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Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2016
It is possible to evolve top-teams for the twenty-first century, even in today’s turbulent and ch... more It is possible to evolve top-teams for the twenty-first century, even in today’s turbulent and challenging times. Achieving high performance at the most senior executive level of company divisions and business units requires a team to engage in an alignment process that takes time, focus and personal commitment. The task is not an onerous one, though it does require a clear mindset and a sharpening of skills and capabilities that go beyond many executives ’ previous individual business achievements. We have conducted research with the executive management teams of some of the largest companies in Europe, Asia and the Americas over the last 7 years. Observing and working with global teams, we have identified three pre-requisites for achieving high-performance amongst these senior echelons of corporate divisions and business units: 1. Authenticity—Individual congruence of thought, speech and action for each individual. 2. Alignment—Working effectively as a group. Overcoming different ...
In this chapter, I describe how art, dwelling and self-inquiry can enrich learning from within; h... more In this chapter, I describe how art, dwelling and self-inquiry can enrich learning from within; how they can bring potential to life and how they can give insights as they extend epistemology beyond intellectual, textual knowing. As an autoethnographic researcher, I use personal experience, my artistic journey and paintings to illustrate these concepts. I furthermore describe how art has influenced my professional practice as a management consultant working with values and change. This type of research is dependent on the relational principles of connecting to our inner selves and to others. It was stimulated by my doctorate using Action Research and has benefited from the connections made during that process.
Encyclopedia of Business and Professional Ethics, 2019
Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2016
It is possible to evolve top-teams for the twenty-first century, even in today’s turbulent and ch... more It is possible to evolve top-teams for the twenty-first century, even in today’s turbulent and challenging times. Achieving high performance at the most senior executive level of company divisions and business units requires a team to engage in an alignment process that takes time, focus and personal commitment. The task is not an onerous one, though it does require a clear mindset and a sharpening of skills and capabilities that go beyond many executives ’ previous individual business achievements. We have conducted research with the executive management teams of some of the largest companies in Europe, Asia and the Americas over the last 7 years. Observing and working with global teams, we have identified three pre-requisites for achieving high-performance amongst these senior echelons of corporate divisions and business units: 1. Authenticity—Individual congruence of thought, speech and action for each individual. 2. Alignment—Working effectively as a group. Overcoming different ...
In this chapter, I describe how art, dwelling and self-inquiry can enrich learning from within; h... more In this chapter, I describe how art, dwelling and self-inquiry can enrich learning from within; how they can bring potential to life and how they can give insights as they extend epistemology beyond intellectual, textual knowing. As an autoethnographic researcher, I use personal experience, my artistic journey and paintings to illustrate these concepts. I furthermore describe how art has influenced my professional practice as a management consultant working with values and change. This type of research is dependent on the relational principles of connecting to our inner selves and to others. It was stimulated by my doctorate using Action Research and has benefited from the connections made during that process.
Encyclopedia of Business and Professional Ethics, 2019