Replying to LO27923 --
Dear Organlearners,
Dennis Rolleston <dennisr@ps.gen.nz> writes:
>However it is difficult to sustain an approach
>and the accompanying changes as a consequence
>until such time that the changes are cemented into
>the minds and souls of "those that need changing".
Greetings dear Dennis,
It is true. For me that cement needed is personal experiences.
>I have experienced similar when the mere fact
>that a large company has used the consultant is
>deemed noteworthy enough to include it in
>promotional material. I accept this as a part of
>the world of business.
It reminds me of the monkey sitting on an elephant walking over a hang
bridge. Said the monkey about this business: "See how I and you sway the
bridge."
>What I would like to be able to do Malcolm is to
>use a method like Blanchards "Situational Leadership"
>or At De Lange's "7 Essentialities" through which to
>retrospectively view our story.
As for me, the 7Es are indeed powerful for retrospection as they are for
initial planning. They act like a seven plane kaleidoscope, showing me
what is real and what is all the images of it.
>Looking at our story within a context like this may
>give some clues as to what it is that moves people
>sufficiently to have them drop the personal agenda
>for the collective one ........
Dennis, this is a deep, deep story -- the "one-for-one" or even the
"many-for-one" transforming into the "one-for-many". It is a story which
many great novels tell best.
PS. I have not forgotten about that ppt file. But up to next Saturday I am
forced not to look at it.
With care and best wishes
--At de Lange <amdelange@gold.up.ac.za> Snailmail: A M de Lange Gold Fields Computer Centre Faculty of Science - University of Pretoria Pretoria 0001 - Rep of South Africa
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