People don’t resist changes, they resist being controlled… The second of of the MCG series in helping leaders and teams develop skill in order to meet changing goals. Also includes “change AND die,” the Leadership Control model, and “resistance is a resource” references.
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Control Issues in Teams: How Do You Take Charge?
Monday, October 12th, 2009Team Shift: Membership Round 2, 3, 4…
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009“A good leader inspires people to have confidence in their leader. A great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves.” — Anon
As teams change, status and role questions arise. Roles shift, people leave for various reasons, e.g. the group churns. This post is about team shift, today focusing on MEMBERSHIP – the first [...]
Change, Resilience and the Three-Legged Cat
Friday, May 22nd, 2009I could wax forth on a recent faculty group’s success this month with SWOT analysis (see Tools.) I could mention the success and angst of retreat design (see Tools, retreat process.) Instead, here’s a somewhat sentimental blog post on the positive aspects of the pain of change, at times overwhelming,
full of sighs, groans, and [...]
Voice of the Tribe & Community
Monday, February 9th, 2009Two UM examples of Tribes and Community are cited, while referencing higher education culture and the new book, Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization.
Competency Work–Top Down, Bottom Up, & Middle in Higher Education?
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009Competency programs and models seem to be picking up speed in higher education – which may be connected with the impact of social media and the career development aspects of competencies.
“My current thinking on competency models is to consider them more as an ‘intermediate stage’ in the evolution (of capability building efforts) rather than as the final stage.” — Prasad Kurian’s blog post, and Alltop HR blog on HR, OD and Personal Effectiveness
Hiring for Facilitation, Does it “Make Easy?”
Friday, June 6th, 2008Considerations in hiring a facilitator: the benefits of having someone assist you. Choices of facilitation approaches include “pair of hands,” “collaborator” and “expert.” These approaches also apply to consulting. Collaboration is the process consultation approach used most often by Reveln Consulting, assisted by highly experienced facilitation techniques and tools. (See the clients and tools page.) For other approaches, ask Deb about her consulting network of colleagues.