The Discipline of Teams 1. Executive Summary for this reading. The definition of the word team is often misused and all too often undermined. Most people think of a "team" as a group of people working together. This article explains that a team is much more than that. Teams have a common commitment and purpose‚ performance goals‚ complementary skills‚ and mutual accountability. Teams are usually a smaller group ranging from 2 - 14 people. Larger teams can be achieved but are more likely to form
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Lecture 4 The Law of Fifth Discipline Today lecture begins with a qualitative discussion of 11 Laws of the Fifth Discipline; 1. Today’s problem comes from yesterday solution 2. The harder you push the harder the system pushes back 3. Behavior grows better before it grows worse 4. The easy way out usually leads back in 5. The cure can be worse than the disease 6. Faster is slower 7. Cause and effect not closely related in time and space 8. Small changes can produce
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Understanding‚ Defining and Assessing Executive Function in Children with Behavior Difficulties Donna Spencer Pitts November 28‚ 2010 Introduction Executive Function (EF) is an ill-defined psychological construct that has garnered much attention in recent years. Although the theoretical framework that supports executive function research has been discussed since the 1950’s‚ the interest in understanding executive functions and the resulting research has increased tremendously in the
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1 “Discipline of Teams” Paper The purpose of this paper is to write a summery of the main topics presented in an article written by Katzenbach and Smith called “The Discipline of Teams”. This article was written to show how people‚ no matter what differences or backgrounds‚ can come together to function as a team‚ not just as a group of individuals. In order for individuals to work effectively together‚ they must be committed to the teams success and they must be able to trust each person within
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discussions in today’s world. Should you punish your kids by spanking them. As a kid I was spanked and corrected for doing something wrong or doing a bad thing. My parents used it as a way to get me to either stop doing something or as a punishment for what I did. Today people see it as wrong to lay hands on children to correct them. They call it abuse. There is a correct way to punish a child and there is a way to do it and go to far. Some people say that kids who were spanked and corrected as kids and
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for children to take medications for their health‚ they should not be treated with antidepressants for many reasons. Many remember the trend in the 1960s and 1970s that inspired the film Valley of the Dolls. Housewives were taking Valium as if it were candy. Today‚ things have changed. The Antidrug commercials urge parents to get help and their children off drugs too. At the same time‚ parents are on the other hand urged to keep their children in check. In this pill popping society‚ children who
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Ch1: Disciplines of the Learning Organization Systems Thinking Personal Mastery Mental Models Building Shared Vision Team Learning Ch2: Does your team have a Learning Disability? The seven learning disabilities of an organization I am my position - only own results from my little group. Can only do this job and it’s the only one that matters. The enemy is out there - not my fault The illusion of taking charge - proactiveness should not be pre-emptive attack. Should come from seeing how
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There are several different theories out there on discipline. I don’t personally believe that any one theory works in every situation. That is why I believe it is important to have an eclectic approach to this subject. You have to choose an approach that fits your personal educational philosophy. There are many aspects of the assertive discipline that I like. Canter states that teachers have the right to insist on behavior from students that meets the teacher’s needs and that encourages the positive
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In his book The Fifth Discipline‚ Peter Senge emphasizes his model of a "learning organization‚" which he defines as "an organization that is continually expanding its capacity to create its future." A learning organization excels at both adaptive learning and generative learning. Senge describes five disciplines that are necessary for a learning organization. "Learning organization" is a catchphrase covering the ideal of an organization built on vision‚ teamwork‚ openness‚ flexibility‚ ability
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Abuse or Discipline Abuse: (n) a·buse (uh-byoos) 1. To hurt or injure by maltreatment‚ ill use. Some parents try to say that the abuse that their child is enduring is to teach him/her a lesson. There is a very big difference between physical abuse and discipline for your child‚ and‚ as Bell hooks states in her essay‚ “Justice: Childhood Love Lessons”‚ love cannot coexist with abuse. I agree with her in saying‚ parents should discipline their children without physically abusing them. There are
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