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Edgar Schein on Dialogue #teams #coaching

Management Craft

I love this quote from an Edgar Schein (father of modern org culture theory and practice) piece from 1993 called, On Dialogue, Culture, and Organizational Learning from Organizational Dynamics , 22 (2), 40-51. If you manage or train teams or managers of teams, check it out. It is a great piece.

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Leadership Lessons On Listening, Questioning, And Moving Others To Act

Tanveer Naseer

Communicating effectively, becoming a more accomplished persuader, and helping others achieve their performance goals have long been foundational managerial roles. Schein and Daniel H. Schein, is a testament to the importance of asking questions in a way that enables others to feel comfortable giving honest answers.

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4 Conditions for Improved Team Work

Mike Cardus

Summary: For a team to be effective in completing work a shared understanding of what help is, how help is needed, and expected must be established. There are 4 conditions, that when fulfilled, will increase the trust and output of the team and team-members. What is my role in this team?

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Use how each person and the team responds as a chance to make the learning even easier :: Resistance to Change

Mike Cardus

Edgar Schein. Use how each person and the team responds as a chance to make the learning even easier. Once the team and I found what works we kept doing more of that. Use how each person and the team responds as a chance to make the learning even easier. 8 shared 3 goals each and the other 4 listened. Photo Credit.

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Resistance to Change is Cooperation for Improvement

Mike Cardus

This discomfort is Learning Anxiety.” – Schein pp. The change team or management must be prepared to implement all of them and monitor what is working and not working well. . For example, if the new working method necessitates teamwork, you must provide formal learning for teaming and team performance development.

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Instead of Making People More Anxious. Make the Learning Easier :: Resistance to Change

Mike Cardus

Edgar Schein. Use how each person and the team responds as a chance to make the learning even easier. Once the team and I found what works we kept doing more of that. Instead of viewing the resistance as an issue it gave me a chance to see how each person and the team as a whole cooperates. Photo Credit. They all agreed.

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Leadership and the Importance of Observation

You're Not the Boss of Me

Here’s an example: Many moons ago I was part of a team-building course in Toronto. Our goal was to successfully overcome the obstacles put in our way and complete the course in the best possible time. It is part of a mental process that Edgar Schein refers to as O.R.J.I. O” stands for observation. Here’s how it works.

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