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Anti-DEI versus Pro-DEI: Divide and conquer strikes again
In 1625 Sir Francis Bacon successfully convinced the British ruling class that their best strategy to quell widespread and frequent rebellions by an ever growing number of poor throughout England was “…dividing and breaking of all factions and combinations that … Continue reading
The Group is the Thing…in Leadership Coaching and Development.
Coaching has become an enormous industry. Almost all coaching occurs in one on one conversations. Out hypothesis, based on more than a combined century of work, is that development of leadership skills and habits best occurs in the context of … Continue reading
On-Line (and In-Person) Meeting Dynamics
The post-pandemic world is awash with hybrid and remote work, and the use of virtual meetings. There is nothing inherently wrong with that, but just as is true of in person interaction, quality is up to us. The following are … Continue reading
Values
A colleague asked: “Does anyone have a case study, article(s), or other resources that explain how a retail bank with branches got their people to internalize and demonstrate values? Hoping for some guidance also on what kind of metrics they … Continue reading
Change at Warp Speed
The future calls us to a new paradigm…a reality shift from the limited socially constructed thinking of the past into a nimble engagement with the ever-shifting present. Change at Warp Speed. Change at Warp Speed happens as it begins, in … Continue reading
The Fifteen Commandments of Crosby OD*
Thou shalt not bow to the market pressures of rejecting the old and worshipping the “new” Thou shalt not impose your bias against authority and hierarchy on others and call it sound theory Thou shalt not confuse “action-research” with the … Continue reading
Lewin on Democracy in Organizations and Nations
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T-groups Adapted for the Workplace
Gilmore Crosby is published again! He has authored a chapter of the Collaborative Change Library that is now available on the myLibrary app (www.mylibrary.world) – you can access it on your phone, tablet, or computer. The chapter is: T-Groups Adapted … Continue reading
Staying sane in relationships in these perilous times – 10 tips from Robert P Crosby
In communication one party has an intent which is translated into words and actions which impacts the other. Because of the ‘arc of distortion’ the person sending may not send it in a way that fulfills the intent or the … Continue reading
The Adventus Initiative: From Lock-Down to LEARNING and from Re-Set to RENEWAL
From our friend and colleague John Scherer: When this lock-down started 8 weeks ago, an HR Director in Warsaw asked me if we had anything that might be helpful to their 4,000 employees who were sitting at home. That request … Continue reading