As we delve into our own cultural analysis I’m not only intrigued but also a bit hesitant. I’m intrigued to uncover the beliefs and values of some of my colleagues and co-workers but hesitant about how they may react to my inquiries. It is also an act of balancing my own purpose as a student [...]
Good vs. Evil / Culture ( Happy Halloween)
Chapters 7, 8 and 9 of the Shein text were a lot to digest, but chewing on them was interesting, especially chapter 9 and the discussion of human nature and culture. Are we intrinsically evil or good? I’d like to think we are basically good, but by and [...]
Mine, yours, ours, theirs…space, ownership and territory, as Schein points out, are deeply intertwined into culture. My own work place is steeped with artifacts and even some underlying assumptions in its culture with regard to space and ownership. It will be interesting to see how our semester project develops and how I will need to [...]
I was fascinated by the process and incredibly complex structure of technology teams working on the Hubble Telescope project. Fascinated may be a poor choice of words, perhaps mind boggling is better. I could hardly keep up with the different team functions and many varied objectives all focused on this one aspect of such a [...]
Just think… no time clocks, no leave reporting and a travel budget! I found myself wanting to work for Chaparrel Steel as I read about the company’s practices. But more so, I was thinking, this trust is the root of employee satisfaction and ‘buy in’.
This is something I struggle with at my own job. I [...]
Another semester and two more classes. This fall I’m taking Educational Evaluation and Organizational Learning. I sat down with my texts to start the reading for Organizational Learning with the skepticism that I always have for texts and treatises. I’m a slow reader and thus the time it takes me to get through a chapter [...]
Paradox of Disclosure – Insightful (ADLT 612)
Among other things discussed last night in the two team presentations was the concept of the paradox of disclosure within group dynamics. This turned out to be a very insightful topic for me. I learned quite a bit about myself last night, not only new things, but things for [...]
This spring semester stands out already as a period of growth for me as an adult learner, in many ways. Not only in how I perceive the value of continued learning, but in where that learning comes from. In addition, my own method of learning is being challenged.
The Groups and Teams [...]
For the past three weeks, I’ve found myself not looking forward to my Adult Development class. In fact, I’ve been experiencing stress about going to the class. Before we met last night, the feelings were strong. Being the reflective learner that I’ve become, I made a point to pay particular attention in class and [...]
Having met for the second time in our groups, but not yet having read chapters 2 and 3 in the Levi text, it was interesting to reflect back on our dynamics while reading. The social bonding was a strong component of our functioning as we worked together to draft our team Charter. We laughed, we [...]
