MGR Consulting, Inc., has been in business since 1985. We are a recognized leader in the field of Facilitation and Facilitator Training. Our FoCuSeD™ Facilitator classes support the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) Core Facilitator Competencies and what students need to do to achieve them, enabling those people who wish to pursue their IAF Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF) designation. Certification: You can only receive a professional Facilitator certification from the International Association of Facilitators (IAF). Read More...

Gary Rush, IAF CPF, Founder and President of MGR Consulting, Inc., previously known as MG Rush Systems, Inc., attended the U.S. Naval Academy. He is amongst the most successful and influential Facilitator Trainers in the world. As a Facilitator Trainer, he teaches you not only "how to"; he also teaches you to understand the "why" so that you can perform as an effective Facilitator. He provides detailed Facilitator and process tools, enhances his training through effective, highly interactive learning activities, and, as an IAF CPF Assessor, he covers the IAF Core Facilitator Competencies and what students need to do to achieve them. As a Facilitator, he improves client business performance through effective application of exceptional facilitation processes. He is highly skilled at engaging participants and guiding them to consensus. Read More...

Our alumni are amongst the most successful and influential Facilitators and leaders. They often tell us how much we have changed their lives. Our Facilitator training is effective, comprehensive, and provides a complete set of skills, knowledge, and practice - this ensures that what is learned is immediately applicable. Read More...

"Gary is an excellent instructor and explains things very clearly. He has done a superb job of thinking through how to present material that will help people absorb and apply it."

We have been facilitating since 1983. We facilitate many types of workshops involving a wide variety of issues and number of participants. Our primary goal is to get a group of individuals to form as a team, learn to communicate, and achieve a goal or accomplish a task. Read more...

Until FoCuSeD™, facilitation techniques have been either about structure or group dynamics. FoCuSeD™ contains a unique concept for developing workshop agendas with an understanding of the two parallel developments occurring, "the workshop process and emotional group cycle", that must be holistically planned to achieve useful solutions. It is not sufficient to select a workshop agenda and then insert exercises in different areas and hope that it works. Read more...