Team Dynamics or Lord of the Flies?

Post-Doctoral Work in Group Dynamics Anyone? I want to be upfront and say: no I do not have an advanced degree with a focus in Organizational Development, or any related field, nor am I a researcher in the field of Group Dynamics; but I sure am fascinated by the topic. What I can share in…

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Team Dynamics or Lord of the Flies (a Trailer)?

My usual Monday Blog is a bit of a “to be continued” episode this week…. In any case, I did want to give you a bit of a preview of what I am diving into, at the moment, and where it seems to be taking me: have you ever been extremely puzzled by certain team dynamics…

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What is an Authentic Consultant?

What does it mean to be an Authentic Consultant?  It seems like a little bit of an odd question, doesn’t it? Of course, I am authentic, right? Well, I wouldn’t dispute that if you put it to me that way, but it really has more to do with how you are working with your clients.…

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Should We Blame Organizational Culture?

When Our Change Initiatives Fail, Should We Blame Organizational Culture? When a Change Initiative fails, should we blame the underlying culture of the organization? This seems to be the standard when large initiatives fail, despite having Change Management practices in place. The implicit logic is: we (the leadership of the initiative) tried, we did everything…

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