Dear bloggers,
We are going to use this blog site for conversations about group facilitation.
The first blog conversations are starting now.
Feel free to join in and post your comments or share some of your questions. Later on we will be having different focussed conversations.
Stephen
Moderator
For some time in my work with a range of organisations I have been reflecting on the relationship between leadership and cultural change. I have been noticing culture as an emerging force with teams and organisations which can be healthy or destructive. While the effects of culture are felt by all and affect everyone; often what causes the culture to change and develop seems to go unnoticed.
The relationship between leadership development and cultural change
This highly relevant new book focuses on workplace bullying, is written by Zenergy Diploma graduate Hadyn Olsen, and is published by WAVE Publishing.
Easy to read and learn from, this book is a useful resource for all employers, human resources personnel, group facilitators, team leaders, and workplace managers faced with challenging staff members. It provides a guide not only for dealing with problems but for creating a culture of respect, dignity and safety for workplaces.
Zenergy’s Stephen Thorpe has had a chapter drawn from his PhD on The Use of Storytelling in Building Online Group Relationships published in the new Handbook of Research on Computer Mediated Communication.
The handbook presents an authoritative collection of research on the implications and social effects computers have on communication.
Zenergy’s Stephen Thorpe has recently contributed a think-piece on Facilitating effective online participation in e-government to the New Zealand E-government 2007: Progress Towards Transformation report by the State Services Commission. The report was released at the DevCon 2008 conference in Wellington on 19 June. Stephen’s was one of 15 contributions by individuals from various stakeholder groups, who were invited to contribute their views on the future of E-Government in New Zealand. Going forward, the State Services Commission will be exploring how the ideas expressed in these think pieces can be made further visible through engagement with other stakeholders.
Dear Facilitators,What a wonderful feeling of connection and welcome I had at the IAF North American Conference in Atlanta on 9-12 April. The conference was attended by more than 400 facilitators from 26 countries. The theme for the conference was Opportunity, Optimism and Openness. Read the rest of this entry »
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