[OSList] advice and courage

[Harrison Owen]

Hege -- the real truth is that the "shop floor folks" get it way before the
"execs." They have to talk to each other, or they would all be dead. It is
serious business, and they take it seriously. But more to the point, these
are the folks at the "pointy end of the stick" (Americanism for being at the
place where the rubber meets the road.) They do the work. They actually know
how it all comes down (or not). And they are always talking about "it." Just
sometimes "Management" doesn't bother to listen. But given the space/time,
folks of all sorts can listen and speak to each other. Just Open Space! Or
something... Magic can, and usually does, HAPPEN!

ho  

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[mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Hege Steinsland
Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 2:43 PM
To: World wide Open Space Technology email list
Subject: Re: [OSList] advice and courage

Thanks Harrison :-)
I must admit, Im afraid. Open Space is not known at all around here. They
are so used to an other way of working, more tradicional, often wih a well
known and succsessful person to have a motivation lecture ore something like
that...

I think about the open space people in London.( WOSONOS) So wice, so used to
listning, talking polite,  openly and supportive to eachother. Can people,
Who`ve ben working on a ship yard all their life, make this kind of
conversations, just like that? I struggle with faith... ( They are world
leading in what they do, but this kind of thing is not what they are doing)

Hege

4. des. 2012 kl. 20:30 skrev "Harrison Owen" <hhowen at verizon.net>:

> This could be fun. Two thoughts immediately spring to mind. 1st and 
> Best -- How about a 2 day Open Space with "all hands" (not just the 
> managers) with a theme something like, "Building the Best Ships: Issues
and Opportunities."
> You would get some real work done, motivation would be a natural 
> byproduct, and everybody would have fun. I've never worked in a 
> shipyard this way -- but it did remind me of the 500 Boeing Engineers, 
> mechanics, and managers who got together for several days and 
> redesigned the way they made doors for their aircraft. Of course you 
> could do the same thing with just the managers, but that wouldn't be 
> as effective or fun -- therefore the 2nd Best idea.
> 
> ho
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] On Behalf Of Hege 
> Steinsland
> Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 2:00 PM
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> Subject: [OSList] advice and courage
> 
> Hi wise people.
> 
> I ve been i an meeting today with a production leader in a big shipyard.
> They are in for a year with heavy work, and want to start i january 
> with a couple of days to motivate and empower the leaderteam in the
production.
> This is in mainly operational leaders, on the floor. The group is 
> about 20 people.
> 
> They are used to Quite a hiarcic organisation, but are sometimes 
> working in a projects, and sometimes in the line ( if that make sence)
> 
> The production leader and HR manager want to do use some of the time, 
> thise two days, to really emphasize the impotance of work moral, short 
> brakes and fleksebillity, and accountability fram everyone.
> 
> And then they ask me what I can offer?
> 
> Are any of you motivated to join in with some thoughts or Ideas here? 
> Im not sure how to approach this.
> 
> All the best from
> Hege
> 
> ( will be away for a couple of days...) 
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