The group has been processing particularly well, but it has been more than 30 minutes since the last intervention.
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The group has been processing particularly well, but it has been more than 30 minutes since the last intervention.
You have two problem owners for your project. You assume that the problem owners have coordinated the presentation of the problem for the kickoff session. As soon as one starts to present the problem the other interrupts with a very different view of the problem.
A team member did not complete the tasks that she had agreed to do at the session held last month.
A particularly poignant question is asked. This is followed by a long silence.
Two team members were arguing in the hall before the set started. As soon as one says something, the other rolls their eyes and mumbles something under their breath.
The team took a break less than 15 minutes ago, since returning the energy in the group is very low.
A team member asks if you have any suggestions on how to solve the problem.
Listening to the team you realize an obvious question they are missing. If they would just ask “blah blah blah” the true nature of the problem would become clear to everyone.
As an Action Learning Coach how would you handle the following situation:
Just prior to the beginning of the meeting, the group is informed that a member has been asked by her boss to handle an emergency, and will not be able to join the group for the first 2 hours of the session.
The team has reach consensus on the problem and the goal but is having trouble transitioning to the solution phase.
At the start of the session a participant gets up and closes a door.
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation:
The team is working on a porch with windows around three sides. As the session starts two participants stand up at the same time. One walks to one side of the room and closes a window, the other walks to the other and opens a window.
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation:
The session has been going for a long stretch and participants start stepping out to use the bathroom.
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation:
The participants have been directed to participate in the Action Learning session but believe it’s a waste of time.
As an action learning coach, how would you handle the following situation:
A year earlier there was a merger in the organization. All fun elements had been stopped – picnics, team outings and were replaced with ridged procedures. The team was tasked with determining was to bring back fun in the work place. The top HR person on the team is convinced it can’t happen and derails every idea.