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<DIV>Thank you Birgitt (congratulations on your new-found status, BTW) for your
wisdom and starting the ball rolling (as ever) from which others have built. And
thanks to everyone else who has responded so promptly. Doc is quite right - this
is about developing a self organising culture of open communications of which
safety is but one beneficiary.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>One of my difficulties is that at this stage I am not in face to face
contact with a client (several hundred miles away) who requires a single sheet
synopsis of how OS can meet his needs. I therefore feel I have to present this
as a rational process - along the lines of Birgitt and Michael's responses - but
require some pragmatic evidence to back it up.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Ralph's anecdote was helpful and in response to his comment about the
clarity of my request, can I now ask for examples I can quote to a client's
inevitable questions: "How do I know that this will work? Can you give me
examples of where this process has produced results elsewhere in similar
circumstances? What were the outcomes that stuck?"</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Best wishes to you all</DIV>
<DIV>Terry</DIV>
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<A href="mailto:ralphsc@earthlink.net" title=ralphsc@earthlink.net>ralphsc</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU"
title=OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 08, 2000 10:21
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Safety Leadership</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Terry,<BR><BR>I'm not sure what your question is, but I can
tell you this story.<BR><BR>The very first OS event I facilitated was for 75
engineers and<BR>construction execs. I think there were two women
present. Worked like a<BR>charm. Will engineers do it? My
experience says yes.<BR><BR>Will people used to top-down structures do
it? They may hesitate to post<BR>session posters, but it only takes one
to break the ice, and there's<BR>always more than one.<BR><BR>Will open space
soften them up for good? I doubt it, but so what.<BR><BR>Ralph
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