Category Archives: Leadership
Leadership Development – Robert P. Crosby EQ in the Workplace Workshop – June 23rd-27th 2014
“Tough Stuff” EQ in the Workplace Workshops are intensive Applied Behavioral Science trainings which combine cutting edge knowledge about leadership and human behavior with powerful personal insights and skill building. Lead Faculty Robert P. Crosby, 85 years young, developed Tough … Continue reading
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Leadership and Human Systems – How Authority Relationships Influence Behavior
Edwin Friedman This is an expansion of an earlier post: A colleague in the nuclear industry recently asked my opinion of the role “boss stress” plays in nuclear safety culture. Research (study after study indicates that the boss-subordinate relationship is … Continue reading
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Self Differentiated Leadership
A self-differentiated leader is able to lead and connect simultaneously. They respect their own inner guidance system – what they want, think, and feel – and convey their sense of direction clearly, calmly, and consistently. They follow their own path, … Continue reading
Leaders Lead…and Manage
It’s often said that leaders lead and managers manage. From my perspective, if a leader doesn’t “manage”…if they don’t organize the system to pull off their vision by essentially clarifying who’s going to do what by when and then holding … Continue reading
Leaders must add “structure”
I colleague recently asked: “I invite you to share more of your structure-based approaches that you have used to convert or help each type (theory X and theory Y). I would like to learn more.” To which I replied: The … Continue reading
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Tuckman – Navigating His Stages: Leading Groups from Forming to High Performing Post #6 (Final)
Continued from an earlier blog entry: Stage Four – High Performance/Self Renewing Activities High Performance is not a given, but if you have followed the path we have outlined thus far, it is likely. By successfully influencing your group dynamics … Continue reading
Navigating Tuckman’s Stages: Leading Groups from Forming to High Performing Post #5
Continued from an earlier blog entry: Stage Three – Active Norming As an active leader, if you have followed our guidance, you have already established “norms” by now of inclusion, dispersed participation, and of calmly and intentionally surfacing differences. There … Continue reading
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Navigating Tuckman’s Stages: Leading Groups from Forming to High Performing Post #4
Continued from an earlier blog entry: Stage Two – Constructive Storming/Managing Differences As mentioned, storming, while a handy word because it rhymes, tends to evoke unfortunate images of dramatic conflict. We’ve witnessed faculty in a graduate program actually get upset … Continue reading
Navigating Tuckman’s Stages: Leading Groups from Forming to High Performing post #3
Continued from an earlier blog entry: Dispersed Participation Dispersed participation means tapping into the minds of all who are in the meeting and encouraging that they become engaged. It is living the value of wanting everyone’s opinion and knowing that … Continue reading
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Navigating Tuckman’s Stages: Leading Groups from Forming to High Performing post #2
Continued from an earlier blog entry: Stage One – Inclusive Forming Even if you all know each other you still must form as a group. There is no skipping stage one, though of course if you’ve worked together often and … Continue reading
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