Interpersonal
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DynamicsEd BatistaClass 8: PREPARING FORTHE WEEKEND
Discussion here for roughly an hourAn exercise in breakoutsT-group until 5:50pm & tonight
Today’s agenda
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AnnouncementFeb 13 from Paul MattishRoommatesLocationDirectionsCheck-inFood preferences
on Canvas
ScheduleStop & start times are firmOther sections have different schedulesClear your calendar; you’ll need the breaks
ScheduleFRIDAYOpening Session: 7:30-7:45pmT-Group: 7:45-10:30pmPlease be ready to go at 7:30pmCarpooling is strongly encouraged
ScheduleSATURDAYT-Group: 9:00am-Noon & 2:30-5:30pmMid-Point Session: 7:00-7:30pmT-Group: 7:30-10:30pm
ScheduleSUNDAYT-Group: 9:00am-Noon & 1:15-3:30pmClosing Session: 3:30-4:00pm
What will we do?Open, unstructured T-group time
Class check-in & check-outOnly one difference…
Guest facilitators1 joins each T-group for the weekend
Similar to my visits earlier this QuarterForm a support group with your facilitators
Guest facilitatorsGroup 1
MaryAnn HuckabayEmeritus FacultyStanford Alumnus
Guest facilitatorsGroup 3
Hugh KeelanGSB LecturerMSx Alumnus
Guest facilitatorsHello Group 2!
Guest facilitatorsAnxious or uncertain?
Talk to them (or me) about it in group
A requestSpend your downtime wiselyRepresent our communityBe cool
What is support?
What is support?
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What is support?
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Discuss in yourtriosWhat is support to me?
Learning goalsSpecificity (more is better)Risk (more isn’t always better)Appropriate calibration is the key
Discuss in yourtriosHow have my learning goals evolved?
Defense routinesBypass threat or embarrassment
For ourselves & for othersServe a useful purposeAlso stifle learning
Next stepsSupport Group exercise nowThen T-group until 5:50pm & tonightWeek 8 Post-Group Assignment due Thurs @ NoonSupport Group meeting before Friday evening*
pre-weekend
Next stepsWeek 9 Reading (2 pgs) & Class Notes on CanvasWeek 9 Pre-Class Assignment due Tues @ 3pm
(Similar to a Post-Group Assignment)Next week Reading Coaches are off the clock
post-weekend
Support groupMust meet before Friday evening (60-90 mins)3 weekend learning goals for each personBe prepared to share publicly
meeting
StressAffiliation & inclusionOur needs vs. others’ needs vs. the group’s needs
An exerciseFour phases (in your breakout rooms)1. One-on-one interviews2. Group disclosures3. Awkward non-verbal formation4. Finalize your Support Groups
An exercisePhase 1One-on-one interviews5 min conversation
Why might we work well together?Why might we not?
4 rounds (20 mins)
An exercisePhase 2Group disclosures (seated in a circle)Each person shares
Why I’d like to work with youWhat concerns I have
2 mins per person (25 mins)
An exercisePhase 3Awkward non-verbal formationSilently form provisional Support GroupsPause, repeat (1 person must move from each trio)Pause, repeat (same)3 rounds (10 mins)
An exercisePhase 4Finalize Support GroupsYou may talk, but stay standingTime for this phase is limited to 30 mins
TrapsHolding tightly to your preferencesActing as if you don’t have preferencesFocusing on the result & missing the processNot a life-or-death decision & not meaningless
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