I've been working with a management team exploring building their capacity to lead. As they are proceeding the team wondered if they truly had their fingers on the pulse of their staff. They decided to hold an OST for everyone theme was Issues and Opportunities for a Respectful Workplace. Generated 40 topics everything from communication to stop the lies to giving positive feedback to making assumptions. Over 50 people attended including management, part-time and full time staff. People with university degrees to those who could not read and write and I watched those who needed someone to write for them attract exactly the right person. There was no hesitation as to language. I was delighted at the simple exploration and generation of issues intellectually unlayered!
We did a non-convergence to generate first steps and I watched as 12 out of 15 initiatives were about taking personal responsibility. Ahhhh the joy of self-organization! cheers, Judi __________________________________________________________ Judith Richardson, MA Coaching & Consulting Optimizing Performance, Potential and Profitability www.ponoconsultants.com www.emergentfeminine.com Check out www.emergentfeminine.com for special programs and new products! Get Ready to Reap the Rewards! Nova Scotia, Canada Phone: (902) 434-6695 Facsimile: (902) 435-1085 E-mail: [email protected] * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
