In a message dated 9/4/02 10:40:25 AM, [email protected] writes: << Could others comment on this pattern? Sometimes it seems too overwhelming,
sometimes people feel they can do nothing about it. Sometimes, it is sort of an all-encompassing "umbrella" type statement that could have many sub-components. Other views??????? >> Meg-- I also see issues that seem overwhelming, and the too-big, too-general statements are common. I think that sometimes the problem is fear--the new behavior required to address an issue feels too risky, or is outside the individual's beliefs about what he can do. One of the "hooray"s from a recent Open Space is that a manager heard a lot of feedback about how the negative and repressive behavior of one of his supervisors (who had chosen not to participate) was affecting his employees. The manager has now found the courage to confront the supervisor with some new requirements about his job performance. We will see what behavior actually changes--but the issue is now out in the open, instead of driving everybody crazy behind the scenes. Fortunately, the director has given this manager a lot of support in dealing with this issue. This might be something to explore explicitly in contracting meetings--what support will be given to meeting needs that are revealed by the Open Space. Joelle Everett * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
