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The Elephant in the Room - Engaging with the Unsaid in Groups and Organizations (Hardcover)
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The Elephant in the Room - Engaging with the Unsaid in Groups and Organizations (Hardcover)
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A group is working on a business challenge. The group members are
under pressure. They have a lot to accomplish and a limited amount
of time. After first attempting to develop an overview of their
common task, they try to make a plan to ensure an efficient group
process. The planning is proving difficult. We've all been there.
We are in a working group or at a meeting, discussing a topic or a
challenge, and all the while, as a separate track running
underneath our conversation, there is a subtext that no one
explicitly addresses. This is an example of 'the elephant in the
room.' Most of us notice the elephant, it gets in the way, and it's
difficult to deal with until someone points at it and says, 'There
it is, let's take a look at it and reduce its impact.' With an
engaging use of examples and questions, the book addresses how we
can best deal with the elephant and thus promote job satisfaction,
creativity, and productivity. In the context of action, what we
notice often recedes into the background and gradually slips out of
focus until we eventually reconnect with our need to reflect and
recreate a space for it. This book addresses the challenge of
focusing on, holding on to, and acting on what we notice 'in the
middle of it all.' Maintaining a simultaneous focus on task and
process - what we do and what we notice - is what I define as
'double awareness.' Double awareness is not only a core capacity
but also a core challenge. The aim of the book is to promote
understanding and awareness of this core challenge and to inspire
both reflection and action in anyone wishing to improve their
capacity for double awareness. How can we define and understand the
practice of mindful avoidance? And can we, as members of groups and
organizations, begin to practice mindful action by engaging in and
acting on what we notice, in real time?
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