Category Archives: T-Groups
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
T-Groups Applied to Industry
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Authority & Performance: Addy Clip #1
High performance is possible in any system with the right blend of clear authority and engagement. In this brief video (9 minutes and 15 seconds), the first in a series, our founder explores the steps taken that have led to … Continue reading
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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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T-Group as Cutting Edge Post #5:
Implications for OD Practice The first major implication from what I have written above is that team and even some leadership development, not just T-group training, needs to be done with intact groups. This minimizes the problem of transfer of … Continue reading
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T-group as Cutting Edge Post#4: T-group Innovations: Our “Tough Stuff” Model
Our “Tough Stuff” trademarked name is true to the essence of the original laboratory training, but adapted to highlight workplace relevance. Our unique T-group innovations are interwoven throughout each Tough Stuff event. Each location we help transform has Tough Stuff … Continue reading
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T-Group as Cutting Edge Post #3: Differences Between “Stranger’ Groups and “Intact” Groups
Almost all T-groups have been composed of people meeting each other for the first time. Thus they were called “stranger” groups or laboratories (“laboratory training” was an early common term for the workshop that included T-groups). Even in corporations like … Continue reading
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T-Group as Cutting Edge Post #2: Making the Case for T-Groups Today – A Manufacturing Plant Adaptation
The following outlines the innovative way we used T-groups as a critical component of the strategy to transform the plant recognized by Obama in 2011. The intervention started in 2004 with two major events. The first was a joint T-group … Continue reading
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T-group as Cutting Edge: Today? Really?
An edited version of the following appears in a recent edition of the ODPractitioner The author, Robert P Crosby, is trained by the founders of Organization Development (OD). His first “Training-group” (T-group) was in 1953 followed by “Train-the-Trainers” with Lippitt, … Continue reading
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