MGR Consulting, Inc., previously known as MG Rush Systems, 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., 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 highly skilled at engaging participants and guiding them to consensus. Read More...

Gary's alumni are amongst the most successful and influential Facilitators and leaders. They often tell us how much he has changed their lives. Our Facilitator training is effective, comprehensive, and provides a complete set of skills, knowledge, and practice that attendees are able to apply and use immediately upon completion - 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."

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...

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...