Replying to LO28976 --
Jim, having done a fair bit of work with physicians and
physician/managers, I can sympathize -- doc's can be a challenging group
to work with!
I'm not familiar with any really good "lists" that are that helpful. The
typical group dynamics work can be helpful, as programs such as the 6
hats, already mentioned. We've used the Kolbe technology as a way to
increase productivity, satisfaciton, and interaction, and had some success
with that.
How much time do you have with these people? And are you process
consulting with them at all? That may help.
It might be fun to create a list, such as you describe, with this LO bunch
here. However, given that these people tend to be very heavy fact-finders
and solid in their beliefs that they are each "right" in what they believe
-- a certain arrogance has been a great tool to get them to where they are
:-) -- I'm not sure how effective it will be in the short-term or the
long-term to simply hand them a list and have them digest and reproduce
it. The chair has already demonstrated that mandated methods won't be
helpful.
Perhaps it would be better to somehow get them to pause, consider their
effectiveness as a group, and facilitate the creation of their own
guidelines?
Terri
> Very strong chairmanship of their meetings ensures that they get somewhere
> but they are not internalising, much less reproducing by themselves, the
> chair's mandated methods.
>
> Does anyone know of a checklist or some such on how to discuss something,
> which they could each use?
Terri A. Deems, PhD
WorkLife Design
tadeems@aol.com
"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is
proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep [a person] in
everlasting ignorance--that principle is contempt prior to investigation."
(H. Spencer)
Des Moines Scottsdale Moline
515-964-0219 vitalwork@aol.com http://www.worklifedesign.com
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