... two years
teaching in Switzerland and at Yale School of Manage-
ment, I joined the faculty of Harvard Business School in
to teach a new course called Leadership and Corporate
Accountability. ... these groups and that they are part of
a broader societal shift toward forming small groups. Thus,
we expanded our focus to looking at the essential role True
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DOUG’S STORY
My introduction to groups was with athletic teams that
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YOUR PERSONAL GROWTH AND
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How will your True North Group help you grow as a human
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... s T -groups. Facilitators are
not asked to act as a psychologist or therapist. It is impera-
tive that a safe atmosphere exists at all times. That said, it is
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and his MBA from the Stanford Grad-
uate School of Business. As a marketing manager at the
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recognize their impact
• Self-management: controlling one’s emotions and
impulses and adapting to changing circumstances
• Social awareness: the ability to sense, understand, and
react ...
their programs they studied the life and work of an indig-
enous female hero in Guatemala, and then went to Guate-
mala as a group to examine this woman’s work fi rsthand.
Rad...
... look at some
storming issues faced by one group and how it handled them.
ADDING NEW MEMBERS CAN CAUSE A GROUP TO DISBAND
Jane Cavanaugh was part of a group of professional women
that had been ... birthday, but many join an organization
of YPO alumni so they can keep their relationships alive and
continue to learn.
In the s, some California members wanted to have
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