Fear of freedom

[Funda Oral]

Re: Fear of freedomDear Yoav,

What i do more and more now is to respect and listen carefully everybody's opinion, suggestion and fear.

I don't judge or fight with it.

If they/ he /she are/is afraid......there must be a good reason for this.

It's more important to respect and deal with this fear (even if you don't solve it) than to open space.

I agree that it's a good idea to take yourself out of the relation between this lady and the committee. 

I also suggest you to show her you really listen to her suggestion and deal with her fear and unsecurity.

Her letting go of control and opening space are the best ways to start a new and healthy organization where
everbody would willingly take part...

Tell her ...this might seem a long and undirect way...but much more healthy and secure for an organization to start

I wish she sees this and enjoys the ost process.

let us know what happens.

good luck

funda   

    

 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Yoav Peck 
  To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU 
  Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 3:12 PM
  Subject: Re: Fear of freedom


  Kerry, 

  Thanks for your response. Yes, I have to get myself out of the way here, and letting the Committee decide what to do with the madam's plan and to have her experience a limited-audience re-thinking of her assumptions makes sense. The "document" to be produced by the steering committee might be the way to acknowledge her idea while contextualizing it in what might still be an open-ish process for the large group. Whether it can be a true open space will depend on her willingness to have her plan become an idea rather than the idea for how to move forward. 

  We spent a glorious week in the highlands last summer. What a great country to live in! 

  Thanks again. Yoav

   

   


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  From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of kerry napuk
  Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 1:27 PM
  To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
  Subject: Re: Fear of freedom

   

  Dear Yoav

   

  Ah, the insecurity of management!

   

  How about distributing her plan to the Steering Committee and asking the Committee to deal with it during a half day event?  She will then experience her plan's acceptability to the core group wanting to move the project forward.  Let them deal with it while you step aside. 

   

  Once the Steering Committee completes it's work, they can distribute their agreed document to all  participants before reconvening an OST event for the 60 people and anyone else interested.  The emphasis of this second event would be to agree the way forward and create action plans to make it happen.

   

  Good luck.

   

  Regards

   

  Kerry Napuk

  Edinburgh

  www.openfutures.com

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