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More times than not, these sins committed by the facilitator will lead to some form of dysfunctional behavior by one or more members of the group. If the facilitator continues his/her behavior, full-scale revolt by the participants is quite possible.
- The facilitator arrives at the session late or unprepared.
- The facilitator chooses which comments he/she feels are worthy to be recorded on the flip charts.
- The facilitator interprets the words that are spoken and records the interpretation, instead of recording what is said.
- The facilitator permits the group to stray from the stated objective for an extended period of time.
- The facilitator inserts his/her own view into the discussion.
- The facilitator permits the ground rules to be broken without taking visible, corrective action.
- The facilitator is perceived as losing neutrality and favoring one position over another.
- The facilitator speaks emotionally charged words at a session attendee or loses personal control.
- The facilitator allows an atmosphere of distrust or disrespect to build between himself/herself and the session attendees.
- The facilitator fails to start and finish the meeting on time.