Start Thinking A Whole Brain Approach

Great Pyriamid of Cheops (2,500 B.C.) 4 2,300,000 Stone Blocks 4 40 Stories 4 Accuracy of 0.04 inch 4 13 acres level within 1 inch 4 100,000 laborers 40,000 skilled masons 150,000 women & children

Project Goals Cost Time Performance Ref: M. Rosenau, Successful Project Management, LL Pubs., 1981

Industry Trends Quality Management Continuous Improvement Process Reengineering Self-Directed Work Teams Corporate Downsizing Systems Engineering

Class Structure The Signal Raise your hands to inform your neighbors. Finish your sentence. DO NOT finish your paragraph. Turn toward the facilitator.

Groups vs Teams Groups consist of 2 or more people who interact regularly to achieve a common goal Teams consist of 2 or more people who are interdependent on each other to acheive a shared goal

Exercise Lost on the Moon

Teams groups of employees who are empowered to take responsibility for the planning and decision making as well as the actual performance of their assigned activities. Teams help to improve cohesion commitment role expectations (Sometimes) productivity (Sometimes)

Stages of Development Orientation (Forming) catalyst that causes people to form group exchange theory - reciprocal payoffs Dissatisfaction (Storming) individuals express personal expectations of group Resolution (Norming) consensus on goals, roles, & expectations of group Production (Performing) group begins task it was created to perform

Group Development Graph Production Resolution Dissastisfaction Orientation Low High Morale (Commitment) Productivity (Competence)

Situational Leadership Production Resolution Dissastisfaction Orientation Low High Morale (Commitment) Productivity (Competence) Low Task Behavior High Relationship Behav. High U-Try

Vaill: 3 characteristics in leader/member behavior and attitudes time: teams spend an extraordinary amount of time on task feeling: have very strong feelings concerning the attainment of the goal focus: tend focus on key issues and keep a clear list of priorities in mind High Performing Systems

Team Characteristics Effective Teams High Commitment Innovative/Creative Professional objectives consistent with project Members highly interdependent Conflict resolution Communication High trust levels High energy levels High morale

Team Characteristics Effective Teams High Commitment Innovative/Creative Professional objectives consistent with project Members highly interdependent Conflict resolution Communication High trust levels High energy levels High morale Ineffective Teams Low Commitment Unclear project objectives Gamemanship, manipu- lation, hidden agendas Conflict avoidance Subtle Sabotage Cliques, collusion Lethargy

Trouble with Teams Internal conflict Coalitions; us vs them Member anxiety and frustration Time wasted on irrelevant issues Haphazard decisions by senior people Lack of Communication

Nature or Nurture The Card Game Each gets 5 cards Swap till I tell you to stop p. 2 Start Thinking

The brain is the source of Who we are What we do How we do it

The number of atoms in the known universe: 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,0 00,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

The number of estimated interconnections and patters the 10,000,000,000 individual neurons of one brain can make: 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,00 0,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 0,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 0,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 0,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000, 0,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,

It is not nature or nuture, but always nature and nuture! Albert J. Solnit, M.D., Yale University

For most of us

Everyday Thinking How does this impact our every day life? What are the important characteristics for buying a car? Movies Books

Metaphor Metaphor is the use of one subject to clarify understanding of another. Metaphors can be verbal and non-verbal, written or visual, mute or audible. They can bridge cultures, languages, and brain dominance preference. A product of the right brain, a metaphor can be thought of as a translation from one mental language to another, from the literal to the analogical. Its power is the instant understanding it brings by reason of the translation. Ned Herrmann

Examples of Metaphors “Three strikes and you’re out!” “You can hear a pin drop” (with action picture)

The Whole Brain Metaphor Premise Metaphor Application The Brain The Whole Brain The HBDI Model A B C D