Groups at Work Recovering Focus, Attention and Energy with Laura Lipton
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Groups at Work
Recovering Focus, Attention and Energy
with Laura LiptonDeveloped by ERLC/ARPDC as a result of a grant
from Alberta Education to support implementation
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Groups at Work:Structures and Strategies for
Professional Learning
Developed by Bruce Wellman & Laura Lipton, Co-Directors
WELCOME
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Today’s Session
Reflections on Practice
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Today’s Session
Reflections on Practice
Recovery Repertoire
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Today’s Session
Reflections on PracticeRecovery RepertoireOrganizing &
Integrating
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For today
1. Experiment with a new technique for resourcefulness.
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Physical Techniques• Breathe• Progressive relaxation• Walk• Uncross your legs• Dangle your arms/ twist your wrists• Make faces• Center yourself physically
Managing Resources p.13Mental Techniques• Over prepare
• Written notes
• Mentally rehearse
• Reconnaissance
• Take a long view
• Paradoxical intervention
• Prayer or mantra
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Physical Techniques• Breathe• Progressive relaxation• Walk• Uncross your legs• Dangle your arms/ twist your wrists• Make faces• Center yourself physically
Managing Resources p.13Mental Techniques• Over prepare
• Written notes
• Mentally rehearse
• Reconnaissance
• Take a long view
• Paradoxical intervention
• Prayer or mantra
What I tried; How it went; What I learned
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Imagine you are observing a working group. Group members are: • off-task • unfocused • unproductive What specifically do you see
and hear?
Windows
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Imagine you are in a special mirrored meeting room where you can observe your reflection. What do you see and hear yourself doing to help the group:
• refocus and engage • listen for understanding • achieve its task outcomes
Mirrors
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RECOVER
ANTICIPATE, MONITOR,
Designer’s Mind
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• Structuring Decisions• Spatial Use• Leader Intervention
Recovery Repertoire
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Group size Length of time
Degree of structure
Starting the Conversation
Structuring the Conversation
Sustaining Thinking in the Conversation
Structuring Decisions p. 7
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• Structuring Decisions• Spatial Use• Leader Intervention
Recovery Repertoire
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Using Space• Establish spatial anchors• Create a visual third point
The Frame: Delivery p.24
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The Frame: Delivery p.24
Using Body• Stand still• Frozen gesture• Physical focus on the third
point
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Principle for Leaders p.39
Skilled leaders . . .
Decontaminate problem space
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• Structuring Decisions• Spatial Use• Leader Intervention
Recovery Repertoire
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Anchor a neutral space (away from ‘platform’):• State issues or problems as principles.• Share the specific behaviors that are problematic as
data and then;-Refer to the frame and refocus task and process OR-Inquire about the impact of these behaviors
• Take the group members to the balcony--- inquire about their perceptions and feelings regarding what is transpiring.
Leader Intervention p.29
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• Envision a group where you anticipate the need for leader intervention.
• Consider what might trigger the need for intervening• Select an approach you might use.
Application: Mental Rehearsal
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Today’s Strategies
Brainstorm & Pass p. 89 Windows & Mirrors p. 38
Think & Write/ Pair & Share p. 20
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Think & Write/ Pair & Share:
What are some things about leading groups that you are more confident about than you were when we began Session One?
Organizing & Integrating