Sara’s journey will require her passage through the five stages of death and dying: Step 4 is this passage. The time it takes for to travel through this passage depends on each person and the resistance he or she offers to the change. Sara’s letting go of old beliefs, behaviors, attitudes, and tribal rituals will [...]
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Sara is at a crossroads: She knows she needs to change and she wants to change. She recalled personal stories of strength, courage, tenacity, patience, and compassion where she made a difference. Now, she wants to move forward. What direction will she take? Sara examines those who are part of her circle of influence and [...]
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In my previous post, I used the example of a professional person whom I called Sara and her recognition that she was responsible for the much of her group’s dysfunctional behavior. Sara took ownership of her group’s behavior. She stopped blaming others. Instead, she reflected on her part in the chaos. In effect, Sara recognized [...]
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A gap exists between the reality of our words and the reality of our world. Argyris coined this gap as theory-in-action. A theory-in-action is comprised of two parts: espoused theory and theory-in-use. Our espoused theory consists of the thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes we verbally express. Our theory-in-use consists of our actions. The gap, in Argyris’s [...]
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What did you see this evening? Did you see the gift sitting across from you at dinner? Did you see the sunset with all its hues? Did you see stars and the moon? What will you see tomorrow morning? Changing how we view the world, how we interpret life has much to do with how [...]
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Are you tired of fixing problems? Are you tired at getting up each morning, turning on cable TV and wondering what else has gone wrong? As a person concerned with public education, are you tired of deficit thinking, deficit acting, and deficit belief systems? I am!
I dare you to IMAGINE! I dare you to DREAM! [...]
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Consider the myriad of problems that seem to confront society. Most agree that these problems will continue to occur unless there is a change in the conditions that generated them. The traditional problem solving approach is to focus on the political philosophy that supports the conditions that serve to foster problems. In the course of [...]
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