active listening and vulnerable collaboration
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2013 MBAA/NAMS presentation, "Active Listening and Vulnerable Collaboration as Foundational Elements in the Education for Sustainability." Martha Cook, Malone University; Maria Lai-Ling Lam, Malone University; and Adam Klemann, Malone UniversityTRANSCRIPT
Active Listening and Vulnerable Collaboration as Foundational Elements in
the Education of Sustainability
Martha J. B. Cook (Ed.D.)
Maria Lai-ling Lam (Ph.D.)
Adam Klemann (M.Sc.)
North American Management Society Conference, March 1, 2013
Objectives 1.To share the development of skills of
active listening and vulnerable collaboration in various communication contexts in the journey of corporate sustainability.
2. To encourage management
educators to cultivate the virtues of active listening and vulnerable collaboration in the education of sustainability.
Definitions Sustainability is to educate our students to know how to build on the best of the past, adapt and meld it with the present and sustain it for the future.
Active listening is best defined as the speaker with a vocal or written message, the listener verifying or paraphrasing the message, and the speaker either agreeing with the meaning of the message or writing the message with deeper clarification. Vulnerable collaboration is willing to give up control and accept new ideas which enable participants to move toward a positive direction.
Our beliefs • Historically, humans can develop the capacity of active
listening and vulnerable collaborating in various contexts.
• Presently, students need to develop their capacities of self-discipline to pace, manage, and reflect information.
• Ideally, learners need to be more reflective about their experiences of communication in various contexts and be more flexible in the process of listening and collaborating.
! ! • Time matters. • Virtues formed.
Our Practices
• Practicing diversified experiences with active writing and listening
• Integrating experiential learning • Introducing to educators through
technology
A Graduate Student’s feedback
“Now that our class has ended, I want to extend my thanks for your work in the class. It was a difficult class that required significant effort, but the hardest part for me was choosing between letting the learning change my life or just getting through the material and assignments and moving on. I decided to open myself to learning what God was teaching me and acknowledged that I had unsustainable areas in my life that needed to change. I have begun to change and realize that the changes need to be for the rest of my life.”
Conclusion • 1. To know how to preserve the good
practices of active listening and vulnerable collaboration in our civilization.
• 2. To demand more energy and skills in the context of advanced communication tools.
• 3. To keep practicing the skills of being vulnerable in active listening and the collaborating process.
Discussion
Contact emails: Maria Lam ([email protected]);
Martha Cook ([email protected]);
Adam Klemann ([email protected])