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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
Micro-Invalidation & Micro-Aggression: Walking the Line Between Awareness and Dogmatism/Group Think
Summary: Until all human beings are consistently treated with equal respect, concepts such as micro-invalidation are needed. However, applied loosely and then defended, such concepts can also have an unintended chilling effect on cross-cultural dialogue. I’ve been part of an … Continue reading
Posted in Diversity, Group Think, Groupdynamics, Uncategorized
Tagged Conflict, Culture, Diversity, Groupdynamics, Groupthink
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Leadership Can Be Learned, Gilmore Crosby’s new book, is out!
The following is excerpted with permission: Introduction Despite all that has been written on the subject, the premise of this book is that leadership is poorly understood because human systems are poorly under- stood. Like the paradigms of old, which … Continue reading
Posted in Alignment, Change Management, Cross-Functional Work, Culture Change, Emotional Intelligence, Friedman, Gilmore Crosby, Leadership, Lean Manufacturing, Matrixed Work, Organization Development, Safety Culture, Systems Thinking
Tagged Authority, Change, change management, Conflict, Culture Change, Emotional Intelligence, Engagement, EQ, Forming, Friedman, Gandhi, Group Dynamics, Implementation, Leadership, Leadership Development, Lewin, Nuclear, OD, Organization Development, Patton, Performance, Personality Theory, Reptilian Brain, SAT, Supervisory Skills, Systems Thinking, Tuckman, vision, Wallen, whole systems change
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Tuckman Revisited (Again)
I’ve always found Tuckman’s model of group development (form, storm, norm and perform) useful in understanding group dynamics. As with any individual, group or cultural awareness, if you are unaware you are more likely to be swept along in predictable and counter-productive reactions; … Continue reading
Posted in Change Management, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Organization Development, Systems Thinking
Tagged Conflict, Forming
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Dealing with that problem employee is possible!
Most managers have one or two employees that are capable technically but not performing the way they wish. The challenge is how to get them up to speed. Unfortunately, most managers avoid being honest with these employees until they are … Continue reading
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Tagged Authority, Chris Crosby, Conflict, Leadership, Performance Management, Supervisory Skills, Systems Thinking
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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 #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 #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
Navigating Tuckman’s Stages: Leading Your Group from Forming to High Performing
I just wrote this with the help of my father and brother (Chris). It’s rather long so I’m going to post it as a series of blog entries. Tell me what you think! – Gil Crosby Tuckman’s model of group … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership
Tagged Conflict, Group Dynamics, Inclusion, Leadership, Performance, Tuckman
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