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Collaboration in a Time of Polarization
Margaret J. Wheatley
LEADERSHIP TODAYIncreasing ProblemsFailing SolutionsShrinking Resources Crises, Crises, CrisesIncreasing UncertaintyIncreasing DependencyOverwhelm & ExhaustionFear & Anxiety
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Sorry MartinI haven't had the time to do anything with that yet. I will try and give you a call to discuss but I'm drowning in workload faster than a brick the size of a large meteorite at the moment!
NHS Exec, UK
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“We feel as though we are crossing a rushing river by jumping from rock to rock and at each leap wondering if there will be another rock – the ones we’ve just left disappearing even as we lift our feet. We cannot see the shore.”
Angela Blanchard, CEO U.S. non-profit
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What’s going on in our worldthat impacts collaborative efforts?
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The endless budget squeeze
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Increasing Conflictand
Polarization
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Blame
Denial
Avoidance
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Increasingrules ®ulations
Morbidly Obese Bureaucracy
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No Time
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Distracted What did you just say?
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Exhausted, Overwhelmed
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Increasing Fear & Anxiety
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Fight or flight
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Tend &
befriend
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What did you hear that got your attention?Why did it get your attention?
Conversation
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A few questions
Among those you work with
1. What’s the quality of relationships? Trust, criticism, judgment?
2. How much learning from experience occurs?3. When something goes wrong, how do people respond?4. If you continue in this way for another year, will your
working relationships be healthier or not?
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What kind of leadership promotescollaboration?
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To create health, create more connections
Biological principle
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We are all ‘bundles of potential’ that manifest only in relationship.
Quantum Scientist
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UBUNTU We can be human only together
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It’s notcritical mass
It’scritical
connections
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The Imaginary Organization
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The Real Organization
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Life organizes as networksof interdependent relationships
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Leader as hero
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Absurd Heroism
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Leader as Host
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The simplest way to promote collaboration
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Reclaim time to think
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Abandon any sense of urgency
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Learning Together as Core Competence
•Regular times for staff reflection
•Open agenda: discuss needs of the moment
•Not part of regular staff meeting
•Relaxed, hospitable atmosphere
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People who learn togetherquickly develop:
• Confidence to handle tough problems
• Increased experimentation and risk-taking
• Increased intelligence
• Team spirit of “We’re all in this together”
• Compassion, Forgiveness, Generosity
• Reduced stress, overwhelm and lonelinessMargaret J. Wheatley
How do we sustain ourselves for the long journey ahead?
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Find time for personal reflection
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What is your practice for finding peace?
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Learning Journey in DetroitOct 25-28th
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