Reading time: 5 – 8 minutes
Much of organizational life these days revolves around “teamwork”. We try to organize the work by teams because we believe that when the conditions are right a team is able to create and do more than individuals can do on their own.
Unfortunately, I think most of us go through the majority of our work life without ever being part of a real team. Instead, we mostly spend our time as part of a group of individuals working on the same project. The difference between a team and a work group may seem small, but they [...]
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This is Part 5 in a series of articles that introduce the main ideas about Reflection Leadership.
Up until now as I’ve described the parts of Reflection Leadership I’ve mostly focused on the leader’s reflection of interactions with others. Systems Reflection steps beyond interactions with individuals and looks at organizational issues. Part of the role of the leader is to make sure that systems are in place to support what needs to be accomplished by the organization. This means that the systems in place should support rather than constrict both recognition of the vision and it’s [...]
