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. Note: You can only receive the Facilitator Certification designation from the International Association of Facilitators (IAF). Read More...

Gary Rush, IAF CPF, Founder and President of MGR Consulting, 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 specific "how to" with an understanding of the "why" to perform as an effective Facilitator; he provides detailed Facilitator and process tools and, as an IAF CPF Assessor, he covers the IAF Core Facilitator Competencies. As a Facilitator, he improves client business performance through effective application of exceptional facilitation processes. He is an expert at engaging participants and guiding them to consensus. 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. Read More...

This is the essence of FoCuSeD™.

Gary Rush, IAF Certified™ Professional Facilitator (CPF), has been facilitating since 1983. He has facilitated many types of workshops involving a wide variety of issues and number of participants. His 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...