"My Dilemma: How to create a communication environment that's open, listens, hears, understands, and is responsive?"
My experience is; such a communication environment can only be created by the one who describes it...he/she can start being very open, listening carefuly, hearing, understanding and responsive...be the model. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Masud Sheikh" <mashe...@cogeco.ca> To: <osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu> Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 8:03 PM Subject: Re: A little help -- Please > Harrison Owen <hho...@comcast.net> wrote: > > >My Inbox is a rich source of adventure. This little note from a CEO for > >example: "XXX Inc. has a highly skilled team of ~100 people doing great > >work > [SNIP] > > Basically I'm looking for techniques, methods, tools, and or simple ways > > to create an open environment of trust within a growing organization. > > My Dilemma: How to create a communication environment that's open, > > listens, hears, understands, and is responsive? > > I can really only speak from my experience of 27 years employment with > IBM. As a "consultant" (to organizations) I had limited experience, and > none since moving to Canada. I tend to think that consultation is most > useful where involvement continues over longish periods, where one can see > the fruits of involvement (I use the word "fruit" rather than "result" > intentionally. Result implies a somewhat direct cause-effect relationship. > Fruits need many inputs to grow, one of which might be well be an > appropriate "consultation"). > > I feel that what I quoted from the email above contains a key to the > solution. I would spend the time at lunch to decide what is the level of > trust and depth of communication that is possible between the CEO & me. I > would also request that the CEO allow me into a meeting (one where he > feels comfortable) to see the interaction between the CEO and other team > members. One key aspect of any potential consultation would be to get the > CEO to learn and model the behaviour he wishes to see in other team > members. > > It is good of you to offer to keep us informed, Harrison. I look forward > to hearing more on this "case". > > Take care, all of you > Masud > > * > * > ========================================================== > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > ------------------------------ > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: > http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist > * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist