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]]> By: Emma Judge http://pos-psych.com/news/emma-judge/20070616297#comment-4483 Emma Judge Fri, 22 Jun 2007 08:28:08 +0000 http://pos-psych.com/news/emma-judge/20070616297#comment-4483 I think just separating out the 'ABC's would have been a good start and acknowledging the emotional and personal nature of the experience - that tends to be brushed under the carpet even though it is having a major impact on the way people resond to the situation. This might have cleared the way for more more clarity about their own state of mind, more flexible and accurate thinking about the situation, and greater confidence in communicating more authentically with their teams. My own view is that resilience, particularly at senior levels, is an extremely important skill for organisations, especially given the fast, ever changing nature of almost any organisation you can think of. I say senior levels because they are sometimes the team that need to quickly gain clarity about next steps when a business even looks like it might be heading for rough waters (mixing my metaphors on this one, but there you go !). I think just separating out the ‘ABC’s would have been a good start and acknowledging the emotional and personal nature of the experience - that tends to be brushed under the carpet even though it is having a major impact on the way people resond to the situation. This might have cleared the way for more more clarity about their own state of mind, more flexible and accurate thinking about the situation, and greater confidence in communicating more authentically with their teams.

My own view is that resilience, particularly at senior levels, is an extremely important skill for organisations, especially given the fast, ever changing nature of almost any organisation you can think of. I say senior levels because they are sometimes the team that need to quickly gain clarity about next steps when a business even looks like it might be heading for rough waters (mixing my metaphors on this one, but there you go !).

]]> By: Nicholas Hall http://pos-psych.com/news/emma-judge/20070616297#comment-4415 Nicholas Hall Wed, 20 Jun 2007 21:42:46 +0000 http://pos-psych.com/news/emma-judge/20070616297#comment-4415 Emma, Very interesting. I'm sure you can't say too much and give away the company. I'm wondering, what specific steps could this company have taken, according to the PRP model? Begin to brainstorm among the upper management? Simply acknowledge the downhill slide publicly? "Communication" pops to mind, though that is a blanket term for specific behaviors they could have engaged in. What might be those behaviors? I'm also asking because it would be very interesting to have a PRP model retro-fitted to work in the boardroom. Cheers, Nick Emma,

Very interesting. I’m sure you can’t say too much and give away the company.

I’m wondering, what specific steps could this company have taken, according to the PRP model? Begin to brainstorm among the upper management? Simply acknowledge the downhill slide publicly? “Communication” pops to mind, though that is a blanket term for specific behaviors they could have engaged in. What might be those behaviors?

I’m also asking because it would be very interesting to have a PRP model retro-fitted to work in the boardroom.

Cheers,
Nick

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