Discover how psychological safety, constructive conflict, and actionable learning create a powerful triple helix to transform teams!
In this ground-breaking resource, three experts in the field of education and teamwork each present one of three strands that, when woven together, support teamwork and forge collaborative interactions into a transformative way of working. You’ll learn approaches, processes and tools to overcome common obstacles to team effectiveness such as feelings of futility, anxiety, and poor morale.
Drawing on research and practical experience the authors identify strategies and tools that show how to:
- Build psychological safety, where teams work towards resilient interpersonal relationships
- Use constructive conflict as a powerful catalyst for team learning and transformation
- Inquire into problems of practice to transform capabilities and produce actionable learning
Acquire ways to develop mindful, thoughtful, and constructive teams where authentic communication drives group awareness and clear processes and goals.
Acquire ways to develop mindful, thoughtful, and constructive teams where authentic communication drives group awareness and clear processes and goals.
Table of Content
Foreword
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction—Teamwork Can Transform Lives
Part I: Psychological Safety: An Overview
Chapter 1: Safety in Team Learning
Proficiency Scale for Safety in Team Learning
Tools for Integrating and Applying
Chapter 2: Interpersonal Trust
Proficiency Scale for Interpersonal Trust
Tools for Integrating and Applying
Chapter 3: Social Sensitivity
Proficiency Scale for Social Sensitivity
Tools for Integrating and Applying
Part II: Constructive Conflict
Chapter 4: Conflict Consciousness
Proficiency Scale for Conflict Consciousness
Tools for Integrating and Applying
Chapter 5: Cognitive Diversity
Proficiency Scale for Cognitive Diversity
Tools for Integrating and Applying
Chapter 6: Conflict Competency
Proficiency Scale for Conflict Competence
Tools for Integrating and Applying
Part III: Transformative Team Learning— Making Learning Actionable
Chapter 7: Empathy Consciousness— Seeking Compassion
Proficiency Scale for Empathy Consciousness
Tools for Integrating and Applying
Chapter 8: Collaborative Inquiry—Building Learning Capacity
Proficiency Scale for Collaborative Inquiry
Tools for Integrating and Applying
Chapter 9: Actionable Team Learning—Seeking Coherent Knowledge
Proficiency Scale for Actionable Team Learning
Tools for Integrating and Applying
Appendix
Proficiency Scale for Safety in Team Learning
Proficiency Scale for Interpersonal Trust
Proficiency Scale for Social Sensitivity
Proficiency Scale for Conflict Consciousness
Proficiency Scale for Cognitive Diversity
Proficiency Scale for Conflict Competence
Proficiency Scale for Empathy Consciousness
Proficiency Scale for Collaborative Inquiry
Proficiency Scale for Actionable Team Learning
Glossary
References
Index
About the author
Robert J. Garmston is Emeritus Professor of Educational Administration at California State University, Sacramento. He is co-developer of Cognitive Coaching with Art Costa and co-developer of Adaptive Schools with Bruce Wellman. He has worked as an educational consultant and made presentations and conducted workshops for teachers, administrators, and staff developers on leadership, learning, and personal and organizational development in twenty-four countries on five continents. Formerly an administrator and teacher in Saudi Arabia and the United States, his work has been translated into Arabic, Dutch, Hebrew, Italian, and Spanish. Bob lives in El Dorado Hills, California, near his five children and five (bright and cute) grandchildren.
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