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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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Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling

Kevin Eikenberry

Schein When one of my favorite management thinkers writes a new book, I am always curious – and Edgar Schein is on that short list for me. His book Process Consultation: Its Role in Organizational Development, played a big role in my development as a consultant, and his recent book Helping: How […]. By Edgar H.

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Resistance to Change. Fear of Temporary Incompetence

Mike Cardus

Phone rings, “Mike this is Kathy several of our managers have concerns about the first field assignment and we need to meet”. The same group of managers who were enthusiastic about management development and applied leadership to the organization, turned from cooperators to resistors in 3 days! Edgar Schein.

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The Senior Leader’s Checklist for Shaping Company Culture

Next Level Blog

There are lots of systems and processes in organizations (e.g., the performance management process I alluded to in the last point) that can either be deployed to systematically shape the desired culture or just left to their own devices. Every leader in your organization needs to be accountable for role modeling the culture.

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Make Failure and Learning an Objective :: Resistance to Change

Mike Cardus

During the transition process, you do not feel competent because you have given up the old way and have not yet mastered the new one. Edgar Schein. If the company and people accept this as a path to personal mastery , the temporary incompetence is accepted as part of the process and the resistance to change can be lessened.

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Resistance to Change. Fear of Punishment for Incompetence

Mike Cardus

One manager said “ Sometimes you have to make an example of someone to show people that the change you want is going to happen.”. The managers nodded. The managers nodded…. Edgar Schein. Adjust the processes as needed – while staying within the change desired. Photo Credit. It is not an easy answer.

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Workplace and Life Advice You Can Use

Leading Blog

Leaders need to anticipate resistance early in the change or innovation process.”. Schein : “The warning signs are never ‘cultural.’ Career Management. Mark Nevins : “Many stalled leaders go back to the well and tap what’s always served them before—their drive, their intellect or knowledge, classic management tools.

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