¶ … meeting will be with the same small group of organizational leaders with whom I have been dealing. While I have a principle point of contact, when I am reporting suggestions or presenting other feedback, I feel that it is most appropriate to do this with the entire group. That way, everybody hears the same message, rather than engaging in a telephone game. Further, I feel that if there is feedback from the group about anything that I have presented, it is best to address it all at once. I would not have to answer the same question multiple times, and everybody would hear the same answers. Communication is just a lot easier when you gather a small group of people to discuss matters.
I am mostly apprehensive, to be honest, about speaking in front of a group. I feel that there are high expectations placed on me. I know that this is just one round of the action research process, and that there will be many more of these to come, but I worry that the organization expects an instant stroke of genius. At this point, I do not feel that I am delivering bad news to any individual, and I presume that all individuals will recognize that. But it is always a wild card when you are dealing with people and so that is another reason to have a group meeting -- so that even if someone has a problem with some of the ideas, that a calm and rational discussion will ensue and that nobody will take anything too personally.
The biggest thing with respect to mitigating problems is to have a couple of strategies at the ready. So the first thing is that I want to ensure that people recognize that the entire process, this action research, is about issues and not individuals. That is one of the basics of resolving conflict. If there are questions, those will be answered...
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