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Book Index: The Skilled Facilitator Fieldbook : Tips, Tools, and Tested Methods for Consultants, Facilitators, Managers, Trainers, and Coaches
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Index
A
Accountability: compassion and,
43; of group members, 273,
275, 276; joint, 10, 45; reflection
questions for, 282; in
roles and expectations intervention,
162, 164, 165; survey-
guided organization
development and, 411, 412;
360-degree feedback and,
394, 395–396, 397–398, 400
Action Design, 33n1, 63, 68
Action Science, 33n1, 59
Adsit, D. J., 400n2, 401
Advocacy: meaning of, 207; in
mutual learning model, 54; as
unilateral control strategy, 36,
38, 51
Advocacy combined with inquiry
(ground rule six), 65, 104,
271; in diagnosis-intervention
cycle, 71–72, 202; in e-mail,
182; facilitative coaching and,
470, 471; in “left-hand column”
case, 223, 224; in mutual
learning model, 56,
229–230; opening line for,
204; in systems thinking, 455
Agenda: agreeing on, at beginning
of meeting, 123, 124;
jointly designing, 119,
121–122; printing ground
rules on, 192; realistic, creating,
119–124; sample,
122–124; time estimates for
agenda items, generating,
119–120
“Agree on important words.” See
Ground rule three; Words,
agreeing on important
Alban, B. T., 114
Ambiguity, comfort with, 344,
345
Analyzing and Facilitating Left-
Hand Column Cases, 235
Anger, 219, 220, 289, 290, 291.
See also Emotion headings
Anonymous feedback: surveyguided
organization development,
409–412. See also
360-Degree feedback
Argyris, C., 6, 9, 13, 25–26,
33n1, 34, 35, 40, 59, 61n,
63, 65, 68, 79, 86, 118,
118n2, 343, 344, 348, 364,
365, 369, 396, 401, 411,
412, 421, 425–426, 427,
431, 431n1
Art of Focused Conversation, The,
114
Artifacts, 20
Artist’s Way, The, 284, 285,
285n4, 474, 476
Association for Psychological
Type, 440
Assumptions: as contribution to
problem, 256; defined, 62; of
give-up-control model, 40; of
mutual learning model,
41–46; strategy creation, in,
80; systems thinking, in, 79,
83, 84, 455; testing, (ground
rule one), 62, 182, 203, 455,
470, 471; of unilateral control
model, 36, 37, 38, 39. See
also Core values
Attribution, 39, 46, 49, 62. See
also Assumptions;
Inference(s); Inferences, highlevel;
Motives, assumptions
about
Authentic relationships, 422
Autonomy, group, 4
B
Basic facilitation, 115–118; core
values and, 116; defined, 5–6,
339, 115; developmental facilitation,
compared to, 115,
117, 118, 339, 340, 341; example
of, 117–118; ground
rules and, 116; limitations of,
116–117; planning, 116; substantive
content in, 115–116;
underlying values and strategies,
reflecting on, 117
Bateson, M. C., 151, 157
Beckhard, R., 339, 348
Behavior: being polite, 265; core
values and, 153; diagnosing,
69–73, 196; helping group
members to redesign, 69, 70,
71, 203; inconsistent with expectations,
161; inferring
meaning of, 69, 70, 71, 196;
“left-hand column” intervention,
223–224; misinterpreting
new, 287–288; observing,
69, 70, 71, 129, 196; patterns
of, 239–240, 325, 326, 327,
335, 337, 344, 346, 353,
357; seeking support for
changing, 288–289; systems
approach and, 11, 79; unilateral
control model and, 39
Behavioral ground rules, 61
Beginner’s mind, 199–200
Beginning of meeting, 125–129;
agenda, agreeing on at, 123,
124; expectations, agreeing on
at, 123, 124, 125, 126; facilitator
role, agreeing on at,
123, 124; ground rules, agreeing
on at, 123, 124; guidelines
statement distributed at,
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127–129; introductions at,
125–126, 127, 128; procedural
guidelines, agreeing on
at, 125, 126–128, 131–133;
Skilled Facilitator principles,
during, 125; time considerations
for, 125, 126, 129
Beliefs: defined, 20; in group
culture, 20; statement of values
and beliefs, 155–156,
342. See also Assumptions; Inference(
s); Theory, espoused;
Theory-in-use
Bell, C. H., 409, 412
Bens, I., 114
Bertalanffy, L. V., 86n1
Beyerlein, M. M., 172, 180
Beyond Teams, 180
Biases, identifying, 281
Blaming, 45, 77, 79, 85
Blind spots, 257, 259n1
Block, P., 25–26, 59, 157, 378,
381, 412
Born, D. H., 409, 412
Boundaries, system, 77, 85
Boundary management, group:
description of, 19; as group
process, 19, 172; in role clarification,
160
Brainstorming, 108, 109, 111,
112, 113; in roles and expectations
intervention, 162,
163, 165
Briggs, K. C., 438
Brooks, L. J., 416, 418
Brushy Fork Institute, 299–303
Bryan, M., 284, 285
Built to Last, 157
Bunker, B. B., 114
C
Cameron, J., 284, 285, 285n4,
474, 476
Capacity building, 22, 82
Carlson, P., 139, 143n2, 316, 361
Cartoons, 190
Causal story, creating, 326–328
Cause and effect, delay and separation
between, 75–76, 79–81,
82, 336
Causes, indentifying, 82
Center for Applications of Psychological
Type, 445, 445n3
Center for Collaborative
Organizations, 172
Challenging situations,
247–276; difficult conversations,
261–267, 331–333,
337–338, 362; enabling
group members to talk to
each other, 271; exploring
your contributions to problems,
255–259; interruptions,
dealing with, 270; raising issues
outside of facilitation
group, 273–276; risky conversations,
249–254,
331–333, 337–338; silence,
responding to, 269–270
Change, organizational,
307–418: optimum rate of,
76; survey-guided, 409–412
Chartering process, team,
174–180; examples of,
174–175, 176–178; for top
management teams, 178–180;
using ground rules in, 175,
178, 179; using Group Effectiveness
Model in, 175, 178
Choice, free and informed: in
basic facilitation, 118; beginning
of meeting, at, 126; for
committing to conversation,
103, 252; contracting and,
90, 93, 95, 97; as core value,
6–7, 42; decision-making rule
and, 66–67; diagnosisintervention
cycle and, 70;
ethical considerations of, 377;
in Facilitative Leader approach,
315, 317, 320, 321,
377–381; facilitator’s responsibility
and, 122; in introduction
of Skilled Facilitator
approach, 299, 300, 301; in
mutual learning model, 42,
45, 52, 54, 56–58; as process
design criteria, 111; in unilateral
control model, 51
Church, A. H., 409, 412
Client: contact, 90, 92; contracting
with, 89–99; entire group
as, 11, 75, 90, 96, 273, 274,
275; primary, 90–94; questions
to ask, 90–92
Coach, facilitative, 457–476: celebrating
results, 474–475;
client’s inner work, 459,
466–467; coaching process
steps, 471–473; coaching relationship,
467–469; coach’s
inner work, 457, 459,
461–462; compassion of,
459, 461, 462–463, 469,
470; contracting principles
used by, 98, 468, 470;
creative-survival cycle, 460,
475; curiosity of, 459;
diagnosis-intervention cycle
and, 473–474, 475; foundation
theories of, 460, 469;
ground rules of, 470–471;
guided imagery, 458, 476n1;
guiding principles of,
469–470; importance of being
present, 464–465; model for,
459–474; mutual learning and,
460, 461, 462, 463–464,
469, 470; purpose for, 457,
465–466; role of, 28, 30; spiral
of learning, 475, 476; therapist
compared, 468–469; unilateral
control and, 460
Coding, 190, 192
Cofacilitation, 111, 347
Cohen, S. G., 85, 87, 169,
169n1, 179, 180
Collaborative work systems, 172,
179–180
Collectivist cultures, 414–415
Collins, J., 151–152, 157
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Collusion: in contracting process,
90, 97; examples of, 79, 274
“Combine advocacy and inquiry.”
See Advocacy combined with
inquiry; Ground rule six
Compliance, 67
Composing a Life, 151, 157
Commitment, internal: as core
value, 6–7, 42; decision-making
rules and, 66–67, 232,
233–234; free choice and, 95,
103; in mutual learning model,
42, 45, 56, 58, 232, 233–234;
reflection questions for, 282
Communication: as group
process, 19, using e-mail for,
181–185. See also Nonverbal
communication
Compassion: as core value, 6–7,
42–44; curiosity and, 44,
229; inference testing and,
221, 222; in jointly designed
conversations, 230–231; in
mutual learning model,
42–45, 58, 231; as process
design criteria, 111; reflection
questions for, 282; undiscussable
issues and, 66
Compensating feedback, in systems
thinking, 76
Complex adaptive systems,
150–151
Confidentiality: 360-degree feedback
and, 392, 393,
394–395, 396, 397,
403–406; planning meetings
and, 97, procedural guidelines
and, 129
Conflict: give-up-control model
and, 41; moving toward,
266–267; mutual learning
model and, 42, 46; reduction,
267; unilateral control model
and, 36, 39, 40
Conflict management: as group
process, 18–19; methods and
tools for, 109
Consensus: decision-making
process of, 67, 232, 234, 369;
false, 323–325, 326, 327,
328, 329; reaching in roles
and expectations intervention,
162, 163, 165
Consequences: of avoiding risky
conversations, 249–250, 254;
of false consensus, 324, 326,
327, 328; identifying through
“left-hand column” case, 235,
240–241; of mutual learning
model, 42, 46; of polite behavior,
265; systems approach
and, 80, 81, 82, 85; time lag
between actions and, 255; of
unilateral control model, 36,
39–40; unintended, 58–59,
80, 81, 82, 85, 240–241,
265, 349, 386–387, 388, 389
Considering Culture in the Selection
of Teaching Approaches for
Adults, 418
Consistency, internal: process design,
111; of Skilled Facilitator
approach, 11–12, 172–173
Consultant, facilitative: contracting
principles used by, 98; facilitator
as, 51, 57–58; role of,
28, 29–30
Consultative decision making, 67
“A Consumer’s Guide to Hiring
and Working with a Group
Facilitator” (Schwarz), 94, 99
Contact client, 90, 92
Content, group: in conversation,
103, 105; defined, 3
Content expert, facilitator as, 28–31
Context: control issues and, 22,
24–25; as factor in group effectiveness,
22, 24–25, 172;
in Group Effectiveness
Model, 24–26, 172; in top
management teams, 178
Contract agreement: changing,
96, evaluation of, 91, 96; distribution
of, 96
Contracting, 85, 89–99; agreement
with entire group (stage
three) in, 91, 96, 125; defined,
89; for developmental facilitation,
341; evaluation and completion
(stage four) of, 91, 96;
for fees and expenses, 93, 96;
graphic illustration of stages,
91; information sharing,
97–98; initial contact (stage
one) in, 90–94; for internal facilitators,
98–99; in other facilitative
roles, 98; planning
the facilitation (stage two) in,
91, 94–96; principles for,
89–90; reasons for, 89; stages
in, 89, 90–96, for systems
thinking analysis, 89, 449,
453–454; for theory-in-use interventions,
356–357; time
concerns, discussing during,
120, 121
Conversation: dealing with interruptions
in, 270; diagnosis at
the speed of, 189, 195–200;
difficult, 261–267, 331–333,
337–338, 362; e-mail,
181–185; feedback concerning,
191, 192; internal, 197,
199–200; jointly designing
purpose and process for,
103–105, 251, 253; key
words or phrases to listen for
in, 197, 198; in mutual learning
model, 43–45; “PPC approach”
to, 103, 104; practice
listening to, 191, 195–197,
283; redesigning, 191; repeating
opportunities in, 197;
risky, 249–254, 331–333,
337–338; silences in,
269–270; steering, 273–274;
using ground rules in, 191
Core assumptions. See
Assumptions
Core ideology, 151
Core purpose, 151
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Core values: agreeing on authentic,
152–153; alternate language
for, 109, 229;
developing shared vision with,
151–152; developmental facilitation
and, 339, 341, 342;
of give-up-control model, 40;
introducing to workplace,
361–364; of mutual learning
model, 41–45; strategy creation,
in, 80; supplanting vision,
152, 157; survey-guided
organizational development
and, 409, 411; of unilateral
control model, 36–37
Core values of Skilled Facilitator
approach, 4; basic facilitation,
use in, 116; ground rules and,
7; group values and, 20; in
“left-hand column” case,
239; making, explicit, 6–7;
process designs consistent
with, 110, 111
CPP, Inc., 445, 445n1
Craik, K., 34, 59
Creative cycle of Life Learning
Model, 433–435
Creative tension, 150
Cuéllar, G., 434, 435
Culture, group: artifacts of, 20;
defined, 20; developmental
facilitation and, 20; elements
of, 20; trust as aspect of,
23–24
Cultures, different: using Skilled
Facilitator approach in,
413–418
Curiosity, 10, 28, 43–45, 51–53,
58, 131–133, 136, 226,
229, 282
D
Dance of Change, The, 86n2, 87,
348
Data: deciding how to respond
to; 63–64; directly observable,
63; evaluation of, 63–64;
explaining, 63–64; ladder of
inference and, 63–64, 222,
225; observation and selection
of, 63; translation and
labeling, 63
Davidson, A. S., 103, 127, 316,
369, 371, 375
De Meuse, K. P., 25–26
Decision making: consensus versus
directive, 232; defined,
18; directive, 232; factors in
effective, 18; as group process,
18; key decision points,
325–326; methods of, 18;
problem solving and, 18,
slowing down process, 80–81
Decision-making rules (ground
rule nine), 66–67; internal
commitment levels and, 67,
232, 233–234; mutual learning
model and, 232–234; opening
line for, 205; types of, 67
Defensive routines, 340,
343–344, 345, 347, 352,
356, 359, 396–397
Defensiveness: basic facilitation,
in, 116; in feedback loop, 78;
feedback to superior causing,
335, 336, 337; give-up-control
model and, 41; identifying
defensiveness triggers,
281, 289, 294; intervening
on, 84; mutual learning model
and, 42, 44, 46; undiscussable
issues and, 66; unilateral control
model and, 36, 39, 40
Delay and separation between
cause and effect, 75–76,
79–81, 82, 336
Delegative decision making, 67
Democratic decision making, 67
DeNisi, A., 391, 401
Designing and Using Organizational
Surveys, 412
Designing Team-Based Organizations:
New Forms for Knowledge
Work, 87, 169, 180
Developmental facilitation,
339–348: basic facilitation,
challenges of, 344–346; compared
to, 115, 117, 118, 339,
340, 341; continuum, 340,
344; contracting process for,
341; core values and, 339,
341, 342, 362–363; defensive
routines, 340, 343–344, 345,
347, 352, 356, 359; defined,
5–6, 339; ground rules and,
362–363; group culture and,
20; group values and, 339,
340, 341, 342–343, 348,
357; process intervention
and, 339; self-revelation in,
341, 348; skipping intervention
steps in, 72; success factors
for, 347–348;
theory-in-use interventions,
349–359; time commitment
for, 341–342, 345, 348; tolerating
high levels of ambiguity,
344, 345
Diagnosis: diagnosis-intervention
cycle, 8, 69–73, 192, 196; errors
in, 141, 143; ground
rules and, 41, 189–191;
Group Effectiveness Model
and, 135; observation of behavior
and, 69, 70, 71, 196;
practice, 189–191, 196–197;
real–time, 189, 195–200; relationship
between intervention
and, 69; at the speed of
conversation, 189, 195–200
Diagnosis-intervention cycle, 8,
69–73, 192, 196; beginner’s
mind and, 199; with diagnostic
frames, 72; diagnostic
steps of, 69, 70, 71, 196; different
views, testing for in intervention
steps, 70–72;
direct observation (step one)
in, 69, 70, 71, 196; example
of intervening with, 71–72;
facilitative coaching, and,
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473–474, 475; graphic illustration
of, 70, 475; helping
group members decide
whether and how to change
behavior (step six) in, 69, 70,
71, 203, 355; inferring meaning
(step two) in, 69, 70, 71,
196; intervention decision
making (step three) in, 69,
70, 71, 352–353; intervention
steps of, 69, 70, 71, 196,
202–203; Myers-Briggs Type
Indicator and, 440–441;
opening lines for, 201–203;
relationship between diagnostic
and intervention steps in,
69; sharing inferences (step
five) in, 69, 70, 71, 202,
354–355, 357; sharing observations
(step four) in, 69, 70,
71, 202, 223, 353; skipping
steps in, 72, 73n1; using, in
ground rule intervention,
71–72; testing for different
views in intervention steps of,
70–72; theory-in-use intervention
and, 352–355, 357,
358. See also Intervention
Diagnostic frames: diagnosisintervention
cycle with, 72;
Group Effectiveness Model
as, 136
Diaz, A., 474, 476
Difficult Conversations, 250, 254
Difficult situations. See Challenging
situations
Direct approach, 261–264, 266
Direct observation. See Observation,
direct
Directive decision making, 232
Disagreement: joint design of
ways to test (ground rule
seven), 65, 204–205, 226,
230–231; assumptions about,
in unilateral control model,
36, 37; compassion and,
230–231; facilitative coaching
and, 470, 471; in systems
thinking, 455
“Discuss undiscussable issues.”
See Ground rule eight; Undiscussable
issues, discussing
Double-loop learning, 117,
118n2
Drama triangle, 256, 257,
421–431; avoiding, 429–431;
example of dynamics of, 424;
graphic illustration of, 423;
helpfulness in, 421, 426,
428–429; persecutor in, 421,
422–423, 424, 427; rescuer
in, 421, 422, 423, 424,
426–427, 428; victim in,
421, 422, 423, 424, 425,
427, 428
E
Easing in: as give-up-control
strategy, 40–41; as unilateral
control strategy, 36, 38,
39, 40
Effect and cause, delay and separation
between, 75–76,
79–81, 82, 336
Effectiveness, group. See Group
Effectiveness Model
Either-or choices, systems thinking
and, 77, 83, 84
E-mail: addressing concerns with
360-degree feedback,
403–406; analyzing and editing,
184–185; using ground
rules in, 181–185, 191
Embarrassment: undiscussable
issues and, 66; unilateral
control model and, 35, 36,
38, 39
Emotion: in mutual learning
model, 44. See also Threatening
situations
Emotional expression: in giveup-
control model, 40; suppression
of negative, 36, 37,
38, 39, 49, 274
Emotional intelligence, 13
Emotional reactions, facilitator,
12–13; assumptions about, in
unilateral control model, 36,
37, 38, untested inferences
and, 219, 220, 289, 290
Empathy, 43. See also
Compassion
Empowered Manager, The, 157
Enrollment, in decision, 67
Eoyang, G. H., 151, 157, 348
Espoused theory. See Theory,
espoused
Evaluation: of contract, 91, 96;
of data, 63–64; of facilitation,
91, 96, 98
Everyone’s Problem Solving Handbook,
194
Expectations: defined, 160; helping
groups clarify roles and,
159–169; identifying, at beginning
of meeting, 123, 124,
125, 126; for internal facilitators,
99; reviewing and revising,
162, 164, 165
Expertise: content, of facilitative
consultant, 28, 29–30; content,
of facilitative trainer, 28,
31; process, of facilitator, 29
“Explain your reasoning and intent.”
See Ground rule four;
Reasoning and intent, explaining
one’s
External structure, 83, 84
F
Facilitating Organization Change:
Lessons from Complexity Science,
157, 348
Facilitating with Ease, 114
Facilitation, group: contracting
process as microcosm of, 89;
defined, 3; describing, to
client, 90–91, 93, 94, 96;
evaluation of, 91, 96, 98; goal
of, 89; Group Effectiveness
Model, using in, 23,
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135–143; planning, 91,
94–96; process design of,
107–114; raising issues outside
of, 273–276; trust in, development
of, 89; using
improvisation to improve,
211–216. See also Skilled Facilitator
approach
Facilitative Leader approach,
307–418; cofacilitators and,
347; contracting principles
used by, 98; conversation with
boss regarding, 332–333;
daily challenges of, 309–313;
developmental facilitation
and, 339–348, 362; free and
informed choice and, 315,
317, 320, 321, 377–381;
give-up-control behavior and,
309–310; modeling,
315–321, 346, 348, 379;
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
and, 443–444; role description
in, 21, 28, 31–32, 345,
346, 347; and performance
management, 318–319; skill
level and, 347; systems thinking
in, 345, 346; in team culture,
318; unilateral control
behavior and, 309, 310, 311,
315, 316–317, 321; using
with superiors, 331–333,
335–338; workshop instructors,
316–317
Facilitator: collusion of, 90, 97,
273, 274; contracting, 89–99;
defined, 27; emotional experience
of, 12–13; ground rules
and, 61; group member or
leader as, 4; internal work of,
13, 33, 34, 197, 199–200;
main task of, 3–4; modeling
mutual learning, 290–291;
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
and, 443–444; own words,
introducing guidelines in
one’s, 131–133; raising issues
outside of facilitative group,
273, 275–276; seeking best
path for, 291; skill level, 111.
See also Coach, facilitative;
Consultant, facilitative; Emotional
reactions, facilitator;
Facilitative Leader approach;
Internal facilitator; Roles, facilitative;
Trainer, facilitative
Facilitator role, 3, 5–6, 27–32,
95; agreeing on, at beginning
of meeting, 123, 124; explaining,
to group, 56–58, 91, 93,
94, 96, 274–275; helping
group wisely spend time, 122;
multiple, serving in, 32; selecting
appropriate, 27, 32.
See also Internal facilitator role
Facilitator’s Fieldbook, The, 114,
157
Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory
Decision-Making, 114
Fear, sharing, 251, 254. See also
Emotion headings; Threatening
situations
Feedback: on changed behavior,
288–289, 296; compensating,
76; concerning use of ground
rules, 191, 192; direct,
261–264, 266; in mutual
learning model, 45; negative,
230, 249; in roles and expectations
intervention, 164; to
superior, 335, 336–337; unilateral,
289. See also 360-
Degree feedback
Feedback loop, 78, 79, 80, 83,
85
Feedback That Works: How to
Build and Deliver Your Message,
400n1, 401
Feelings. See Emotion headings
Fifth Discipline, The, 34, 59, 68,
75–77, 86n1, 87, 150, 157,
369, 375
Fifth Discipline Fieldbook, The,
34, 59, 87, 157
Firo-B, 280, 284, 284n2
Fisher, R., 61n, 65, 68, 145,
146, 147
Flawed Advice and the Management
Trap, 401
“Focus on interests, not positions.”
See Ground rule five
Follet, M. P., 61n, 68
A Forest of Kings: The Untold
Story of the Ancient Maya, 477
Forrester, J., 86, 86n1
Free Play: The Power of Improvisation
in Life and the Arts,
474, 476
Freedman, S., 172, 180
Freeing the Creative Spirit, 474,
476
Freidel, D., 475, 477
French, W. L., 409, 412
Fritz, R., 150, 157
Futtrell, D., 26
G
Getting to Yes, 147
Gifts Differing, 445, 445n2, 446
Give-up-control model, 40–41;
assumptions of, 40; core values
of, 40; Facilitative Leader
approach and, 309–310;
strategies of, 40–41; unilateral
control model and, 40–41
Goal achievement, through unilateral
control, 36, 48–49
Goals: need for clear, 20
Goleman, D., 13
Good Will Hunting, 190, 194
Graham, P., 61n, 68
Ground rule one (test assumptions
and inferences), 62,
71–72, 83–84, 182, 202,
203, 219–222, 404, 455,
470, 471. See also Assumptions;
Inference(s); Inference
testing
Ground rule two (share all relevant
information), 62, 64,
203, 223, 224, 225–226,
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405, 470, 471. See also Information
sharing
Ground rule three (use specific
examples), 64, 71–72, 204,
223, 454–455. See also Specific
examples, sharing;
Words, agreeing on important
Ground rule four (explain your
reasoning and intent), 64–65,
71–72, 183, 204, 223, 224,
226–227, 405, 470, 471
Ground rule five (focus on interests,
not positions), 65,
83–84, 145–147, 202, 204,
227–229, 454
Ground rule six (combine advocacy
and inquiry), 65, 71–72,
104, 202, 204, 223, 224,
229–230, 271, 455, 470,
471. See also Advocacy combined
with inquiry
Ground rule seven (jointly design
next steps and ways to
test disagreements), 65–66,
71, 103, 104, 119, 121–122,
125, 183, 204–205, 226,
230–231, 455–456, 470,
471, 473. See also Next steps,
joint design of
Ground rule eight (discuss
undiscussable issues), 66, 183,
205, 231, 323–325. See also
Undiscussable issues, discussing
Ground rule nine (use a decision-
making rule), 66–67,
205, 232–234. See also
Decision-making rules
Ground rule intervention(s):
slowing down in, 80–81
Ground rules: agreeing on, at beginning
of meeting, 123, 124;
alternate language for,
209–210, 229; basic facilitation,
use in, 116; behavioral,
61; concerns for non-Western
cultures, 413, 414, 415, 416;
contracting for, 91, 94–95,
96; core values and, 7, 153;
deepening understanding of,
219–232; diagnosing with,
41, 189–191; facilitator’s
modeling of, 61; group effectiveness,
for, 61–67; group
norms and, 22, 61; introducing
to workplace, 361–364;
learning to use, 189–194; in
“left-hand column” case, 238;
limitations of, 217–219; linking
to problem-solving
model, 193; listed, 8; mutual
learning model and,
217–234; opening lines and,
203–205; pocket-sized card
listing, 189, 194n1; poster
listing, 190, 194n1; procedural,
7, 61; redesigning conversation
for, 191; in Skilled
Facilitator approach, 7–8,
61–67, 116, 153, 189–194;
systems thinking and,
454–456; theory-in-use intervention
and, 358; unilateral
introduction of, 294, 297;
used in e-mail, 403–406;
using, 67; ways to practice,
189–194
“Ground Rules for Effective
Groups” (Schwarz), 94, 99,
116, 118n1, 163, 169, 173,
191, 194, 194n2, 320
Group effectiveness: context and,
24–25; criteria for, 17, 23; diagnosing
behaviors for,
69–73; examples of groups
without, 137; ground rules
for, 61–67; mutual learning
model and, 42, 46; process
and, 17–19; requesting example
of, 137; structure and,
19–22; unilateral control
model and, 36, 39
Group Effectiveness Model,
15–26; context in, 24–26,
172; criteria of, 17, 23, 135,
136; diagnosing with, 135;
explaining purpose of,
136–137; graphic illustration
of, 16, 140; intervention on,
141; introducing to groups,
136–140; limits of, 25–26;
mapping problems using,
139–140; Myers-Briggs Type
Indicator and, 441; non-work
group contexts, use in, 26;
overview of, 4–5, 23; process
in, 17–19, 135, 172; structure
in, 19–22, 172; for systemic
thinking and acting, 78; in
team chartering process, 175,
178; using, in facilitation, 23,
135–143; using to avoid misguided
efforts, 142
Group facilitation. See Facilitation,
group; Skilled Facilitator
approach
Group Facilitation Listserv, 444,
445
Groups, work: characteristics of,
15–16; chartering process for,
174–178; as clients, 11, 75,
90, 96; criteria for successful,
172; defined, 15–16, 171,
172; interdependence of,
171–172; knowledge-work
teams, 85; methods for formation
and development of,
108–109, self-directed teams,
173–174; size of group as
process design selection criteria,
110; tools for formation
and development of,
108–109; using Skilled Facilitator
Approach to strengthen,
171–180. See also Members,
group
H
Hackman, J. R., 21, 25–26
Handbook of Organizational
Behavior, 26
Index | 535
Heen, S., 250, 254
Helpfulness, concept of: in
drama triangle, 421, 426,
428–429
Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument,
282, 284, 284n2
Hille, P., 299–303
Hinting strategy, 265–266
Hirsch, S. K., 439, 445, 446
History of Art, The, 477
Hohn, G., 211–216
Hot buttons, 219, 250, 267,
281, 289, 345, 347
Humor, 127, 129
I
Icebreakers, 111
If You Meet the Buddha on the
Road, Kill Him!, 279, 280,
285, 431
Improvisation to improve facilitation,
211–216
Indirect approach, 38, 40
Individual meetings: agreeing on
purpose and process of discussion
in, 103; for contracting,
97–98
Individualistic cultures, 414
Industrial Dynamics, 86, 86n1
Inference testing (ground rule
one), 62; anonymous feedback
and, 404; awareness of
inferences, 219–222; compassion
and, 221, 222; diagnosis
intervention cycle and,
70–72, 202; in e-mail, 182,
404; facilitative coaching and,
470, 471; ladder of inference
and, 63–64, 222, 224–225;
opening lines for, 202, 203;
in systems thinking, 455; unilateral
control model and, 38,
39, 40, 48–49, 51; warning
signs of untested inferences,
219, 289, 290
Inference(s): as contribution to
problem, 256; defined, 8–9,
62; in diagnosis, 69, 70, 71,
196, 202; ladder of, 63–64,
222, 224–225; observation
and, 69, 70, 71, 196; sharing,
with client group, 69, 70, 71,
202; theory-in-use and, 221
Inferences, high-level, 50,
263–264, 345, 353
Inferences, low–level: defined, 9;
in diagnosis-intervention
cycle, 72; in direct feedback,
263, 264; in Skilled Facilitator
approach, 8–9
Information, valid: for committing
to conversation, 103; in
contracting, 90, 93; as core
value, 6–7, 41–42, 44–45,
52, 58; defined, 41; for
process design, 111
Information sharing (ground rule
two), 62, 64: anonymous
feedback and, 405; at beginning
of meeting, 127, 128; in
contracting process, 97–98;
facilitative coaching and, 470,
471; focusing on interests
and, 65; in “left-hand column”
case, 223, 224; in mutual
learning model, 42–45,
57, 225–226; opening lines
for, 203
Information withholding: as contribution
to problem, 256; in
give-up-control model, 41; in
unilateral control model, 39
Ingham, H., 259n1
Initial contact; agreeing on next
steps after, 93; assessing one’s
interest and ability during,
92–93; definition of client
during, 90–92; describing facilitation
approach during,
90–91, 93; diagnosis during,
90–91; fees and expenses, discussing,
93; questions to ask
during, 90–92; summarizing,
93; time frame for, 93;
working with contact client
during, 90, 92
Inquiry: meaning, 207; into others’
reasoning, 36, 38. See also
Advocacy combined with
inquiry
Integrity: assumption of, 42, 44,
46; of systems, 75, 77, 84–85
Intent, explaining. See Reasoning
and intent
Interactions, patterns of, 77–78,
240
Interdependence, of work
groups, 171–172
Interests, focus on (ground rule
five), 65; defined, 65, 145;
helping group members to,
145–147; listing interests,
146; in mutual learning
model, 53, 55, 227–229;
opening lines for, 204; of organizational
policies, 387,
389; solutions, instead of,
133; in systems thinking,
83–84, 454; using questions
to, 146–147, 202
Internal commitment. See Commitment,
internal
Internal facilitator, 30; contracting
of, 98–99; expectations
for, 99; guidelines for, for
contracting with manager, 98;
planning meeting with, 98
Internal facilitator role, 30
Internal structure, 83
Internal work, facilitator’s, 13,
33, 34, 197, 199–200
Interrelatedness, in systems
thinking, 75, 77, 79, 85–86
Interruptions, dealing with, 270
Intervention: to clarify mission,
151, 152; complex, 72; in
diagnosis-intervention cycle,
69–73; on Group Effectiveness
Model, 141; on group
structure, 159–169; highestleverage,
137, 140, 141, 344;
536 | Index
practicing ground rules in,
192–193; on roles and expectations,
159–169; at structural
level, 83, 84; on
theory-in-use, 84, 349–359
Intervention steps, 69–73, 196,
202–203. See also Diagnosisintervention
cycle
Introduction to Type in Organizations,
445
Introductions, 125–126, 127, 128
ithink Analyst, 451, 456
J
Jago, A. G., 68, 68n1, 2
Jamieson, D. W., 114, 157
Janson, H. W., 475, 477
Jargon, reducing, 207–210, 283,
293
Jerry McGuire, 190, 194
Johari Window, 259n1
Johnson-Laird, P. N., 34, 59
Joint accountability, 10, 45
“Jointly design next steps.” See
Ground rule seven; Next
steps, joint design of
Journal Workshop, At a, 284, 285,
285n4, 474, 476
Journal writing, 280, 283, 285n4
Judgment, suspending, 261, 266,
267, 287, 462
Jung, C. G., 438, 446
Justice, T., 114, 157
K
Kahn, R., 86, 86n1
Kaner, S., 114
Karash, R., 83, 86
Karpman, S., 421, 422, 423, 431
Katz, D., 86, 86n1
Katzenbach, J. R., 16, 171, 180
Kelly, M., 193, 194
Kim, D. H., 78, 79, 83–84,
86–87
Kleiner, A., 34, 59, 86n2
Kluger, A. N., 391, 401
Knowledge for Action: A Guide to
Overcoming Barriers to Organizational
Change, 365
Koeze Company, 361–364, 377,
378, 379
Kopp, S. B., 279–280, 284n1,
285, 421, 422, 425, 431
Kummerow, J. M., 439, 445, 446
L
Labeling of data, 63
Ladder of inference, 63–64, 222,
224–225
Lang, T., 246
Large Group Interventions, 114
Laughter, 129
Lawrence, G., 445
Leader, Facilitative. See Facilitative
Leader approach
Leader, group: as facilitator, 31;
raising issues outside of facilitation
group, 275; role definition
of, 21, 91, 94, 96
Leadership and the New Science,
86n1, 87
Leadership issues in Group Effectiveness
Model, 24
Leading questions, 38, 40–41, 78
Learning: combining advocacy
and inquiry for, 65; creating
conditions for, 65; differences
as opportunities for, 44, 56;
give-up-control model and reduction
of, 41; mutual model
of, 41–59; unilateral control
model and reduction of, 36,
39. See also Mutual learning
model
Learning group, 288
Learning organization, 367–375
“Left-hand column” case: analyzing,
235, 236–241; behavior
and individual event analysis,
238–239; behavioral intervention,
223–224; coding,
192, 238; defined, 47, 235;
for deepening self-awareness,
280; difficult conversation,
based on, 362; e-mail compared
to, 184; introducing at
workplace, 301; pattern
analysis, 239–240; sample,
242–246; structure analysis,
240–241; summary, 241,
246; theory-in-use and, 47,
235, 240; thoughts in mutual
learning model, 52–58;
thoughts in unilateral control
model, 47–51; thoughts with
untested inferences, 219–220;
writing, 235–236
Levels of perspective, 83–84
Leverage: identifying highleverage
elements, 137, 140,
141, 344; points for change,
328; systems thinking and,
76–77, 83–84
Lewin, K., 255
Life Learning Model, 433–435
Lifeline exercise, 154, 281
LIFETypes, 445, 446
London, M., 400, 401
Low-trust environments, use of
Group Effectiveness Model
in, 23–24
Luft, J., 259n1
M
MacArthur, P., 33n1
Managers: contracting with, of
internal facilitators, 98
Manual: A Guide to the Development
and Use of the Myers-
Briggs Type Indicator, 445,
445n2, 446
Mathieu, J. E., 409, 412
Mayer, J. D., 13
McCaulley, M. H., 445, 445n2,
446
McGee, C., 172, 180
McKinney, S., 316, 416
McLain Smith, D., 33n1, 40, 59
McMahon, R. R., 127, 281,
361, 369, 371, 375
Index | 537
Meaning making. See Inference(s)
Meetings: beginning, 125–129;
practice diagnosing conversations
at, 196; recording, 190,
191, 192. See also Planning
meeting
Members, group: accountability for,
273, 275, 276; conversing with
each other, 271; as facilitators, 4,
31; growth and well-being for,
17; roles and expectations intervention,
159–169; selection criteria
for, 21
Mental models, 34–35, 78, 83,
84, 153, 180, 433–435,
447–448, 452, 453, 454,
455, 456
Mind-body practices, 282–283
Mindwalk, 190, 194
Mission: defined, 149; group,
20; intervention to clarify,
151, 152
Mistrust. See Trust erosion or
mistrust
Misunderstanding: in give-upcontrol
model, 41; intervention
in, 72; in unilateral
control model, 36, 39
Model I, 35, 421, 425. See also
Unilateral control model
Modeling: Facilitative Leader approach,
315–321, 346, 348,
379; ground rules, 61; in
learning organization, 371,
372, 373; mutual learning,
290–291; Skilled Facilitator
approach, 125
Mohrman, A. M. Jr., 85, 87,
169, 169n1, 179, 180
Mohrman, S. A., 85, 87, 169,
169n1, 179, 180
Monologues, 65
Moore, T., 252, 294, 297, 398
Moran, L., 172, 180
Motivation: assessment of, during
initial contact period, 92;
group tasks for, 21
Motives, assumptions about: in
mutual learning model, 42,
44, 52; in unilateral control
model, 36, 37, 39
Movie, practicing diagnosing
with, 190
Multinational cultures, using
Skilled Facilitator approach
with, 413–418
Multi-rater feedback. See 360-
Degree feedback
Multivoting, 108, 109, 112, 113
Mutual learning model, 41–59:
beginner’s mind and, 200;
in case study, 52–58;
consequences of, 46;
contracting and, principles
of, 89; core assumptions of,
42–45; core values of,
41–45; direct feedback
and, 262–264; Facilitative
Leader modeling, 315–321;
graphic illustration of, 42;
ground rules used with,
217–234; “help” defined
for, 428–429; inference
testing and, 221; “left-hand
column” case, 52–58, 235;
Skilled Facilitator approach
and, 9, 41, 45; strategies
for, 42, 44–45; writing
e-mail in accordance with,
181, 184
My Dinner With André, 190, 194
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator,
280, 282, 284, 284n2; diagnosis-
intervention cycle and,
440–441; dimensions of type,
438–439; Group Effectiveness
Model and, 441; for
leaders and facilitators,
443–444; sharing type information,
usefulness of,
442–443; Skilled Facilitator
approach and, 440–445
Myers, I. B., 438, 445, 445n2,
446
N
Nachmanovitch, S., 474, 476
Names, using specific, 225
The Nature of Explanation, 34
Negative feelings, suppression of,
36, 37, 38, 39, 49, 274
Neutrality, substantive: in case
study, 50–51; defined, 4, 28;
of facilitator role, 4, 27–28,
56–58; maintaining, 28
Next steps, joint design of
(ground rule seven), 65, 71,
103, 104, 119, 121–122,
125, 183; compassion and,
230–231; facilitative coaching
and, 470, 471, 473; in mutual
learning model, 226,
230–231; opening lines for,
204–205; in systems thinking,
455–456
Noncompliance, 67
Nonoperating functions influencing
organizational policies,
383
Nonverbal communication: e-mail
and, 181, 183; observing, 63
Norms, group, 22; beginning of
meeting, setting at, 125;
ground rules for developing,
22, 61; as structural element,
22. See also Ground rules
O
Observation, direct: in diagnosis,
69, 70, 71, 196; diagnostic
frames for, 72; inference and,
69, 70, 71, 196; in ladder of
inference, 63
Olson, E. E., 151, 157, 348
On Organizational Learning,
431, 431n1
Opportunity-oriented issues, 92
Organization Development: Behavioral
Science Interventions
for Organization Improvement,
412
538 | Index
Organizational change. See
Change, organizational
Organizational Learning II, 431,
431n1
Organizational policy. See Policies,
organizational
Overcoming Organizational Defenses,
348, 431, 431n1
P
Path of Least Resistance, The, 157
Patterns: of behavior, 239–240,
325, 326, 327, 335, 337,
344, 346, 353, 357; of interaction,
77–78, 240
Patton, B., 61n, 65, 68, 145,
146, 147, 250, 254
People Types and Tiger Stripes: A
Practical Guide to Learning
Styles, 445
Performance: defined, 17; as
group effectiveness criterion,
17, 135
Performance evaluation, 94, 96
Performance time, 22
Personal criterion, of group effectiveness,
17, 18–19, 135
Personal growth: for group members,
17, 18–19
Perspective, levels of, 83–84
Planning meeting 91, 93; use of
Group Effectiveness Model
during, 136; with individuals
versus group, 97–98; with internal
facilitator; letter and
enclosures for, 91, 94; participants
in, 91, 94, 96; time
frame for, 93
Planning stage, 91, 94–96;
agreeing on next steps after,
96; ground rule choices in,
91, 94–95, 96; participants
in, 91, 94, 96; purposes of,
94; questions in, 94, 96; review
of, 96; summarizing,
96; in systems thinking,
80–81, 85
Policies, organizational: integrating
Skilled Facilitator Approach
with, 383–389
Polite behavior, unintended consequences
of, 265
Porras, J., 151–152, 157
Positions: advocating, in unilateral
control model, 36, 38;
defined, 65, 145; focusing on
interests, not, 65, 83–84,
145–147, 202, 204, 227–229
Posner, M. I., 59
Power of Now, The, 284, 284n3,
285
Primary client: defining, 90–92,
94; initial conversation with,
90–94. See also Client
Principles, facilitation: congruence
of, 11–12; core values
and, 4, 6–7
Problem solving: conditions for
effective, 18; decision making
and, 18; for group effectiveness,
18; as group process, 18;
systematic approach, 18, 76,
84–85
Problems: exploring your contributions
to, 255–259; identifying,
during initial contact
period, 92; identifying root
causes of, 82, 84–85; methods
of, 108; tools for, 108
Problem-solving model(s): as diagnostic
frames, 72; linking
ground rules to, 193; using
the Skilled Facilitator approach
with, 114n1
Procedural ground rules, 7, 61,
125, 126–128, 131–133
Process checks, throughout
meeting, 122
Process design, 107–114
Process expert, facilitator as, 29,
93, 95
Process improvement: methods
of, 109; tools of, 109
Process methods, 107–114
Process tools, 107–114
Process(es), group, 17; of
conversation, 103–105;
criteria for selection of,
109–111; defined, 3, 18, 107;
developmental facilitation
and, 339; as effectiveness
criterion, 17, 135, 172;
in Group Effectiveness
Model, 17–19, 135, 172;
integrating the Skilled
Facilitator approach with, 12,
107–114; internal consistency
of, 111; intervention in, 84,
339; levels of, 107–109;
macro, 107; micro, 107; relationship
of, to group effectiveness,
4, 17–19; sample,
111–113; selection of design,
criteria for, 109–111, transparency
of, 110
Progoff, I., 284, 285, 285n4,
474, 476
Psychological Types, 438, 446
Purpose and process of conversation,
103–105, 250–251, 253
Putnam, R., 33n1, 40, 59
Q
Quality of worklife: give-upcontrol
model and, 41;
mutual learning model and,
42, 46; unilateral control
model and, 36, 39
Questions: contracting process,
during, 90–92, 94, 96; leading,
38, 40–41, 78
R
Rational action, as unilateral
control model core value,
36, 37
Reasoning, inquiring into
others’, 36, 38
Reasoning, suppressing, 40, 48,
49, 51
Index | 539
Reasoning and intent, explaining
one’s (ground rule four),
64–65, 132, 133; anonymous
feedback and, 405; in diagnostic-
intervention cycle, 69,
70, 71, 72, 202; in e-mail,
183, 405; facilitative coaching
and, 470, 471; in “left-hand
column” case, 223, 224; in
mutual learning model, 41,
44, 54, 226–227; opening
lines for, 204; unilateral control
model and, 36, 38, 39
Reflective practices, 280,
281–284
Reframing thinking, 83,
257–258
Resistance: to changed behavior,
288, 294, 297; to a decision,
67
Resources: assessment of, during
initial contact period, 92
Responsibility: collective, 171,
172; of group members, 273,
275
Responsibility charting, 164,
166, 169
Richmond, B., 449, 456
Roberts, C., 86n2
Role definition: boundary management
as factor in, 160;
group member, 21, 91, 94,
96; group membership as factor
in, 160; helping groups
clarify, 159–169; reviewing
and revising, 162, 164, 165
Role relationships, 422
Role-play, 192, 299
Roles, facilitative, 27–32; contracting
in, 98; defined, in
Skilled Facilitator approach,
5–6; multiple, serving in, 32;
need for clearly defined, 5–6;
selection of, 27, 32; types of,
6, 27–32. See also Facilitative
Leader approach
Roles and expectations intervention,
159–169; agree to accountability
process, 162,
164, 165; agreement on purpose
of group, 162–163, 165;
brainstorming in, 162, 163,
165; definitions, 160; feedback
for mutual learning, 164;
graphic illustration of steps in,
162; ground rules in, 163;
participants in, 161–162, 165;
questions for, 165; reaching
consensus in, 162, 163, 165;
responsibility charting, 164,
166, 169; sample roles and expectations
from, 167–168;
scenario development,
168–169; steps of, 161–164
Room arrangements, 126, 146
Root cause identification tools,
82, 84–85
Russia, Skilled Facilitator approach
used in, 414–416
S
Salovey, P., 13
Saving face: as cultural issue,
413, 414, 417; difficult feedback
and, 265–266; undiscussable
issues and, 66;
unilateral control model and,
36, 48, 274, 275, 276, 351,
352, 354
Schele, L., 475, 477
Schön, D. A., 6, 9, 13, 33n1, 34,
35, 59, 61n, 65, 68, 431,
431n1
Schwarz, R. M., 69, 75, 94, 99,
163, 169, 194n1, 211–215,
235, 294, 312, 316, 317,
339, 361–363, 369, 377,
379, 381, 400n3, 403, 404,
413
Schwarz, Roger, and Associates,
Web site, 94, 99, 118n1, 169,
194, 194n1–2, 301, 365n1
Seating arrangements, 126, 146
Self-awareness, facilitator’s,
12–13; deeper, 279–280
Self-censoring, 40
Self-directed teams, 173–174
Self-fulfilling processes, 24, 36,
39, 42, 46, 241, 344, 427
Self-sealing processes, 24, 36, 39,
42, 46, 241, 336, 344, 427
Senge, P. M., 34, 59, 68, 68n2,
75–77, 83, 86n1–2, 87,
150, 151, 157, 348, 348n1,
369, 375
Separation and delay between
cause and effect, 75–76,
79–81, 82, 336
“Share all relevant information.”
See Ground rule two; Information
sharing
Silberman, M., 99
Silence, responding to, 269–270
Single-loop learning, 118n2
Skilled Facilitator, The, 98,
114n1, 139, 143n1, 143n2,
149, 171, 172, 297n1,
321n1, 339, 349, 379,
400n3, 418
Skilled Facilitator approach:
alternate language for,
209–210, 229, 279, 280, 283,
284; applying, 101–185; basis
of, 3; beginning of meeting,
modeling during, 125; contracting
in, 85, 89–99; core
values of, 4, 6–7, 110, 111,
116, 239; in cultures outside
the United States, 413–418;
diagnosis–intervention cycle
in, 8, 69–73, 192; elements
of, listed, 5; facilitator–group
relationship in, 10; facilitator
roles in, 5–6; finding your
voice in, 201, 207–210, 229,
279–285; ground rules in,
7–8, 61–67, 116, 153,
189–194,
540 | Index
217–234; Group Effectiveness
Model of, 4–5, 15–26;
integrating, with organizational
policies and procedures,
383–389; integrating,
with other processes, 12; internal
consistency of, 11–12,
172–173; internal work in,
13; introducing at work,
293–297, 299–303,
305–306; jargon reduction in,
207–210, 283, 293; learning
journey of, 277–306; learning
organization using, 367–375;
low-level inferences in, 8–9;
mutual learning model and,
9, 41, 45, 217–234; Myers-
Briggs Type Indicator and,
440–445; overview of, 3–13;
problem-solving model, using
with, 114n1; process designs
combined with, 107–114;
self-awareness in, 12–13; specific
behaviors associated
with, 173, 179; to strengthen
work groups and teams,
171–180; successful workplace
introduction of,
294–296, 297; systems approach
and, 11–12, 75–86,
447–456; in team chartering
process, 175, 178, 179; 360-
degree feedback and,
391–400, 403–407; unsuccessful
workplace introduction
of, 293–294, 297; using,
with other processes, 12. See
also Facilitation, group
Skills, facilitative: as criteria for
selecting process design, 111;
refining, 187–188
Skinner, B., 403–407
Slowing down, 76, 80–81, 99,
125, 185, 250, 342
Small groups: introductions in,
126
Smith, D. K., 16, 171, 180
Smither, J. W., 396, 400n2, 401
The Social Psychology of Organizations,
86, 86n1
Social system, group as, 11
Solutions: focusing on interests
or needs, not, 133; in systems
thinking, 76, 82
Specific examples, sharing
(ground rule three), 64; in
diagnosis-intervention cycle,
71–72; in “left-hand column”
case, 223; in mutual learning
model, 225–226; opening
lines for, 204; in systems
thinking, 454–455
Speeding implementaion,
graphic illustration of, 80
Stanfield, B., 114
Stewardship: Choosing Service
over Self-Interest, 25, 26, 59,
381, 412
Stone, D., 250, 254
Strategic planning, 108
Strategies: in basic facilitation, reflecting
on, 117; in mutual
control model, 42, 44–45; in
systems thinking, 80; in unilateral
control model, 36, 38–39
Structural tension, 150
Structure, group, 19–22; defined,
3, 19–20; facilitation
for improvement of, 4; as factor
in effectiveness, 19–22,
172; in Group Effectiveness
Model, 19–22, 172
Structure, system, 75, 83–84, 85
Substantively neutral. See Neutrality
Sundstrom, E., 25–26
Survey-guided organization development,
409–412
Survival cycle of Life Learning
Model, 433–435
Suzuki, S., 200, 200n1
System, defined, 77
Systems approach: behavior and,
11, 79; behavior-over-time
graph, 450; capacity building
in, 22, 82; compensating
feedback in, 76; contracting
and, 89, 449, 453–454; Facilitative
Leader approach and,
345, 346; graphic illustration
of, 448; ground rules of effective
groups and, 454–456;
Group Effectiveness Model
and, 78; implications of, for
facilitation, 11–12; “laws” of
systems thinking, 75–86;
mapping and modeling, 449,
451, 452, 453, 455; mental
models and, 447–448, 452,
453, 454, 455, 456; in mutual
learning model, 43, 45;
principles of, 75–86; problem
solving, 18, 76, 84–85; reinforcing
loop, 452, 454, 455;
Skilled Facilitator approach
and, 11–12, 75–86, 447–456;
stock and flow structure,
451–452, 455; structure and,
83–84; system defined, 77.
Systems structure, 75, 83–84, 85
Systems Thinker, 86, 87
Systems Thinking Tools: A User’s
Reference Guide, 86
T
Tape-recording meetings, 190,
191, 192, 284
Tasks, group: conditions for motivational,
21; defined, 20; as
element of structure, 20
Team, 16, 171, 172. See also
Group, work, Top management
teams
Tension, creative, 150
“Test assumptions and inferences.”
See Assumptions;
Ground rule one; Inference
testing
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Theories of action, 33–36
Theory, espoused, 34–35: defined,
33, identifying through
“left-hand column” case, 235,
237
Theory-in-use, 34–36; contracting
for intervention,
356–357; defined, 35; diagnosis-
intervention cycle and,
352–355, 357, 358; elements
of, 35; examples, 350–355;
ground rules and, 358; identifying,
35, 47; and inference
testing, 221; intervention on,
84, 349–359; “left-hand column”
case, identifying with,
47, 235, 240, unintended
consequences and, 349. See
also Give-up-control model;
Mutual learning model; Unilateral
control model
Therapy, facilitation versus, 345,
347
Thinking: changing, 9–10
“Thinking” in Systems Thinking,
The, 449, 456
Third party: facilitative consultant
as, 29; facilitator as,
28–29
Threatening situations: survival
cycle and, 433, 434; theoryin-
use in, 35; unilateral control
model used in, 35–36,
383–384. See also Challenging
situations; Emotion
headings
360-Degree feedback, 391–400,
403–407; accountability and,
394, 395–396, 397–398,
400; anonymity of, 392, 393,
394–395, 396, 397,
403–406; e-mail expressing
concerns with, 403–406;
mixed messages in, 394,
396–397; primary objective
of, 391; redesigning through
Skilled Facilitator approach,
398–400; unilateral control
aspects of, 391, 392, 394, 395
Time: contracting process, for,
91, 93, 94, 96, 99; delay and
separation between cause and
effect, 75–76, 79–81, 82, 336;
developmental facilitation,
341–342, 345, 348; estimates
for agenda items, realistic,
119–124; group requirements
for, 22, introductions at beginning
of meeting, timeframe
for, 126; lag between action
and consequence, 255; for
learning organization decisions,
374; for planning meeting,
93; process design
selection criteria, as, 110;
slowing down, 76, 80–81, 99,
125, 185, 250, 342
Tolle, E., 284, 284n3, 285
Top management teams, 171,
172, chartering process for,
178–180; developmental facilitation
in, 342–343
“Touchy-feely,” dealing with
emotions viewed as, 150
Town of Carrboro, North Carolina,
166, 169, 176–178
Trainer, facilitative: contracting
principles used by, 98; facilitator
title for, 31; role of, 28, 31
Transactors Improv Co., 211,
216
Translation of data, on ladder of
inference, 63, 222
Transparency, 10, 38, 44–45, 65,
69, 104, 110, 111, 136, 273,
274, 284n1; in contracting
process, 90, 97, in direct feedback,
264; reflection questions
for, 282; in risky
conversations, 250, 253; seating
design, in, 126. See also
Reasoning and intent, explaining
one’s
Trust: relationship to Group Effectiveness
Model, 23–24, 78
Trust building: in contracting
process, 89
Trust erosion or mistrust: Group
Effectiveness Model and,
23–24; 78; unilateral control
model and, 36, 39
Twelve Angry Men, 190, 194
The 2004 Team and Organization
Development Sourcebook, 99
U
Understanding: in mutual learning
model, 41–42, 44, 46, 55;
in unilateral control model,
36, 37, 39, 40
Undiscussable issues, discussing
(ground rule eight), 66, 183,
205, 231, 323–325
542 | Index
Unilateral control model, 35; advocating
change through,
294, 297; in case study,
47–51; consequences of, 36,
39–40; core assumptions of,
36, 37; core values of, 36–37;
dilemmas of, 40; drama triangle
and, 256, 257, 421–431;
as factor in facilitator ineffectiveness,
35–40; give-upcontrol
model and, 40–41;
graphic illustration of, 36;
Facilitative Leader approach
and, 309, 310, 311, 315,
316–317, 321; inference testing
and, 221; learning, 40;
“left-hand column” case,
47–51, 235; saving face and,
36, 48, 274, 275, 276, 351,
352, 354; strategies of, 36,
37–38; threatening situations
and, 35–36, 383–384; 360-
degree feedback and, 391,
392, 394, 395
Ury, W., 61n, 65, 68, 145, 146,
147
“Use a decision-making rule.”
See Decision-making rules;
Ground rule nine
“Use specific examples.” See
Ground rule three; specific
examples, sharing; Words,
agreeing on important
V
Valid information. See Information,
valid
Values, core. See Core values
Values, group: in basic facilitation,
reflecting on, 117; behavior,
inconsistencies in,
153; clarifying, 152–153, core
values and, 20, 339; defined,
20, 149; developing,
149–157; developmental facilitation
and, 339, 340, 341,
342–343, 348, 357; in group
culture, 20; importance in
shared vision effort, 151–152;
statement of values and beliefs,
155–156, 342; theoryin-
use interventions and, 357;
in top management teams,
179, 180, 342–343
Vision, personal, 151, 153–154,
155
Vision, shared: complex adaptive
systems compared to,
150–151; core purpose and
values for; 151–152; creative
tension from, 150; defined,
149; developing, 149–157;
group, 20; group visioning
scenarios, 155; importance of
values or guiding principles
in, 151–152; ineffective visioning,
149–150; realization
of, 150
Vision, values, mission process,
108, 149, 380
Vision statements, 149–150, 153
Visioning exercise, 109,
111–112, 155, 157
Vroom, V. H., 68, 68n 1, 2
Vulnerability: avoiding, in unilateral
control model, 38
W
Waclawski, J., 409, 412
Walker, A. G., 396, 401
Walking in This World,
474, 476
Weitzel, S. R., 400n1, 401
Wheatley, M. J., 86n1, 87
Winning: in give-up-control
model, 40; in unilateral
control model, 36, 37, 39
Wisdom of Teams, The, 171, 180
Withholding information. See
Information withholding
Words, agreeing on important
(ground rule three), 64, 159,
225–226, 405
Work groups. See Groups,
work
Worklife, quality of: give-upcontrol
model and, 41; mutual
control model and, 42,
46; unilateral control model
and, 36, 39
www.schwarzassociates.com, 94,
99, 118n1, 169, 194,
194n1–2, 301, 365n1
Y
Yetton, P.W. 68, 68n1
Young, G., 295–297
Z
Ziegahn, L., 414, 418
Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind, 200,
200n1
Zolonowski, G., 320, 321
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