As a Guest Facilitator

There are certain qualities and characteristics—as well as educational and professional experience—that we look for in our guest facilitators. The following information outlines those traits that we feel work well in our classrooms and give our clients the best experience.

Skills and Capabilities

• Achieves defined curriculum objectives from the Aileron and participant perspective.
• Focuses on outcomes rather than activities.
• Effectively manages the flow of the offering (e.g., timing). Maintains the desired balance between presentation and exercises, breakouts, case studies, etc.
• Tailors the delivery of the offering to effectively integrate participant issues and examples.
• Ensures presentations are interactive and engaging.
• Manages participant interaction to achieve an effective balance between facilitator and participant, as well as between participants.
• Manages participant's participation (i.e., drawing out and shutting down as required).
• Maintains his or her energy level throughout the duration of the program.
• Conveys a depth of practical knowledge on the topic.
• Conveys a natural style. Displays the same behavior in front of the room as in one-on-one situation.
• Has a conversational and practitioner-based approach with an ability to easily field questions and lead discussions.
• Effectively integrates stories, personal experiences and local/real-world examples into conversation.
• Balances talking and active listening.
• Has a consultative-based approach. Displays a "dig deeper" questioning approach, a solid questioning technique to get to the root of an issue without making the participant uncomfortable.
• Has the ability to look through the lenses of others.
• Is never prescriptive.

Beliefs and philosophies

• Fits with Aileron's vision, mission, and philosophy.
• Never strays into sales pitch territory and is comfortable with our "no solicitation" policy.
• Is willing to continue developing their knowledge and skills base. Committed to continuous learning and staying abreast of the topics.
• Believes in the Learning, Doing, Giving philosophy.

Educational background

• Earned—at a minimum—an undergraduate degree
• Prefer a graduate degree in the area of business

Presentation experience

• Has a minimum of 5 years of facilitation and/or public speaking experience with business executives.
• Has a minimum of 2 years of consulting experience.

Requirements

The desired candidate will have the following characteristics, demonstrable skills and capabilities:

• Currently works as a small business consultant, facilitator and/or adjunct professor teaching executive programs.
• Possesses a firm belief in the value of a professional management system.
• Has a keen understanding of the fundamentals of management, specifically the areas of strategy, leadership, culture, people development, structure and business controls.
• Has facilitation and/or public speaking experience.
• Prefer that they reside and operate outside of the Dayton region.

The candidate should also understand and believe in

• The benefits of implementing a professional management system throughout an organization.
• Managing and communicating vision, mission, key values and beliefs.
• Making strategic decisions with an eye toward achieving long-term goals.
• Performing environmental analysis of the marketplace, with the ultimate purpose of developing a long-term strategic business plan.
• Implementing an organizational structure that stems from strategy, simplifies the business and ensures that long-term objectives are achieved.
• The benefits of implementing an ongoing process of people development.
• Defining and managing a culture that drives decision-making.
• Utilizing a control system to ensure that desired outcomes are reached.

Open opportunities

If you are interested in guest facilitating, please complete our Guest Facilitator Application, attach your resume/bio and email it to jennifer.roettker@aileron.org. We are currently looking for contributors for the following programs:

• Course for Presidents

  • Past or present business owner of an organization generating more than $20 million annually.
  • Has facilitation and/or public speaking experience.
  • Possesses a firm belief in the value of professional management. Believes in the entire professional management system - not just its components.
  • Has a keen understanding of the fundamentals of management, specifically the areas of Strategy, Leadership, Culture, People Development, Structure, and Business Controls.
  • Has utilized a system of professional management in their own business(es) and has practical experience and depth of knowledge:
    • Implementing a professional management system throughout an organization.
    • Conceptualizing an organization's vision (its ideal state of operation) and driving change in order to pursue those objectives.
    • Making strategic decisions with an eye toward achieving long-term goals.
    • Performing environmental analysis of the marketplace, with the ultimate purpose of developing a long-term strategic business plan.
    • Defining and managing a culture that drives decision-making.
    • Managing and communicating key values and beliefs.
    • Implementing an organizational structure that stems from strategy, simplifies the business, and ensures that long-term objectives are achieved.
    • Has an ongoing process of people development.
    • Utilizing management as a control system to ensure that desired outcomes are reached.
  • Resides and operates outside of the Dayton area.
  • Is willing to continue developing their knowledge and skills base. Committed to continuous learning and staying abreast of the topics.
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• Course for Senior Executives

  • Past or present business owner of an organization generating more than $20 million annually.
  • Has facilitation and/or public speaking experience.
  • Possesses a firm belief in the value of professional management. Believes in the entire professional management system - not just its components.
  • Has a keen understanding of the fundamentals of management, specifically the areas of Strategy, Leadership, Culture, People Development, Structure, and Business Controls.
  • Has utilized a system of professional management in their own business(es) and has practical experience and depth of knowledge:
    • Implementing a professional management system throughout an organization.
    • Conceptualizing an organization's vision (its ideal state of operation) and driving change in order to pursue those objectives.
    • Making strategic decisions with an eye toward achieving long-term goals.
    • Performing environmental analysis of the marketplace, with the ultimate purpose of developing a long-term strategic business plan.
    • Defining and managing a culture that drives decision-making.
    • Managing and communicating key values and beliefs.
    • Implementing an organizational structure that stems from strategy, simplifies the business, and ensures that long-term objectives are achieved.
    • Has an ongoing process of people development.
    • Utilizing management as a control system to ensure that desired outcomes are reached.
  • Resides and operates outside of the Dayton area.
  • Is willing to continue developing their knowledge and skills base. Committed to continuous learning and staying abreast of the topics.
    view more course information

• Holding People Accountable

  • Past or present business owner of an organization generating more than $20 million annually.
  • Has facilitation and/or public speaking experience.
  • Possesses a firm belief in the value of professional management. Believes in the entire professional management system - not just its components.
  • Has a keen understanding of the fundamentals of management, specifically the areas of Leadership, Culture, and People Development.
  • Has utilized a system of professional management in their own business(es) and has practical experience and depth of knowledge:
    • Implementing a professional management system throughout an organization.
    • Successfully implementing accountability systems throughout an organization.
    • Conceptualizing an organization's vision (it's ideal state of operation) and driving change in order to pursue those objectives.
    • Defining and managing a culture that drives decision-making.
    • Managing and communicating key values and beliefs.
    • Implementing an organizational structure that stems from strategy, simplifies the business, and ensures that long-term objectives are achieved.
    • Has an ongoing process of people development.
    • Utilizing management as a control system to ensure that desired outcomes are reached.
  • Resides and operates outside of the Dayton area.
  • Is willing to continue developing their knowledge and skills base. Committed to continuous learning and staying abreast of the topics.
    view more course information

• Understanding Your Customer Series

  • Understands that in order to maximize an organization's potential, it's necessary to focus on the right customers.
  • Knows the value that's created when a customer base is closely aligned with an organization's long-term objectives.
  • Can provide business leaders with the knowledge, skills, and tools they need to optimize customer satisfaction and accelerate organizational growth.
  • Understands that every element of an organization - not just sales or marketing - needs to be aligned in the common pursuit of targeting and serving the right customers.
  • Knows how to drill down from a list of customers to putting them into groups by similar characteristics.
  • Can provide business leaders with the tools they need to identify attractive customers vs. unattractive ones.
  • Practical experience and depth of knowledge:
    • Identifying the characteristics of customers who are an ideal fit with the corporate mission and goals.
    • Creating an action plan to find out the wants and needs of key customers.
    • Identifying future target customers.
    • Pursuing an optimized customer selection strategy that drives long-term growth.
    • Working with problem customers to turn them into profitable resources.
    • Tactfully turning away customers who aren't right for the business.
    • Using market segmentation to effectively target the market segments that align with the goals and objectives of the business.
  • Has a minimum of 5 years facilitation and / or public speaking experience with business executives.
  • Has a minimum of 2 years consulting experience. view more course information

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