Turn Every Meeting into a Facilitation You're Proud Of
Every leader facilitates — team meetings, planning sessions, offsites, decision-making conversations. But most were never actually taught how. The result: meetings that meander, decisions that don't stick, and the same three people doing all the talking.
The Team Facilitation Assessment Rubric makes the invisible skills of great facilitation visible and measurable. It's grounded in the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) Core Competencies and integrates practical frameworks including the Four Quadrants (Self-Awareness, Group Awareness, Self-Management, Group Process), the Explore → Evaluate → Decide meeting design framework, and the Groan Zone model for navigating divergent and convergent thinking.
What it covers:
- Session Design & Preparation — Backward planning, meeting flow design, outcome clarity, and time management
- Creating Participatory Environment — Psychological safety, inclusion, energy management, and group awareness
- Navigating Group Dynamics & Conflict — Intervention skills, boundary management, and transforming tension into productive dialogue
- Guiding to Meaningful Outcomes — Real-time synthesis, process adaptation, and driving toward concrete commitments
- Professional Presence & Neutrality — Balancing neutrality with advocacy, composure under pressure, and servant leadership
- Effective Communication — Three levels of listening, powerful facilitation questions, summarizing, and strategic use of silence
How it works:
Each competency is scored 1–10 with specific observable behaviors. Use it for self-assessment, peer feedback, or instructor evaluation. Development recommendations at every score range give you a clear path from wherever you are today.
This rubric is used in our Team Coaching & Facilitation cohort, where participants facilitate real sessions and receive detailed feedback using this assessment after every practice round.
Download the rubric below, and you'll also receive instruction on how to use it to improve your Facilitation Practice.
