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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
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
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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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Tagged Authority, Culture, Friedman, Gil Crosby, Leadership, Nuclear safety culture, Systems, Systems Thinking
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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
Vision is Not Enough! Leadership Lessons from Military History
I wrote this for the most recent issue of the organizational development newsletter I edit: “Oh those men, those men over there! I cannot get them out of my mind.” Such was the lament of General Ambrose E. Burnside, after … Continue reading
Boss Stress – Or the 5 Characteristics of Chronically Anxious Systems
My posting from a nuclear power discusion group on Linked In: Kate brought up another critical point – “boss stress.” That’s actually one of the biggest variables in any human system. Edwin Friedman pointed out 5 behavioral characteristics of systems … Continue reading
Don’t Chase the Stray Cow – Lessons on Leadership and Human Systems (from my upcoming book “Leadership Can Be Learned”)
“That’s just like my cows.” I’ll never forget Norm, a down to earth engineer who had been dealing with and managing people for decades, speaking up during the retreat I was facilitating. I had just drawn a bell shaped curve … Continue reading
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Tagged Authority, Friedman, Gil Crosby, Group Dynamics, Leadership, Systems Thinking
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