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Presentation for M.A. Psychology Department of Clinical Training and Professional Development at Pepperdine University on November 1, 2011. As clinicians, we predominantly engage folks in conversations. And for the most part, we are the primary technology in the room. Transformational Dialogue is a particular kind of conversation that co-creates an environment where change and transformation [...]
Category: Motivating Change
Why “Buy In” Does Not Work
Buy in does not work because it is compliance dressed up as an invitation.
Navigating the New Normal – Together
My wife was recently at a networking event, and the conversation drifted into how to have the difficult conversations with family about the new normal. Even though the topic was about finances, there was an underlying recognition that this was not an easy conversation, because it was full of emotions, expectations and change. Who do [...]
A Sustainable Relationship with Time
“If you fight with time, time always wins. Better to befriend it, because time is inseparable from yourself.” Lama Surya Das, New Dharma Talks So, how conscious are you of your relationship with time? What is the relationship that you currently have? What would you like to co-create together going forward? When I was younger [...]
Collaborating for a change
There is a paradigm shift at play with a dominant cultural story of the hero. Heroes may make great story telling for their individual glory, but in reality they do the community a disservice. If I am waiting for the hero to save the day, then I do not have to own my part for [...]
Bullying – It takes a Village
A recent NY Times article by Dr. Perri Klass, MD discussed the new American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement, released July 1st, on the pediatrician’s role in preventing youth violence, including for the first time a section on bullying. It recommends a model developed by Dan Olweus that has been successful in Scandinavia for [...]
Trusting the Folks
The Plexus Institute recently hosted a call with Tom Devane, the well respected author of The Change Handbook, to discuss his analysis of Positive Deviance and our experience using this method in combating MRSA in hospitals. Tom told the classic story of a shop foreman working in a manufacturing company for 40 years. To improve [...]