Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH)

Piscataquis & Penobscot Counties

Rural Regional Planning Group

This landing page has been designed especially for the Rural Regional Planning Group serving Piscatiquis & Penobscot Counties on behalf of the TMaH initiatives funded by the _______________________ grant.

Members of this planning group are invited to use this landing page to access important tools and updated materials. Please contact Kendra if anything is unclear or out of date.

Regular Tools

• Committee Calendar/Important Dates

• List of Group Members and Affiliations

• Working Agreements

• Subcommittee Meeting Notes

• Meeting Documents (Outcomes, Agendas, & Notes)

  • Date, Time, Location

Background Resources

Supplemental Facilitation Resources

• Resources by Craig Freshley

  • Many Ways to Make Good Group Decisions

  • Consensus Decision Making Key Characteristics

  • Consensus Decision Making Steps

• Meeting Cycle Guide (Mamie Kanfer Stewart)

• Resources by Kendra

  • Your Work/Group Communication Patterns

  • Intro to Team Dynamics & Psychological Safety and The Talk vs. Clock Paradox

  • Considerations for a Group’s Working Agreements

  • Three Gems for Better Practices in Facilitation

Kendra’s commitments/standards as a facilitator: (1) be neutral, (2) provide structure, (3) encourage participation, (4) reflect the group, (5) move the group forward in achieving the stated outcomes, (6) be a motivator and cheerleader of the group’s hard work and working agreements, (7) communicate clearly, (8) seek feedback for improvement along the way