This post is a response to this link: https://create.twu.ca/stellapetersldrs501/2018/10/25/response-to-pierres-post-4-1/
Hello Stella,
Thank you for your response to my post. I am glad you have found my saga to be of value.
I was unfamiliar with the term “metacognition” and I had to look it up. Chick (2013) says metacognition is “thinking about thinking” or thinking about one’s own understanding. Thank you for introducing me to a new term!
I love thought experiments. Einstein used thought experiments, or gedankenexperiment, to help form his theory of relativity (Perkowitz, 2010). Thought experiments such as the Liberating Structure based on TRIZ (Lipmanowicz & McCandless, 2014) allow me to dream up the worst scenarios without violating ethical or legal boundaries. Plus, sometimes it’s fun to try and tear down everything you’ve built!
You asked about my current workplace. My staff members come from diverse ethnicities and different life experiences. There are employees with 3 months of experience, and some with over 40 years. My leadership team is also diverse – 60/40 gender split (female dominant), many members from visible minorities, and varying levels of experience. This leadership team also ensures our staff complement does not swing too far in any one direction.
I read your post and saw your struggle with delegation. I know we don’t mean to convey the message of a lack of trust, but sometimes it just seems easier to do the task ourselves or to not bother others. Unfortunately, as I learned the hard way, I just get burnt out.
I apologize for the lack of page numbers. I use the electronic version for all my textbooks and shamefully neglected to cite locations, figuring most people could use technology to find the appropriate passage. Lepsinger (2010) discusses the “dump and run” delegation style on Table 5.1 of his book.
Finally, I have a pretty good idea of who you are – you put your real name on your blog in one of your earliest posts 😀
Thank you again for your reply!
References:
Chick, N. (2013, June 26). Metacognition. Retrieved October 25, 2018, from https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/metacognition/
Lepsinger, R. (2010). Closing the execution gap: How great leaders and their companies get results. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Lipmanowicz, H. & McCandless, K. (2014, March 26). Making space with TRIZ. Retrieved October 23, 2018, from http://www.liberatingstructures.com/6-making-space-with-triz/
Perkowitz, S. (2010). Gedankenexperiement. Retrieved October 25, 2018 from https://www.britannica.com/science/Gedankenexperiment
