Doc wrote:
> business. The self-directing team that has developed and matured over the
> last year thinks they'll miss me (and perhaps as a coach and friend, they
> will). Frankly, they simply don't need a manager anymore. What I learned
> is that they didn't need anyone to change their behavior. They simply
> needed someone to create a dialog with them about personal mastery, mental
> models, team learning, systems thinking, shared vision and coach them
> through their own learning objectives. They have personal lives--but they
and more. To that, I simply say, "Right on!" Thanks, Doc.
It does work, although, in my experience, many seem skeptical if they've
never seen it in action.
Bill
PS: Olympia, huh? That's not very far.
--Bill Harris Hewlett-Packard Co. R&D Engineering Processes Lake Stevens Division domain: billh@lsid.hp.com M/S 330 phone: (425) 335-2200 8600 Soper Hill Road fax: (425) 335-2828 Everett, WA 98205-1298
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