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Schuitema. Succeeding in Times of Catastrophic Change. Success is concerned with the intent to contribute. WHEN DO GROUPS SUCCEED?. A. B. C. A surplus is the direct measure of the degree to which people have given more than they have taken. SURPLUS.
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Schuitema Succeeding in Times of Catastrophic Change
Success is concerned with the intent to contribute
WHEN DO GROUPS SUCCEED? A B C A surplus is the direct measure of the degree to which people have given more than they have taken. SURPLUS
The Person that you would work for willingly… A TYPICAL LIST WOULD BE: Approachable, honest, fair, has vision, gives direction, listens, is knowledgeable, understanding, trustworthy, integrity, sense of humour, decisive, support, gives feedback, has my best interests at heart. • There are two themes in this information, a soft theme and a hard theme
The soft theme includes: Approachable,honest, fair, has vision, gives direction,listens, is knowledgeable,understanding, trustworthy,integrity,sense of humour,decisive, support, gives feedback,has my best interests at heart. CARE
The hard theme includes: Approachable,honest, fair, has vision, gives direction,listens, is knowledgeable,understanding, trustworthy,integrity, sense of humour,decisive, support, gives feedback,has my best interests at heart. GROWTH
This suggests that if you work for someone because you really want to, it is because that person CARES for you and GROWS you
THE PRINCIPLE: Any relationship of power is legitimate if the aim of that relationship is the Care and Growth of the subordinate.
The Implications Lord Creosote
The Implications The Implications Lord Creosote The Boss
The Implications Lord Creosote The Boss The Overseer
The Implications The Worker Lord Creosote The Boss The Overseer RESULTS RESULTS RESULTS JOB JOB JOB
The Implications The Implications The Worker Lord Creosote The Boss The Overseer COMMITMENT RESULTS RESULTS RESULTS JOB JOB JOB
The Implications The Worker Lord Creosote The Boss The Overseer Care and Growth Care and Growth Care and Growth COMMITMENT RESULTS RESULTS RESULTS JOB JOB JOB
Typical Current Definition of Leadership: Leadership is that process in which one person sets the purpose or direction for one or more other persons, and gets them to move along together with him or her and with each other in that direction with competence and full commitment. Elliot Jaques and Stephen D. Clement “Executive Leadership”
In English this means: Leadership is about achieving a result through people.
Assume I am very knowledgeable in a job that both Joe and Fred have to do because I did that job in 1980. “Joe, in 1980 I did what you have to do and what I did worked, don’t argue with me, do what I did.” “Fred in 1980 I did what you have to do and what I did worked, it may be helpful to you, take a look.”
Assume I am very knowledgeable in a job that both Joe and Fred have to do because I did that job in 1980. MEANS ENDS JOE PERSON TASK =TAKING FRED TASK PERSON =GIVING PERSON OR TASK?
A manager uses people as his means whereby he gets a job done and produces results MEANS ENDS JOE PERSON TASK =TAKING FRED TASK PERSON =GIVING A coach or leader uses tasks and the results as his means whereby he enables people. PERSON OR TASK?
CONTROL OR POWER? CONTROL MEANS ENDS JOE PERSON TASK =TAKING FRED TASK PERSON =GIVING POWER PERSON OR TASK?
The Person that you would work for willingly… want to Approachable, honest, fair, has vision, gives direction, listens, is knowledgeable, understanding, trustworthy, integrity, sense of humour, decisive, support, gives feedback, has my best interests at heart.
The difference between working for someone because you have to or because you want to is not about their behaviour, but rather about their … intent
Is Care and Growth the same as democracy? Not necessarily…………. Care and Growth implies an incremental suspension of control in order to enable the subordinate.
Three overall truths regarding control………….. • The more control you impose the less control you have. • There is no such thing as a value adding control. • Control is the organisational equivalent of weed.
What does EMPOWERMENT mean……….? Means Resources, Tools, Authority, Standards, Time Ability How Why Accountability STANDARD DISCIPLINE RECOGN I SE CENSURE REWARD Meets Standard Malevolence Extra Mile Careless
5 STEPS TO EMPOWERMENT • Identify the next step • Teach people to take the step (why and how) • Test ability (why and how) • Hand over means • Hold people accountable
The difference between immaturity and maturity……. IMMATURE MATURE Maturation is a process, and like any process it starts somewhere and it ends somewhere. At what point does the process of maturation start and at what point does it end? Giving Unconditionally Getting Unconditionally BIRTH DEATH
MATURITY AND ATTENTION………… OTHER SELF GIVE GET Expectation Contribution Needs Values Duties Rights
THE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SELF……. IMMATURE Insecurity Discontent Weakness Conflict Emotional Subjective Impatient Irresponsible Unreliable MATURE Security Fulfillment Power Harmony Rational Objective Patient Responsible Reliable
Value Driven Behaviour and Growth DEATH GROWTH BIRTH
Being Appropriate A Hungry child knocks on your door asking for food… WHAT DOES GIVING MEAN HERE? Giving the child food. GENEROSITY • You see an old lady being beaten by a thug for her handbag… • WHAT DOES GIVING MEAN HERE? • Beating the thug. • COURAGE MODULE 3
What does giving mean? GIVE? GENEROSITY COURAGE
Taking Means Getting Your Logic Wrong When you beat the child for asking you for food: GENEROSITY COURAGE =SELFISHNESS When you take the old lady’s handbag and give it to the thug: =COWARDICE GENEROSITY COURAGE MODULE 3
THE THREE ATTENTIONS 1ST ATTENTION I AM HERE TO GET INFANTILE : solicits resistance from other. 2nd ATTENTION I GIVE TO GET ADOLESCENT: solicits discontent in self and conflict with other. 3rd ATTENTION I AM HERE TO GIVE MATURE : solicits security and fulfilment in self and harmony with other. dark IMMATURE MATURE light
To Conclude………………. Welcome to the Age of Convergence!