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Culture change from a focus on how people interact

Mike Cardus

When I talk about culture change within a workplace the best thinker to reference is Edgar Schein : “Schein’s model of organizational culture originated in the 1980s. It can sometimes often be a projection for the future, of what the members hope to become.

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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. At one point, we were divided into groups and marched outside to tackle a project that involved climbing poles and traversing from one pole to the other with only the aid of ropes and some safety tackle. O” stands for observation.

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It Is Helpful to Listen, Agree, Cooperate. Discover Different Viewpoints :: Resistance to Change

Mike Cardus

Edgar Schein. We had a very open discussion about time, project pressures, unclear expectations from the start, and what the team and each person needed to move forward in this process. Fear of Temporary Incompetence ’ … I shared some ideas on how to work with resistance to change : Fear of temporary incompetence. Photo Credit.

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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. At one point, we were divided into groups and marched outside to tackle a project that involved climbing poles and traversing from one pole to the other with only the aid of ropes and some safety tackle. O” stands for observation.

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4 Conditions for Improved Team Work

Mike Cardus

Teamwork is the reciprocal relationships of helping a group of individuals complete a task or project that they could not complete on their own. Some of your work is not team orientated, and it would be silly for work that can be completed on your own, to have a team work on that project. What is my role in this team?

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Tackling Problems ~ How Big is Your “O”?

You're Not the Boss of Me

For example, many moons ago I was part of a team-building course in Toronto. At one point, we were divided into groups and marched outside to tackle a project that involved climbing poles and traversing from one to the other with only the aid of ropes and some safety tackle. O” stands for observation. Here’s how it works.

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Tackling Problems – How big is your “O”? | You're Not the Boss of Me

You're Not the Boss of Me

Many moons ago I was part of a team building course in Toronto. At one point, we were divided into groups and marched outside to tackle a project that involved climbing poles and traversing from one to the other with only the aid of ropes and some safety tackle. O” stands for observation. Here’s how it works.

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