Comments on: What does Adaptive Leadership have to do with avoiding a T-Rex?

By: Marcy Rosenbaum

Marcy Rosenbaum — Sat, 20 Sep 2014 16:29:33 +0000

I am reminded of the explosion of the Challenger shuttle. There is clear and poignant records of the knowledgeable materials engineers at Morton Thiokol being told to “take off your engineering hat and put on your management hat”. The leadership challenge is how to promote deeper understanding rather than brokering sgrrement. It becomes emperiled when there is sponsoring funding with performance bonuses tied to goals rather than achievements.

By: Rebecca Colwell

Rebecca Colwell — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 04:06:44 +0000

In reply to Jane Hustins. Thanks for your comments Jane. Can you say more about the "differences in challenge" based on roles? I'd love to hear your thoughts on this. For example, have you experienced role-determined limitations, or found you can take different perspectives as a facilitator?

By: Rebecca Colwell

Rebecca Colwell — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 03:54:39 +0000

In reply to Conroy Fourie. Thanks very much Conroy.. I agree that Kantors' model is helpful for anticipating some overt group dynamics.. We have a growing capacity to understand similar dynamics within our self, and an important learning edge for facilitative leaders is to use that knowledge and also turn our awareness inward so we can interact with those dynamics in a more conscious and responsive way.

By: Jane Hustins

Jane Hustins — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 15:39:50 +0000

So much wisdom in this post Becky and wonderfully practical practices. This is a huge cultural challenge for many leaders. I notice the difference in challenge when I’m a facilitator in a culture of this nature and when I’m a leader IN a culture of this nature.

By: Conroy Fourie

Conroy Fourie — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 06:53:31 +0000

Thanks for the article. Kantor’s Structural Dynamics comes to mind for me; i.e. strong movers with some loyal followers drown out opposers and bystanders in unskilled team/group discussions…