Edgar Schein is Professor Emeritus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management. and seen by many as the father of organization development. Humble Leadership | Edgar Schein WebsiteThe Organizational Culture and Leadership InstituteWikipediaEdgar ScheinYouTubeEdgar ScheinGoogleEdgar ScheinBooks: Edgar ScheinEdgar Schein Professor Emeritus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of … Continue reading Edgar Schein Professor Emeritus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management
The more traditional forms of leadership based on static hierarchies and professional distance between leaders and followers are growing increasingly outdated and ineffective. As organizations face more complex interdependent tasks, leadership must become more personal to guarantee open, trusting communication that will make collaborative problem solving and innovation possible. AustraliaAustriaBrazilCanadaChinaCzech RepublicEgyptFranceGermanyGlobalIndiaItalyJapanMexicoNetherlandsPolandSaudia ArabiaSingaporeSpainTurkeyUAEUnited KingdomUnited States … Continue reading Humble Leadership: the Power of Relationships, Openness and Trust by Edgar H. Schein, Peter A. Schein (2018)
You will find the transcript of Patricia Shaw‘s talk below. Although she never uses the term, Patricia describes some of the key elements of Conversational Leadership. The highlighting is mine and draws attention to what I feel are the main points. Transcript I thought last night about how I am beginning myself to think about … Continue reading What Is the Work of Leadership? Patricia Shaw (2010)
In an increasingly complex world, appointed leaders simply don’t know enough to decide what is new and better. Leadership is a group sport, not an individual heroic activity. | Edgar Schein Continue reading Leadership Is a Group Sport, Not an Individual Heroic Activity Edgar Schein
Organizational culture is the basic tacit assumptions about how the world is and ought to be that a group of people share and that determines their perceptions, thoughts, feelings, and, their overt behavior. | Edgar Schein Continue reading Organizational Culture Is the Basic Tacit Assumptions About the World Edgar Schein
A relationship is a set of mutual expectations about each other’s future behavior based on past interactions with one another. We have a relationship when we can anticipate each other’s behavior to some degree. When we say we have a ‘good relationship’, this means that we feel a certain level of comfort with the other person, comfort that is based … | Edgar Schein and Peter Schein Continue reading What Is a Relationship? Edgar Schein and Peter Schein
AustraliaAustriaBrazilCanadaChinaCzech RepublicEgyptFranceGermanyGlobalIndiaItalyJapanMexicoNetherlandsPolandSaudia ArabiaSingaporeSpainTurkeyUAEUnited KingdomUnited States As an Amazon Associate, I earn a small commission when you purchase a book via this site. Posts where this book is embedded How to Design Powerful Questions Questions open the door to dialogue and discoveryPeople: Edgar ScheinEdgar Schein Professor Emeritus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan … Continue reading Humble Inquiry: the Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling by Edgar H. Schein (2013)
Avoiding Modern-day Colonialism Spirituality Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Edgar and Peter Schein’s four levels of relationship: Level Minus 1: Total impersonal domination and coercion. Level 1: Transactional role and rule-based supervision, service, and all forms … Continue reading Relationships ** The way in which two or more people are connected
The Power of Peer Instruction Peer Instruction Vs. Peer Learning Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close People learn best when they share ideas and experiences. Traditional learning often focuses too much on passive instruction, missing the value … Continue reading The Power of Peer Learning Why learning from each other leads to deeper understanding and better problem-solving
Shared Meaning Reframing Questions Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Culture plays an essential role in our societal and organizational lives. It shapes us in a variety of ways. Culture and Conversation We can view a society … Continue reading Culture Basic tacit assumptions about how the world works
