Category Archives: Emotional Intelligence
Dialogue versus debate
A colleague of mine posted the following after listening to my most recent podcast: While there is a difference between debate and dialogue in many cultures, in other cultures it is more blurred. Three examples will suffice. The Dutch are … Continue reading
Posted in Emotional Intelligence, Groupdynamics, Organization Development
Tagged Communication, Culture Change, Leadership
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A T-group participant’s experience in their own words
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Tagged #LEWIN, OD, Organization Development, T-Groups
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In Defense of Defensiveness
An excerpt from Spiritualty and Emotional Intelligence, 2021, by Gilmore Crosby …Defensiveness has been so demonized in the modern corporation that most people put a lot of effortinto trying to pretend they are not feeling or being defensive, and “You’re … Continue reading
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Tagged Emotional Intelligence, EQ, Leadership
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Diversity without Dogma – Quotes leading into the book
As part of an upcoming podcast, I just revisited…and continue learning from…the quotes leading into my latest book, Diversity without Dogma: “The burden of being black and the burden of being white is so heavy thatit is rare in our … Continue reading
The Interpersonal Gap – A podcast
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Tagged Leadership, OD, Organization Development
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Micro-managing
I just wrote this on LinkedIn as a response to a post that stated, “A micro-manager is someone you pay to watch your top talent walk away.” My response: Allow me to charge this windmill. It’s easy, fun, and popular … Continue reading
Chapter One from my new book, Diversity Without Dogma
Chapter One: A Framework for DEI Education and Action FIGURE 1.1A framework for DEI education and action. Here is an explanation of the framework in a nutshell: People are teaching about diversity, equity, and inclusion without any clarity about how … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Democracy, Diversity, Emotional Intelligence, Lewin, Racism, T-Groups
Tagged #DEI, #LEWIN
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From Conflict to Collaboration – A true T-group story
Be the change you wish to see in the world. —Mahatma Gandhi The T-Group based workshop has just begun. The 24 participants and the 3 faculty members have introduced themselves, and the CEO (who is himself participating) has briefly explained … Continue reading
OD Soup a la Crosby
An OD student recently asked about favorite OD models on a social media site. Here, with a pinch of pepper, is my reply: I appreciate Edwin Friedman for putting leadership into a systems perspective. It’s not a visual model. It’s … Continue reading
HeQ, SheQ, and the Three Bears
Once upon a time twin babies were born. Because the babies had a full range of feelings, from happy to sad, mad, afraid and every nuance in between, and because the twins showed what they were feeling without hesitation, the … Continue reading
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