Michael A. Gort wrote:
> On Friday, July 18, 1997 12:11 AM, Vana Prewitt
> [SMTP:vprewitt@mail.rdu.bellsouth.net] wrote:
>
> > Debbie is absolutely right in my experience. The greatest fear and
> > resistence to new management models has been middle management, primarily
> > of the old guard who are less sure of their positions.
--snip---
>
> In my experience, the middle is the source of much resistance, but I have
> to ask about the attribution Vana makes to the motive of protecting their
> positions. During a transformation, the leadership is pushing hard on
> middle management from the top, the newer hires are pushing hard from the
> bottom and, frequently, the some of the old guard is pushing hard from the
> middle.
As many of you know, Barry Oshry has done some wonderful work on these
issues with simulations the "dances of blind reflex." If you haven't seen
his work, check out "Seeing Systems: Unlocking the mysteries of life;"
Berrett-Koehler, 1996.
--Richard C. "Doc" Holloway Thresholds--Human Development and Networking for Learning Organizations Visit my website at <http://www.thresholds.com/> Please note my new e-mail address--<mailto:learnshops@thresholds.com>
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