, they gotta be able to run that part too of talking to the destination management companies, the hotels, the meals, the transportation of people, all that.