Communication & Theatre 4/516: Communication and Leadership Seminar Building Capacity

Communication & Theatre 4/516: Communication and Leadership Seminar

Building Capacity

What does it mean to say that one has “mastered self?”

How is leadership an “almost sacred responsibility?”

What visions are good enough to sustain you?

Describe a tension between who you are at present, and who you want to become.

When do you feel unworthy?

When do you feel powerless?

How do we integrate reason and intuition?

What is a “social soup?”

What is a Pavlovian reward system?

Have you ever been involved in a life-forming project?

What is the difference between generative and adaptive learning?

What are leaders to do to build capacity according to Senge?

• design

• teach

• steward

What does it mean to say that one is observing process?

How do we move beyond blame?

Name some specific limits to growth.

• space

• physical resources (oil)

• human capacities

• pollution

Why should we avoid quick fixes?

How do we anchor new approaches in the culture according to Kotter?

What is the individual key to collaboration?

Name some times when collaboration might be essential.

Why would critical evaluation improve collaboration?

What are participants committed to as a result of collaboration?

Why should we connect performance and rewards?

Name some creative rewards.