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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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Tagged Culture, employee involvement, Gil Crosby, Group Dynamics, Leadership, Tuckman
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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
The Leadership Questions (For those who have at least one person reporting to you at work)
By Chris Crosby Do you own all that happens in your work area? • Do you even own problems caused in part by supporting resources working in your area but whom you have no legitimate authority over? (I.e. you are … Continue reading
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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
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Tagged Conflict, Group Dynamics, Inclusion, Leadership, Performance, Tuckman
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Leadership and Culture by Robert P. Crosby
The use of too much authority or the absence of authority are equally disastrous. The culture created by authoritarianism is well known. The culture encouraged by a vacuum of leadership is one of confusion, delay, and unproductive anxiety leading to … Continue reading
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Tagged Authority, change management, Culture, Culture Change, Leadership, Lewin, Performance
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Assessment Centers
Assessment Centers have become a widely accepted method for assisting in employee development and career path decisions. In choosing a vendor, it is important to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the methodology. The jury is still out on the … Continue reading
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T-Groups – “…the most significant social invention of the (20th) century.”
T-Groups are a unique learning methodology invented in 1946 by Kurt Lewin, who many consider the founder of organizational development. Carl Rogers, a renowned psychotherapist, reportedly described the T-Group as “…the most significant social invention of the century.” We strongly agree. … Continue reading
Leadership – the first chapter from my new yet to be published book
Excerpted from “Leadership can be Learned” Chapter One: Leadership Take clear stands and stay connected – the essence of leadership. The task of being an effective authority figure remains the same, whether your role impacts many (President, VP, CEO, etc.) or … 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
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